Me on the bus to Yelverton wearing my Slow Ways cap.

Off to Yelverton to do a #busandback @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walk to Plymouth. Based on the 5 star reviews i’m expecting great things!

The line of coping stones disappearing into the distance up the middle of the picture is the edge of the towpath, which is on the left of it. On the right, completely filled with trees, is where the water of the canal was.

An empty, overgrown lock marks the beginning of a section of canal with water in it, where it actually looks like a canal.

Towpath on the left, canal on the right, very overgrown with reeds.

An empty line of space between trees, from left to right we are looking along the towpath, coping stones, wide canal (all soil and fallen leaves, no water), and the stone far bank of the canal.

My @slowwaysuk.bsky.social #busandback also involved large chunks of the lovely but derelict #Manchester Bolton and Bury #UKCanals.

Cobbled footpath uphill between trees, a green fence, and some houses.

Wide earthen footpath through woodland.

A pedestrian and equestrian pelican crossing! Instead of a green or red pedestrian, the lights show someone on horseback. For a bridleway of course.

Looking along a very long viaduct, now a cycle track, heading into Bolton. There's a complete metal fence cage around it, disappearing into the distance, as there's a dual carriageway way down beneath it, out of sight.

I walked a @slowwaysuk.bsky.social #busandback from Bolton Station - bus to Radcliffe, walked a wonky semicircle through Whitefield, Kearsley, Little Lever and back to Bolton.

And so to yesterday's #SlowWays! And a reverse #busandback (walked to, bussed back).

First up, WarStre One (Warrington > Stretton). Mostly a road walk on an already verified route, but with some nice green bits.

Walk and snail as many as I can; beat last year's total; do a fair few #busandback routes; and try to start the Slow Ways Coast To Coast challenge.

What are your walking plans for 2026?

Got any walk, project or challenge goals?

#SlowWays #BusAndBack 🐌✨

To all my @slowwaysuk.bsky.social friends
#slowways #BusAndBack #walking #maps

I think I'm going to start with #Okehampton - #Bude on the No.6 bus.

#SlowWays #BusAndBack

A map of the CityLink bus timetable and map for the 913/915/976 routes from Glasgow to Uig, Skye.

The next one would be a much bigger #BusAndBack challenge!

Check out #ScotLink's 913/915/976 route between #Glasgow and #Skye 😍

You could do it all at once, in segments over the year.. or just a leg of it.

citylink.co.uk/timetables-s...

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TfL bus map of the 389 route going through Barnet.

We're looking forward to hearing about people's #BusAndBack walking adventures in 2026.

buildstories.slowways.org/bus-and-back/

We're slowly going to share a thread of ideas.

We'd love to see yours too!

First, how about #TfL's 389 in #Barnet? At 1.5 miles, is this the UK's shortest route? 🧵

#BusAndBack walking challenge logo over an image of someone walking on the South West Coast Path.

Join our #BusAndBack challenge in 2026!

It’s a great way to discover new places, help our mission to find the best A to B routes and celebrate the benefits of bus-based adventures.

Find out more buildstories.slowways.org/bus-and-back

Where will you go?

#SlowWays