Get Walking Keep Walking in Durham

Get Walking Keep Walking Durham offers free 12 week walking programmes in Derwentside, Wear Valley, Teesdale, Sedgefield, Durham and Chester-le-Street.

We work with community groups, day care centres, GP surgeries and workplaces to help people get active by building more walking into their everyday lives.  Programmes include volunteer led short walks which are 30 to 60 minutes long and are a great way to improve you health and meet new people.

Each walker receives a free step counter and Get Walking pack as well as all six route cards to use again with family and friends.  We also have a short walks group which offers walks of 2 – 5 miles in picturesque locations around Co Durham.  All walks are completely free and everyone is welcome to attend.

For a full programme of walks, information or if your community group or workplace is interested in hosting a Get Walking Keep Walking programme please contact us.

Join Get Walking Keep Walking Durham for led walks and walking events in and around Durham

Walking information and events in and around County Durham

Sign up for My Get Walking

Complete your 12 week walking programme online with My Get Walking

  • Schedule walks
  • Set personal goals
  • Save your favourite walks from across the web
  • Keep track of how many steps you have
    walked so far

The Ramblers is Britain's Walking Charity with 500 local Groups.  As well as promoting walking, we protect and enhance the places you walk and offer over 30,000 walks a year.

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Looking for ideas and inspiration to help you start walking in your area? Click here to search for short led walks and information about walking near you.

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'Why Walk', the Ramblers' free online resource of informaton specially written for people new to walking.

Join a local walking programme

Discover the hidden gems of your local community on one of our high quality walking routes, with free printable a4 route cards.

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Get Walking Keep Walking is a Ramblers project funded by the Big Lottery Fund through the Active Travel Consortium of leading walking, cycling and health organisations, and supported by councils, NHS trusts and the Ramblers Holidays Charitable Trust. Copyright © 2009 Get Walking Keep Walking. All Rights Reserved.