Tag: Scotland

Bugsy has walked 628 miles so far during 2025

So far during 2025. Bugsy has walked 628 miles!

Bugsy’s longest walks so far during 2025…

  1. John Muir Way : Day 1 : Helensburgh to Balloch (with diversion) – 08/07/2025 – 12.77 miles
  2. Rannoch Station to Corrour Station – 09/07/2025 – 11.87 miles
  3. Cross Britain Way : Day 014 : Hose to Hickling – 03/11/2025 – 10.96 miles
  4. Jurassic Way : Duddington to Stamford – 29/09/2025 – 8.63 miles
  5. Kerrera Ferry, Tea Garden, Marina and Ferry back to Oban Station – 10/07/2025 – 8.61 miles
  6. Cross Britain Way : Day 013 : Stathern to Hose – 27/10/2025 – 8.25 miles
  7. Cross Britain Way : Day 012 : Woolsthorpe by Belvoir to Stathern – 21/07/2025 – 6.23 miles

Please do give Bugsy a follow at www.strava.com/athletes/bugsythedog

October 2025 most popular photos

Below are the top five most looked at photos on this website during October 2025.

Number 1 (86 views) : Cycling with a mate
Cycling with a mate

Number 2 (71 views) : Myself at Rannoch railway station
Myself at Rannoch railway station

Number 3 (62 views) : Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit
Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit

Number 4 (61 views) : Myself at Yoker railway station
Myself at Yoker railway station

Number 5 (59 views) : Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit
Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit

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Longest walks of 2025 so far…

Here are my 10 longest walks of 2025 so far!

Myself at Rannoch railway station

  1. John Muir Way : Day 1 : Helensburgh to Balloch (with diversion) – 08/07/2025 – 15.90 miles
  2. Rannoch Station to Corrour Station – 09/07/2025 – 11.91 miles
  3. The West Highland Way : Day 2 : Killearn to Balmaha – 24/09/2025 – 10.69 miles
  4. The West Highland Way : Day 1 : Milngavie to Killearn – 09/05/2025 – 10.41 miles
  5. Kerrera Ferry, Tea Garden, Marina and Ferry back to Oban Station – 10/07/2025 – 8.63 miles
  6. Strathblane to Killearn via Water Track and Dumgoyne – 06/05/2025 – 7.02 miles
  7. Cross Britain Way : Day 012 : Woolsthorpe by Belvoir to Stathern – 21/07/25 – 6.21 miles
  8. Clumber Park with Douglas – 24/06/2025 – 6.01 miles
  9. Clumber Lake with Bugsy, Mark and Ted – 27/05/2025 – 5.97 miles
  10. Newark Castle to Langbank railway station via Clyde Coastal Path – 03/05/2025 – 5.30 miles

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Middle of October 2025 most popular photos

Below are the top five most looked at photos on this website so far during October 2025.

Number 1 (50 views) : Cycling with a mate
Cycling with a mate

Number 2 (45 views) : Myself at Yoker railway station
Myself at Yoker railway station

Number 3 (39 views) : Myself at Glasgow Green
Myself at Glasgow Green

Number 4 (39 views) : Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit
Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit

Number 5 (37 views) : Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit
Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit

Love these photos? Many more at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2025/

Added 15 railway stations to my list so far during 2025

That’s me added 15 more railway stations to my list so far during 2025!

Myself at Rannoch railway station

  1. Barking
  2. Barking Riverside
  3. Bearsden
  4. Bishopton
  5. Bowling
  6. Cameron Bridge
  7. Forest Gate
  8. Hillfoot
  9. Kilpatrick
  10. Langbank
  11. London Fenchurch Street
  12. Rannoch
  13. Wanstead Park
  14. West Ham
  15. Yoker

The full list can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/travel/railways/railway-stations/

Ted’s railway station list : 12/10/2025

So far Ted has ticked off 19 railway station here in the UK!

Here is his updated railway station list : 12/10/2025.

  1. Balloch
  2. Bottesford
  3. Cameron Bridge
  4. Corrour
  5. Craigendoran
  6. Crianlarich
  7. Dalreoch
  8. Edinburgh Waverley
  9. Glasgow Central Station
  10. Glasgow Queen Street
  11. Grantham
  12. Helensburgh Central
  13. Helensburgh Upper
  14. Leven
  15. Newark North Gate
  16. Oban
  17. Rannoch
  18. Wemyss Bay
  19. Westerton

On This Day : 26/09/2016

On This Day back in 2016. I went on my very first wetsuit cycle in Scotland! Done many before in England. Just never SCOTLAND!

You can check the route at www.strava.com/activities/725740790

First wetsuit cycle in Scotland

The West Highland Way : Day 2 : Killearn to Balmaha

That’s us now done day 2 of The West Highland Way. This time we walked from Killearn to Balmaha. Covering a distance of 10.69 miles.

My goal is each time, I am in Scotland. We do another part! So in other words, we end up doing the next part in December, if the weather plays nice!

You can check out the route we took at www.strava.com/activities/15921983925