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Irish Walking Clubs


Irish walking clubs offer a range of benefits to their members. If you are new to recreational walking in Ireland, a club can provide a good selection of organised walks led by its more experienced members. If you are already an experienced recreational walker, a club is likely to welcome you as an additional walk leader. Either way, walking with a club will bring you to places in Ireland you have never visited before and introduce you to new people.

We have created an alphabetical list of all the Irish walking clubs who have requested a listing on our website and plotted them on a handy interactive map below based on where they actually walk. If you are thinking about joining a walking club in Ireland, this will help you to find a club who regularly walks in the places where you want to walk.

Being part of a walking club is a great way for like-minded individuals to walk and chat together. As well as the obvious social opportunities, it is safer to walk as part of a group. For these reasons, we promote group walking early in the year as our monthly theme for February.

#FebruaryGroupWalk
 

All-Ireland map
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​Each outlined red polygon (upland) and blue polygon (coastal) on the map represents a walking area in Ireland with walking clubs listed. Click on an outlined walking area for its list of club website links.

All the walking clubs on this map have been listed in alphabetical order below. Those who provided an image have also been added to the slideshow below.

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Alphabetical list
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  • ​​Foxford Ramblers Walking Club
  • Galtee Walking Club
  • Gap o' the North Hillwalking Club
  • Lake District Hillwalking Club
  • ​​Northern Ireland Young Walkers
  • Peaks Mountaineering Club
  • The Hillwalkers Club

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  • COVID-19
  • Where to walk
    • Browse counties
    • Walking areas >
      • Upland areas
      • Coastal areas
    • Walking locations >
      • Parks, gardens & estates
      • Forests & woodland >
        • Forest parks
      • Beaches
      • Islands
      • Mountain & hill summits >
        • All mountain summits
        • The Dillons
        • The Irish Hewitts
        • The Slievemores
      • High Points
    • Walking trails
  • Initiatives
    • Monthly themes >
      • January Beach Walk
      • February Group Walk
      • March First Walk
      • April Favourite Walk
      • May Parkland Walk
      • June Upland Walk
      • July Island Walk
      • August Way Walk
      • September Water Walk
      • October Woodland Walk
      • November Trig Walk
      • December Family Walk
    • Hillwalking challenges >
      • Mountain Challenges
      • 700s Challenges
    • Highpointeering
    • Ireland Walking Awards >
      • Irish Upland Area of the Year
      • Irish Coastal Area of the Year
      • Irish Parkland of the Year
      • Irish Woodland of the Year
      • Irish Beach of the Year
      • Irish Island of the Year
      • Irish Mountain of the Year
      • Irish Walking Trail of the Year
      • Irish Walking Guide Book of the Year
      • Irish Map of the Year
    • Ireland Walking Survey >
      • Ireland Walking Award Winners
      • Ireland Walking Participation Report
    • Social media initiatives >
      • Ireland Walking Today
      • Ireland Walking Memories
      • Walk Every Day
  • Community
    • Irish walking clubs
    • Irish walking guides
    • Irish walking events >
      • Walking festivals
      • Challenge walks
      • Charity walks
    • Participation initiatives
    • Environmental initiatives
    • Local communities
    • Skills training services
    • Mountain Rescue Ireland
    • Charities
    • Local councils
    • Landowners
    • Outdoor sports shops
    • Events companies
    • Accommodation
    • Food & Drink
    • Transport
    • Authors, publishers & bookshops >
      • Guide book authors
      • Guide book publishers
      • Map publishers
      • Bookshops
    • Recommended websites
    • Recommended apps
    • High Point Ireland
    • Social media
    • Outdoor magazines
    • Outdoor sports brands
    • Backpack snacks >
      • Nüdest Foods
  • Publications
    • Guide books
    • Maps >
      • EastWest Mappping
      • OSNI 1:25,000 Activity
      • OSNI 1:50,000 Discoverer
      • OSi 1:25,000 Adventure
      • OSi 1:50,000 Discovery
      • Harvey Maps Superwalker
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