North West England · 25–35 · Free forever
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One day a month. No screens, no noise and no stress. Just a decent walk and a beer at the end.
One day a month. No screens, no noise and no stress. Just a decent walk and a beer at the end.
After your mid-twenties, there's no natural way to meet new people. Work gives you colleagues. Apps give you strangers. The pub gives you the same six faces you've had for five years.
We run a monthly hike in the North West. Twenties and thirties only. You apply, you come on one, and if it's good you keep showing up.
"The friendships you make on a five-hour walk are different to anything you'll build in a bar. There's nowhere to hide and nowhere you'd rather be."
The Lakes are two hours away. The Peaks are one. Snowdonia is ninety minutes. Most people spend their weekends not using any of it.
It's what makes the group work. A year either side — just get in touch.
Not a fell runner — just 12–18km on rough ground without needing rescuing.
We want people who come on walks, not people who join the chat and ghost after two months.
Short form. 90 seconds. We read every one.
A real phone call. Not an email. Who's in the group, what to expect, where to be. Then you join the WhatsApp group — get to know everyone before your first step on the fell.
Full route, exact meeting point, someone to walk with from the car park.
Monthly walks. Post-hike pub. Free. Always.
Everyone here earned their place by showing up. This is who we are.
Eight Wainwrights in one sweep. Two long ridgelines encircling a glaciated valley — the best place to view Helvellyn from.
One of the finest ridge walks in England. 3km undulating ridgeline with panoramic views both sides, returning through a hidden limestone gorge.
The finest ridge walk in England and Wales. Crib Goch's knife-edge arête with 1,000ft drops on both sides. Four summits including three Welsh 3,000-footers.
The finest ridge walk in England and Wales — full stop. Crib Goch's knife-edge arête is the most exhilarating Grade 1 scramble in the country, more exposed and committing than Striding Edge. The route encircles the stunning eastern cwm with its jewel-like lakes Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw far below. Y Lliwedd, often overlooked, is a spectacular sharp ridge in its own right.
Sat nav: LL55 4NY (Pen-y-Pass). Pre-booking required via JustPark — ~£20/8hrs, book well in advance for a June Saturday. Alternative: Nant Peris Park & Ride with Sherpa S1 bus to Pen-y-Pass.
Longest daylight window of the year (sunrise ~4:50am, sunset ~9:30pm) makes June ideal for this big day. Pre-book Pen-y-Pass parking immediately — summer slots sell out weeks ahead. Start before 7am to beat the Crib Goch queues. Crib Goch is only for experienced members comfortable with heights and genuine exposure — an alternative Pyg Track/Miners' Track loop is available for anyone not confident with the scramble.
Wainwright called it "the best ridge-mile in all Lakeland." Five rocky crinkles plus Bowfell's shattered-pyramid summit. The Bad Step adds real mountaineering flavour.
Wainwright called Crinkle Crags "the best ridge-mile in all Lakeland" and rated Bowfell among the finest fells in the district. Five distinct rocky crinkles plus Bowfell's shattered-pyramid summit, with continuous terrain changes. The Bad Step — a short Grade 2 scramble on Long Top — adds genuine mountaineering flavour (easily bypassable). From Bowfell's summit, the 360° panorama includes Scafell Pike, Helvellyn, Skiddaw, and the Irish Sea.
Sat nav: LA22 9JY (Old Dungeon Ghyll NT Car Park). ~50 spaces, arrive before 8:30am — fills fast in summer. Free for NT members. Alternative: Stickle Ghyll NT car park, LA22 9JU (~400m east).
Ideal timing — longest days, warmest conditions, best chance of dry rock for the Bad Step scramble. Arrive before 8:30am as the ODG car park fills fast in summer. Go anti-clockwise (up via Oxendale to Crinkle Crags first) to tackle the Bad Step while legs are fresh, then descend the more forgiving Band. Afternoon thunderstorms can develop — check MWIS and start early.
Iron Age hill fort summit with 360° views. The approach passes through Trow Gill gorge and past Gaping Gill — a 98m pothole with England's highest underground waterfall.
The Yorkshire Dales' answer to a big mountain day. The real magic is in the approach: woodland, Ingleborough Cave, the dramatic limestone gorge of Trow Gill, and Gaping Gill — a 98m deep pothole containing England's highest underground waterfall. On the return via Sulber Gate, you cross spectacular limestone pavement. Karst geology at its absolute finest — caves, potholes, gorges, and pavements packed into one walk.
Sat nav: LA2 8EA (Clapham National Park Car Park). Large car park, £6/day. Free toilets on site, village shop and cafés nearby. Arrive before 9am on weekends.
August Bank Holiday weekend brings the Gaping Gill winch — local caving clubs set up a public winch so you can descend into the pothole, a unique experience. The summit is exposed and can be cold even in August — bring layers. Clapham is a beautiful, unspoilt village — a completely different character from the Lake District.
"The Grand Canyon of the North." A hidden U-shaped valley lined with 295-million-year-old columnar dolerite crags. The reveal as you reach the rim is jaw-dropping.
A virtually perfect deep U-shaped glaciated valley carved into the Whin Sill, lined on both sides by 295-million-year-old columnar dolerite crags that are geometric, blue-grey, and otherworldly. Wainwright called it "a natural wonder, an unforgettable sight." The valley is hidden from view until you're almost upon it — the sudden reveal as you reach the rim is genuinely jaw-dropping. Far quieter than any Lake District route; you may have the Nick entirely to yourself.
Sat nav: CA16 6DB (Dufton Village Car Park). Free, donation requested. ~15–20 spaces plus street parking around the village green. No public transport — car essential. Arrive before 9:30am on sunny days.
Autumn light creates stunning photography conditions — golden bracken on the moorland, atmospheric mist in the valley. The escarpment edge is exposed to the notorious Helm Wind (Britain's only named wind), which can be fierce in autumn — check the MWIS North Pennines forecast. The boulder field descent can be slippery when wet, so consider doing the route in reverse if damp. The farthest drive from the North West, but the unique landscape rewards the effort — nothing else in England looks like this.
The finest single viewpoint in Wales — 13 of the 14 Welsh 3,000-footers visible without turning your head. Optional Grade 1 scramble on the Daear Ddu ridge.
Often called "the best half-day out in Snowdonia." Remarkable variety: woodland riverside walking past Cyfyng Falls, atmospheric ruined Rhos Slate Quarry, the dramatic mountain lake Llyn y Foel, then the Daear Ddu ridge itself — an optional Grade 1 scramble that's fun and far less exposed than Crib Goch (bypassable for non-scramblers). Far quieter than any Snowdon route; you may see only a handful of people.
Sat nav: LL24 0DT (Bryn Glo Car Park). Free parking, ~25 spaces — October should be fine. Lay-bys along the A5 nearby if full. Start by 9am given reduced daylight. No toilets at trailhead; nearest at Caffi Siabod, ~1 mile north.
A perfect season-closer. Slightly shorter than the summer routes — sensible given October's reduced daylight (sunset ~6:15pm). Start by 9am and you'll finish comfortably. Autumn colours in the woodland sections and around Llyn y Foel will be spectacular. The scramble requires dry rock — choose a dry day or take the bypass path. Waterproof boots essential for the boggy section near the ridge base. Free parking and a quiet, uncrowded mountain — the ideal antidote to summer busy-ness.
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Come on one hike. If it's not for you, we shake hands and part ways. No awkwardness, nothing to refund. But we'd be surprised.
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