Connect John O' Groats with Slow Ways
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more walks and reviews are needed to fully connect John O' Groats to the verified network. Can you give a hike and help?
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to John O' Groats from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Gills Bay—John O' Groats
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Giljoh one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent 125m | Descent 120m | ||
John O' Groats—Burwick
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Johbur one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 2m | Descent 12m | |
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Wick—John O' Groats
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Wicjoh one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 35km/22mi | Ascent 387m | Descent 388m | ||
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Wick—John O' Groats
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Wicjoh two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 40km/25mi | Ascent 827m | Descent 830m |
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Collective progress
31% of John O' Groats’s three route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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1 people have contributed to John O' Groats’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in John O' Groats
13km out of 97km have been walked and reviewed
12km of reviews have been shared in John O' Groats
Latest Updates
Hugh Hudson added Wicjoh two, a new walk from Wick to John O' Groats
Walk this routeJohn o Groats is on mainland Scotland, Burwick is on Orkney...
Tina Irving
Slow Ways added Giljoh one, a new walk from Gills Bay to John O' Groats
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Johbur one, a new walk from John O' Groats to Burwick
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Wicjoh one, a new walk from Wick to John O' Groats
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John O' Groats’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
ND3804473330
Lat / Lon
58.64338° / -3.06909°
Easting / Northing
338,044E / 973,330N
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