Shetland end-to-end

Miles: Up to 200, with detours.

Difficulty: Intermediate. Lots of rolling hills, but nothing like mainland Scotland. The first leg of my journey began at the

Muckle Flugga

Lighthouse in Shetland

– the northernmost point of Britain – and then I cycled 137 miles south to Sumburgh

Head. In autumn, I wild camped under dazzling night skies, almost entirely devoid of light pollution, but soon Shetland will be enjoying 20 hours of daylight. On the summer solstice, it’s possible to read a book outside at midnight.

June and July are the best times to see migratory birds such as puffins, golden plovers and eider ducks, and killer whales can be spotted between April and September.

If wild camping isn’t your thing, then there are plenty of hotels and guesthouses along the route. The St Magnus Bay Hotel (stmag

On the summer solstice you can read a book outside at midnight