The route; day-by-day – The Great Ness Ride

Planning a route like this was both easy and a challenge. The easy bit was logging into the Cycle.Travel website

Today, it all starts! A ‘gentle’ 85 kilometres with 675 metres of climbing. The day started early, in daylight

Day 2 – 122 kilometres and 1173 metres climbing from Lairg to Inverness. Today we meet three more Nesses! So

Day three – starts at sea level and climbs – although there are only 910 metres of ascent over the

The longest planned day from Glentrium Castle to Kinross -144km and 1100m ascent, although there is a long downhill section.

After yesterday’s long day, a relatively shorter and flatter affair from Kinross to Bathgate near Livingston; 89km and 690m ascent

Back in the saddle for a long one again today as we leave the central belt and cross the Scottish

Today’s the day we wave a cheery farewell to Scotland and start stage two of the ride down the length

It’s the day of the long climb today and the highest point of the whole ride as we cross the

Today will be different! 110 kilometres to ride but only 234 metres of ascent. I might have to work today;

It was a shorter ride today but over double the climbing of yesterday: 94km and 660m climbing, most towards the

Again a sub-100 km day (97 km ) with a few undulations totalling 908m climbing. After a good night in

After 120 km and 829m climbing I have finished today’s ride in Greenwich, a big contrast to the start of

The last day! One hundred thirty-five kilometres and 740 metres of climbing will lead me to the lighthouse on the

It’s now six weeks or so since I finished the ride and Ive had plenty of time to think it