Outdoor Access – Healthy Walks in Dundee

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Walking is a great way to stay fit and healthy. Dundee’s Healthy Walks will help you get into shape, but they’re also an excellent way to get out and about in your local area, meet new people and it’s free!

The escorted walks take about 30 minutes to an hour and are designed so that people of all ages and abilities can take part. You don’t need to be super fit or have specialist equipment. All you need is some comfortable clothing and shoes and maybe a raincoat! It’s a good idea to take along a bottle of water as well. To take part in one of the escorted walks, contact the relevant person below or turn up to the meeting place.

Walks currently available

The Health Walks groups in Dundee are proving to be popular and the number of groups and areas covered continues to grow. There are now groups in Hilltown, Kirkton, Ardler, Douglas, Whitfield, Charleston and Baxter Park. The majority of these walks are led by staff and volunteers from the Dundee Healthy Living Initiative. A list of times, meeting places and contacts for the walks is available for download (29KB PDF). It is recommended that you contact the walk organiser to makes sure that the meeting times and places have not changed.

The Countryside Ranger Service provides escorted walks throughout the year. Have a look at their events programme to see what’s on.

The Urban Ranger Service at Baxter park will provide led walks/talks around the park by arrangement. This can be done as part of their ‘walk the world’ scheme. For more information, or to arrange a walk, please contact the Baxter Park Rangers on 01382 459327.

Dundee City Disability Sport also organise a walking group. If you would like more details on these walks, please contact the Disability Sports Activities Officer on 01382 432341.

Health Walks Cards

Packs of Health Walks Cards are available to download below as Acrobat PDFs. The cards feature walks from all across Dundee and have maps and written directions, along with some points of interest to look out for along the way. The walks are generally between 15 minutes and 1 hour long, with a few longer and shorter ones.

Block	Coverage
Block One (1.36MB)	Covers Arbroath Road, Ardler Circuit, Ardler Ponds, Ardler Templeton, Balgay Park Viewpoint, Balgillo, Balmossie and Balunie West.
Block Two (1.09MB)	Covers Base of Law Walk, Baxter Park, Bridgefoot, Broughty Ferry Waterfront, City Centre to Dudhope Park, Closes Walk, Dawson Park and Dighty Trail.
Block Three(911KB)	Covers Docks Walk, Douglas Circuit, Explorer Road, Grassy Beach Walk, Haldane View, Hawkhill Hike, Invergowrie Loop and Laburnum Walk.
Block Four (877KB)	Covers Law Crescent, Lochee Walk, Magdalen Green, Ninewells Lynch, Observatory Walk, Park Place, Ralston Road and Stirling Avenue.
Block Five (990KB)	Covers Swannie Ponds, Thanks to Provost Orchar, The Howff, The Miley, The Old Railway Stroll, The Sandy Beach, Western Cemetery and Women’s Achievement Trail.
Kirkton (1MB)	Covers a range of healthy walks in the Kirkton area.

Urban Walking Week

This year an Urban Walking Week will take place between the 15^th – 20^th September. There is plenty to join in with, explore hidden cemeteries, discover Dundee's historical events and learn about the nature in our parks. You could even try out a local walking group near you which specialise in short walks to help you get started - great if you've never done any walking before, but want to give it a go.

The walks will generally be less than 1 hour long and most are free!

The programme is available to download as a (126KB PDF) or by calling 01382 433748

To find out more about the benefits of walking and healthy living, go to these websites:

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