Walking is one of the best physical activities you can do and there are many opportunities available. Whether you want to walk and talk with a group of like minded people at a leisurely pace or take a more energetic walk on your own in some of the borough's beautiful open spaces and countryside there is plenty of guidance to get you going.
Accredited Health Walks
Enjoy your local parks and open spaces, and improve your fitness, by joining the Walking for Health Scheme in Basingstoke and Deane. Led by volunteer leaders, the walks vary each week. They are non-competitive, everybody is welcome and all walks are FREE of charge.
Please click here for information about the weekly walks programme in the borough.
Self Guided Walks
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council have devised some self guided walks for you to try out.
Useful Links
Walking for Health website: www.wfh.naturalengland.org.uk
Search for walks near you: www.wfh.naturalengland.org.uk/walkfinder
Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/healthywalks
Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/healthywalks
Sign up for our e-newsletter: www.wfh.naturalengland.org.uk/newsletter
Ramblers Clubs:
The following Ramblers Clubs run affordable days out to the countryside, and shorter walks in towns and cities.
Basingstoke Ramblers Club
www.hants.org.uk/basingstokeramblers
Basingstoke Ramblers Club is a group of some 200 people of all ages and fitness levels. They walk three times a week and occasionally go away for a weekend or holiday excursion. Most walks are about six to eight miles but some are a little further and include a pub stop.
North Hampshire Ramblers
http://www.hampshireramblers.hampshire.org.uk
Oakley Rambling Club
About every three weeks there is a Sunday morning walk of around five miles. The walks start within a half hour drive from Oakley and end with an optional pub stop. Two or three evening walks and a couple of midweek morning walks are also arranged during the summer. Please see the programme at the foot of this page for details of walks to April 2012.
Whitchurch Rambling Club
www.whitchurchramblers.org.uk
The Whitchurch Rambling Club meets on a regular basis throughout the year. If you are interested in seeing the beautiful Hampshire countryside, keeping fit, and meeting people, why not come and join us?
For the more adventurous, why not join the ramblers association, visit www.ramblers.org.uk
