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    Cycling 2,000 Miles to All 15 UK National Parks in 30 Days



    Our 2,000-mile adventure, attempting to cycle to all 15 UK national parks in 30 days, across England, Scotland & Wales.

    Getting back before work meant cycling 60+ miles a day, living from our tent and being on the move from sunrise to sunset (and then some).

    After six long months of training and preparations, we set off, but nothing could have prepared us for the ride that followed. The most beautiful and brutal experience of our lives.

    This is how it all unfolded.

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    A big motivation behind our Ride for the Wild challenge was to raise money for Trees for Life. They’re a brilliant rewilding charity in the Scottish Highlands, working to protect and promote wild landscapes and biodiversity.

    Our fundraising page is still open here if you’d like to help support them: https://gofund.me/42ebca6b

    This was our first video (major learning curve!) but we’ve got plenty more in the pipeline and an even bigger ride on the horizon. If you enjoyed this video, we’d love it if you subscribed to the channel 🙂

    Cheers all, happy rides!

    Come find us on Inta and FB @joshandsarahride

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    Wanna see roughly where we went? https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36375826

    Wanna know what we took? https://veggievagabonds.com/bikepacking-gear-list/

    #bikepacking #cyclingchallenge #nationalparks

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    7. Simple living dude on

      Ill start my adventure in may and will cycle from the swiss mountains to the shetlands with a big curve trough the uk… your video just motivated me even more and it is honestly one of the best i ever saw on youtube. Thanks you guys.

    11. Tracey Baxter on

      Wance u get that IRN BRU Doon ye theres nae stoppin eh🤣🤣,brilliant video👍🏽,we will hopefully b cyclin John ogroats to lands end this year so hopefully 🤞🏽, we Diny video it coz husband swears in ma videos lol,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    12. Ferdinand Lauffer on

      I loved your story a lot. After riding the 2007 PBP in constant rain the whole 89 hours, I had a massive saddle sore that needed lancing after my return to the US. PAINFUL!
      What a brilliant ride. Would you be willing to share the track? This would be my 2003 summer trip.
      Thanks, and happy trails!

    13. BaxterM89 on

      Great achievement, journey and film. Well done to you both.
      Really enjoyed following you through this at the time on Instagram so to see it as a film is great. You should do more of your journeys.
      You two are inspiring and fantastic.

    14. Wheelers At Large on

      Amazing, incredible trip and great to see the cycling in the rest of the UK, and a little bit of our home town and local trails. Fantastic effort, brilliant story 😁👍

    16. Cyclone de Monkey on

      with the wild camping, how do u handle toiletries? Did u use special fast biodegradable toilet paper and shovel to bury the deed? Have been wanting to try wild camping, but this is almost my only concern left other than getting cookset and other tools. Thanks for any advice

    17. Trevor Hill on

      Wonderful and amazing thank you! My areas are Dartmoor, Exmoor Quantocks and Blackdowns and they're hilly challenges. Was water ever an issue for you? What typical weights were your kit and bikes? What total height did you climb? Anything you would do differently or change on the bikes?

    20. Tracey McNeel on

      For women long distance riders; use a pantyliner in your bike shorts and there is a product called "Bag Balm" (some farmers use this on the teets of their cows to prevent chafing and soreness when being milked). Place substance in upper groin area in order to prevent saddle sores. Lots of LIFE lessons in Long Distance Bike Touring; I love it and have been wanting to do one since 2016 (family/financial interruptions).

    24. David Rose on

      Brilliant Vid & Achievement. I'm 59 and got Chronic Tendonitis etc so watching these vlogs is a Godsend for me. Most I've Cycled in a day is 60 miles, but reckon I've Cycled 250,000 in my Life

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