Walkmates
UK walking routes & walking partners
Maps, photos and practical route details. Walk at your own pace, or find someone to share the path with.
Free to browse. No account needed.
552 routes to explore · 1 with a date set
Find walking partnersFind a date that suits you, check the details and join the group.
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From a hello to a day out
Browse routes freely. Join when you want to save a walk, make plans or say hello.
Routes across the UK with maps, photos and distances — hills, coast, countryside and city — so you know what you are walking into before you set off.
Explore the map
Find walkers in your area, say hello, and get to know each other before making plans. You can also join a walk with a date already set.
Find walking partners
Pick a route, set a date and a meeting point, and let people come to you. Keep everyone updated if the weather or the parking changes.
Plan a walkGet to know someone before making plans. Rachel started with messages, then met two other members for a walk and coffee.
Find your walking companyI found it very easy to join my first walk, I met up with two other members of Walkmates for a lovely walk including a stop for coffee.
With the aim of making new like-minded friends I signed up to Walkmates a few months ago. I liked the idea of connecting with individual walkers like me in my local area and getting to know them a little first via messaging on the app rather than meeting a big group of complete strangers for a long walk which I can find a little overwhelming. I found it very easy to join my first walk, I met up with two other members of Walkmates for a lovely walk including a stop for coffee. I was a little anxious at first but there was no need I thoroughly enjoyed chatting to my new friends whilst walking, taking in the surroundings and couldn't wait to do it all again!
Every route here sits in a real place. Start with a region, or open the map and look around.
Before you get started
Start with a route. Make plans when you're ready.
Yes. Explore routes, maps and photos for free. Create an account when you want to save a walk, message someone or organise a walk.
No. Use the routes for your own days out, find an individual walking partner, or look for a group walk with a date set. See upcoming walks.
Read the route's terrain, access and restriction notes, then check the weather and take a suitable map. If you're meeting someone new, agree a public meeting place and tell someone your plans. Read our walking safety guidance.
The Walkmates app puts the whole thing in your pocket — routes and maps while you're out, your walks and messages wherever you are. It's on iOS and Android, and it's free.
It also brings Ghosts: augmented-reality messages left out on the trail, waiting for the next walker who passes that way to find them.
Save routes for another day, say hello to other walkers and make a plan.
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