LEL shows the best of Britains scenery. After crossing the northern end of the Cotswold Hills it meanders across the lowland fens of Lincolnshire and the flat Vale of York before climbing over the world famous Pennine hills with their dry stone walls, reaching the cobblestones of Englands highest market town at Alston.

After passing Hadrians Wall, built by the Romans to prevent military raids on England by the Pictish tribes to the north riders enter the great nation of Scotland, home to Kirkpatrick Macmillan, the man who added cranks to a hobby horse, creating the worlds first bicycle. Anybody completing the event on a hobby horse will be given a special award.

Once through the rolling Southern Uplands, the ride reaches the halfway point with magnificent views of Edinburgh and Arthurs Seat. The return leg follows the outward route in reverse and contrary to popular beliefe it is not all downhill from Scotland.

The route is curently being devised by willing volunteers who cycle thousands of miles to ensure that every instruction is accurate, clear and consise. An outline of the route will be available in the autumn of 2007. The Route Sheets will be available in PDF and Excel format in 2009.

The Route Sheets provided are sufficient to enable you to get to Edinburgh and back to London. It is always wise to carry some maps just in case you should deviate from the designated route. Ordnance Survey is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, and one of the world's largest producers of maps. The suggested maps to use are the 1:250000 Road Travel Maps. Four of these maps will cover the route.