How to Organise a Walk in the Walkmates App

Organise a walk by choosing a route, then setting a date, time and meeting instructions. Sign in to save your plans and manage the walk.

Use an existing route

1. Browse walking routes and open the route you want to use.
2. Choose the option to put a date on the walk or propose a date.
3. Pick a future date and a start time.
4. Add clear Meeting Instructions, including where people should meet. Set an optional maximum group size.
5. Select Review, check the details, then Schedule Walk. Wait for the success message before sharing the walk with others.

Create your own route

1. Open Create Walk while signed in.
2. In Route, choose your starting point on the map and add the route points.
3. In Details, choose a walk category and add a title, description, estimated duration, difficulty and route type. Choose Public or Private visibility.
4. Add relevant Tags, then check Review.
5. Choose Save as Draft to keep working, or Publish Walk when the route is ready.

After publishing, open the walk and schedule a date using the steps above. Publishing a route and scheduling a date are separate steps.

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