Graham's Scottish Islands Cycle Challenge
My Challenge Having cycled from Lands End to John O'Groats four years ago and rowed a small boat around the Isle of Wight two years ago, I have now decided to take on another challenge. On 17th May 2021 I will be taking my bike by train to Glasgow and starting the next morning to cycle more than 600 miles in and through 17 Scottish Islands - the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides, then across Scotland's northern highlands and finishing in the Orkney Islands just over 3 weeks later. I will be posting notes on my progress on this blog. The first part of my route, from Glasgow through the Arran, Kintyre, Islay, Jura and Mull. 10 days planned to cover this section. Mile markers include the ferry crossings. The mid part of my route. This map image is compressed to show the entire Outer Hebrides from Barra in the South to Lewis in the North. Mile markers have disappeared at this scale, but are 478 miles at Barra and 682 miles in Stornoway. Two short ferry rides and sever...