Also noting that summits show lots of available PT stops - but typically one of them will be much more feasible/obvious than all the others. Maybe a facility for users to nominate the best PT stop for a summit, which would thereafter show as gold (for instance) rather than green?
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Ooh, I like that idea!
There’s a few bits of metadata that could be included, like is there a public convenience nearby. Or better yet a decent plate of chips. A nominated Good Bus Stop™ would be an excellent addition.
At the moment all the data is generated offline and the actual website is static so there’s nothing that could get feedback just yet, and a database on AWS instantly starts accruing cost, but I will look into options. There might be a quick way to hack something together.
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I’ve just looked up GW/NW-043, I think that has a similar problem as several stops are on the map in the vicinity but have no bus services showing up, and there are no bus stop signs/markings in reality.
However it also has the opposite problem - there is a bus service on summer Saturdays to the Ponderosa Cafe which is the usual starting point for NW-042 and 043 but it doesn’t show up on Google. That might explain why the bus was driving around empty today!
A means for people with local knowledge to add extra details could be useful in some cases.
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That project was amazing!
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I’m glad you like it. Last time I looked I couldn’t find any public transit data for EA regions, but if you can offer me pointers I might be able to make it work where you are.
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For The Wrekin g/wb-010 a new bus service has been introduced this summer, making it easier to get from the railway station in Wellington to the start of the walk.
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Hi Chris,
This is a fantastic and much-needed idea! Even for those who can drive, finding public transport routes is incredibly helpful for planning alternative cross-country hikes (going up one side and down the other).
I highly recommend making it an open-access platform (like a shared spreadsheet or wiki page) so SOTA activators worldwide can contribute. Adding info about the nearest bus stops/train stations, operating intervals, and nearby convenience stores would be awesome.
Looking forward to seeing this project grow!
73, Jiho
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I activated GM/CS-111 recently and took the train from Aviemore where I was staying - the summit is easily accessible from Kingussie station and there are regular trains between Glasgow and Inverness. My blog is linked from the summit page: Radio Hut: Activating GM/CS-111 Creag Bheag July 2026 . I also noted the excellent Railway Cafe for a post activation cake and cuppa.
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Just checked your website - congratulations, good work! I’ll add it to my bookmarks.
Still, it could do with some tweaking here and there. I just could not help playing around with the map. Perhaps it is worth marking the nearest railway station separately. It might also make sense to include cable cars and funiculars which allow less strong walkers to get near the summits. Wurmberg, Belchen, and Schauinsland come to mind, I’m sure there are more. After all (if I understand it correctly), it is the final approach, however short, that needs to be done under one’s own power. Also, you might want to clean up the map of the Brocken area, there aren’t any railway stations open to the public between Schierke and the Brocken. In the Maastricht area there are a few bus stops that are close in a geometrical sense, but there’s the river in the way 
But that’s something for the future, it is already very helpful as it is.
73, Martin
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