Wellbeing Walks (formerly Walking for Health)

We offer free, regular, led Wellbeing Walks for people of all abilities. Our walks are friendly, welcoming and empowering, they are a great opportunity to explore the outdoors, discover new places and meet new people. Our walk leaders are trained volunteers who are on hand to provide encouragement and support to walkers of all abilities.

It's easy to start walking, as the walks are free and easy, ranging from 30 to 90 minutes. Some walks stop for coffee afterwards in a nearby cafe, a good opportunity to socialise and relax after the walk.

For more information and our most up-to-date timetable, please visit Wellbeing Walks West Berkshire on the Ramblers website.
 

Find a walk

To find a walk near you, please view  our latest timetable [3MB]  detailing current walks.

Example routes

Here's some example routes that we follow on our Wellbeing walks (the actual routes may vary on the day):

• Beansheaf Community Centre Walk [1MB]
• Kintbury Walk [1MB]  
• Hermitage Walk [327KB]
• Hosehill Lake [584KB]
• Mortimer [888KB]
• Northcroft Walk Route A [808KB]
• Northcroft Route B [811KB]
• Northcroft Walk Route C [996KB]
• The Discovery Centre Thatcham Walk [768KB]
   

Interested in volunteering as a Walk Leader?

As a volunteer Walk Leader you would be helping people in your community to get active and healthy, providing vital support that they otherwise might not get.

As well as ensuring walks are friendly, safe and well run, Walk Leaders are also our ambassadors for walking, and Wellbeing walks - showing people that walking can make a big difference to their lives. To find out how to become a volunteer walk leader, please contact Carol Smith.
 

Resources for Walk Leaders:

• Wellbeing Walks Incident report Form [106KB]
• Wellbeing Walks Register Template [47KB]
• Wellbeing Walks New Walker Registration Form [41KB]
• Wellbeing Walks Risk Assessment [223KB]