#BusAndBack is a new Slow Ways project and challenge to use buses for one-way walking adventures.
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.
Simply jump on a bus somewhere and walk or wheel back.
You could walk back from a nearby stop, catch a bus to a hard to reach place, hike the length of a whole route or combine it with one of these 10 walking project and challenge ideas.
Want to support our mission to find the best A to B walks between Britain’s towns, cities and national landscapes? Choose, walk and review one of our routes!
We were inspired to launch this project to help with that effort. The Slow Ways walking network includes over 10,000 possible routes that have been drafted by volunteers. Thousands need checking to make sure they are good enough for people to follow, many of which are in tricky, remote and hard to reach places that are best reached by bus.
Checking a route will help people follow in your footsteps. Letting them know how you got there by bus will help them get started.
Want to inspire others? Share your journey! If you are on social media you can use the hashtag #BusAndBack. Want to just enjoy quietly geeking out of bus-based adventures? We’d love that too.
Let’s #BusAndBack to inspire ourselves and others to enjoy new places, create new connections and celebrate our bus network!
Where will you get up to?
FAQs
Can anyone join in? Yes! Just choose a route that you will enjoy.
Can you recommend a good site for finding bus times? Check out bustimes.org, including their bus tracking map.
Do I have to walk Slow Ways routes to join in? Feel free to #BusAndBack any walking route.
I use a wheelchair, what about me? We’re working to survey our routes for accessibility. Routes with surveys, grades and photos will indicate if a route may be suitable. You will have to check bus routes separately. If you know of a good #BusAndBack Slow Way route, please let people know in a review.
I work for a bus company. Can I give your volunteers free bus tickets or passes to help with the project?
Yes please!
I’d like to fundraise for Slow Ways. What’s the easiest way to do that? Thanks so much! You can create a fundraising page here.
I would like to help check Slow Ways. How do I do that? Make sure you stick to the Slow Ways route so you can check it properly. Once done, leave a review to help others follow in your footsteps. It’s as easy as that!
