Highlands & NC500 · base 5: Caithness: Dunnet Head & John O'Groats
5C Keiss to John O'Groats
One way, Keiss harbour to the John O'Groats signpost. Walk the last hour or two into John O'Groats for a shorter, easy finish.
22.2 kmon our map
185 m+of climbing, at least
A full dayModerate to hard
Load it into a walking app or GPS. It is the same line as the map in the book.
The ground
Clifftop path along the Caithness flagstone coast, passing the Castle of Mey.
Official figure: 13.6 miles (22.1 km) (Association of Northern Trails Scotland, John O'Groats Trail Stage 14). Source: jogt.org.uk. Things change: check the updates page and the signs on the day.
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