\n Peter Minting raised over \u00a31,000 for The St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group in a challenge he named “MugDunnet”.\n<\/p>\n
\n It saw the keen athlete cycle the length of Scotland and the name arose as the 850km challenge starts from the country’s southernmost tip of the mainland at the Mull of Galloway to the northernmost point at Dunnet Head.\n<\/p>\n
\n Pete at the start of the MugDunnet challenge at Mull of Galloway (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n Peter chose to fundraise for The St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group as he remembered meeting people from this hospital in Jerusalem in 1996, when cycling across the Middle East with two friends.\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: \u201cI didn\u2019t have time to do LEJOG (Land’s End to John O’Groats), so I invented a Scottish alternative, which I\u2019ve called MugDunnet.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I hope other cyclists will give this route a go; it was very scenic and it was interesting to do something a bit different. I avoided the biggest, busiest roads and followed National Cycle Network routes for most of it.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI\u2019ve done several other challenges in aid of charities but this time I chose the Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group, as doubtless they will be very busy right now. I hope the money raised will be put to good use.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Midway through, he needed bike repairs donated by Wheels Cycling Centre in Callander (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n Peter completed his solo cycling challenge at Dunnet Head on September 8, having started on August 20.\n<\/p>\n
\n For anyone else interested in completing \u2018MugDunnet\u2019, Peter\u2019s suggested route is as follows: starting at Mull of Galloway lighthouse, ride to Sandhead, then join National Cycle Network 83 (NCN83) at Castle Kennedy towards Newton Stewart.\n<\/p>\n
\n Then follow the NCN7 north through Glasgow and all the way to Inverness; followed by NCN1 to Tain.\n<\/p>\n
\n From Tain, where official cycle paths end, follow the A836 through Lairg, then turn right at Altnaharra to follow Strathnaver via the B873 to Bettyhill.\n<\/p>\n
\n At Bettyhill, rejoin the A836 and continue east along the north coast until the turning for Shebster and Westfield.\n<\/p>\n
\n Take the Westfield road to Thurso, then the A836 again until Dunnet, followed by the B855 to Dunnet Head.\n<\/p>\n
\n NCN7 at Glenogle Viaduct towards Killin (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n