Walking back to happiness
PEOPLE in the North East are being invited to step out with the Ramblers during its free, annual Festival of Winter Walks (which runs until January 8).
Ramblers groups will be leading hundreds of free walks taking place all over Britain. These range from short festive strolls to blow away the cobwebs, right up to whole day hikes to kick-start New Year’s resolutions, and everything in between.
Short health walks, perfect for anyone taking their first steps into walking. In England people can join Walking for Health, England’s largest network of health walk schemes, delivered in partnership by the Ramblers and Macmillan Cancer Support.
For those who prefer to walk alone, or lead their own walks, festival routes are available from Ramblers Routes, an online library of more than 2,500 of Britain’s best walks.
The Ramblers’ director of walking development, Simon Barnett, says: “Our popular Festival of Winter Walks is our Christmas gift to the nation, so that everyone in the North-East can enjoy the wonders of a winter walk. Our walks during the festival are free, fun, friendly and open to everyone, so wrap up warm and join us as we enjoy the season the way we know best, on our feet.”
The Ramblers has also launched a free online tracker that allows people to log their walking activity, helping people to get active and stay on track with New Year’s resolutions.
Go to ramblers.org.uk/become-a-member to find out more about becoming a Ramblers member with the Festival of Winter Walks information on ramblers.org.uk/winterwalks
Viv Hardwick
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