700 Miles – My Body Is Breaking | Kick Scootering Across The UK | John O’Groats to Land’s End Ep.4

Part 4 of this of my epic journey across the uk on the @YedooEU Trexx Disc So far, I’ve scootered my way through the Flow Country’s endless gravel, got battered by Storm Amy, and pushed through the rugged Cairngorms. I smashed my daily distance record, hitting 75 miles in a single day. I discovered the magical waterfalls of the River Clyde, crossed the Scotland-England border on day 8, got my first puncture after 400 miles, and had to grind my way up and down through Yorkshire to reach the halfway point of this entire journey.
And that’s where you’re rejoining me, on day 10, waking up on the edge of the Forest of Bowland. I’m halfway there, but the hardest miles might still be ahead. Let’s find out.

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The gear i am currently using

The tent – https://youtu.be/n9GKHSf805E
Framebag – https://youtu.be/6LM3UJKDOEk
Seatpost bag – https://youtu.be/W1E_iWY6Ajo
Jones Handlebars – https://youtu.be/dhPBSdRros8
Gravel bike – https://youtu.be/Gnd_4LgTyrg
plus bike mtb – https://youtu.be/COTUOzLPbGk
gps device – https://youtu.be/BWeMmx62A9M
mtb shoes – https://youtu.be/OYVEnfXwT0k
All the gear from GNT – https://youtu.be/e5oKSoPoMk0
Vest bag – https://youtu.be/01nzgd-t550
Ortleib bar roll https://youtu.be/Uk9fLgS1ioo
Dynamo setup – https://youtu.be/SL7MhjB6Lp0
Questions answered – https://youtu.be/u1q9AEs9flE
Gb divide bike/gear- https://youtu.be/epcZ81wqFCo
Sonder looped bar – https://youtu.be/BqWGTxd2VaQ
Tarpstar tent – https://youtu.be/RcQoBdZSAb8

Hi, I’m Josh, and I love everything 
human-powered adventure. Which is why I’ve set myself the challenge to Kick scooter 
the entire length of the UK, 950 miles between John O’Groats and Land’s End, on a kick scooter. 
No battery, no motor, just one push at a time. So far, I’ve scootered my way through the 
Flow Country’s endless gravel, got battered by Storm Amy, and pushed through the rugged 
Cairngorms. I smashed my daily distance record, hitting 75 miles in a single day. I discovered 
the magical waterfalls of the River Clyde, crossed the Scotland-England border on day 8, 
got my first puncture after 400 miles, and had to grind my way up and down through Yorkshire to 
reach the halfway point of this entire journey. And that’s where you’re rejoining me, on day 
10, waking up on the edge of the Forest of Bowland. I’m halfway there, but the hardest 
miles might still be ahead. Let’s find out. After what was an absolutely brilliant 
camp spot, I woke up to something special. Descending out of the clouds, the 
sun just starting to break through,   changing the colour of the sky from grey to this 
incredible pink colour. Everything was peaceful, everything was quiet. Just me, the 
scooter, and this perfect morning. And I needed it. Because the next few days? Busy 
roads, traffic, miles of tarmac through built-up areas. So soaking in a moment like this, 
while I still had it? That felt important One meal deal down and it was time to 
continue and start making my way towards Manchester. Being on a scooter, I tried to 
find the quietest way into the city. Luckily, coming in from the north, there seemed to be 
plenty of quiet trails, from canals to what I assume are old railway lines turned into cycle 
routes. So I was happy enough scooting along. Maybe it was because of how brutal 
the last couple of days had been,   but today? I was flying. Legs felt strong, rhythm 
felt good, everything was clicking. With only 10 miles to the city centre, I figured I’d cruise 
through the last of these quiet trails before hitting the chaos of Manchester traffic.
Turns out, my maths was a little off. now I actually did have just under 10 miles to 
the centre and making good miles in good time i would make my way through The Outwood Trail 
an old railway line running through the trees, slightly downhill and following 
the river Irwell. The last bit   of nature for a while before 
entering the city of Manchester. Once i had hit the roads though, if anything 
it just made me kick harder and my pace was actually not far of that of bicycles, It was 
the weekend so Manchester was quite busy, so it was a flying visit to Manchester today to get out 
the other side before the light would be fading. I had nearly completed my goal of getting 
through and past Manchester today, crossing the motorway once more is a 
good sign that it would start to get a   little quieter. Leaving the city though 
was a bit slower a bit more of a push, 60 miles seemed to be the point where 
my body would have been happy to stop,   but today i would have to push on, push on 
into the sunset to find somewhere to sleep. When i started this morning it was a very still 
morning a chilly morning a damp morning from the fog, unlike yesterday with clear skies today was 
quite a dreary day a day quite hard to wake up from and really get going. The grey dreary 
day was dictating my mood this morning and while i would make it onto the Biddulph way 
another old railway line turned cycle route, the fog had not lifted and it didn’t look like 
it was going to. So slowly pushing my way up the gradual climb trying to get some energy 
for the rest of the day. These old railway lines always have a tipping point they are never 
truly flat, so making it to that tipping point to be able to gradually descend towards 
stoke was a welcome moment this morning, And now i would be able to start making 
use of the canal system for some easy flat flat miles. After a little detour from my planned route 
to avoid the overgrown canal towpath i would make it to the old railway line The South 
Staffordshire Railway Walk which is where i wanted to make it to today, with all 
the flat miles today i had arrived quite   early so i needed to make the decision 
to either wait around to camp or carry on Leaving Belbroughton this morning i understood 
the name with the bells still ringing in my ears it was another dreary tired day, 
and today i was really feeling tired, the lack of sleep last night getting woke up 
every hour wasn’t the greatest start to the day, i managed to scoot my way to Worcester where i 
was able to grab some breakfast in the hope of waking myself up. but today it wasn’t just tired 
in the sense of wanting to sleep though, today my body was starting to feel the effects of 
scootering well over 600 miles in 12 days. It was very hard to get into any rhythm this 
morning my body tired and hurting with each push of the scooter meant a little hit of pain 
through the legs each time. I knew though that the more i pushed the less time i spent stopped 
the more time i would have to recover in a hotel tonight so through them foggy fields 
i went. On towards Upton upon severn, and meeting the river severn them familiar sites 
knowing now just how close i was to gloucester.