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Walking and Mountaineering Clubs in Scotland

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Explore 50 walking and mountaineering clubs across Scotland. From Munro baggers to coastal walkers, social groups to serious scramblers, find the group that walks the way you do.

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Aberdeen and Shire Hillwalking Club

North East
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Aberdeen club arranging hillwalking days, hostel weekends and social events. Winter outings often use lower hills or coastal routes, while summer trips reach higher mountains. Day-walk groups normally follow the same advertised route.

Aberdeen Hillwalking Club

North East
HillwalkingCoastal

Aberdeen club offering coach outings with options from lower-level countryside and coastal walks to mountain routes. Sunday trips run fortnightly from March to early November, followed by monthly winter outings.

All Year Ramblers

Lothians
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Independent Edinburgh walking club offering graded walks through the year, using public transport and some private coaches. Its current programme includes midweek and weekend outings, with occasional residential trips.

Ancrum Mountaineering Club

Dundee & Angus
HillwalkingMountaineering

Small Dundee hillwalking club with day outings and weekends in Scottish mountain areas. Guests can try a meet before joining. Participants plan suitable routes and remain responsible for their equipment and skills; walks are not guided.

Ayr and District Rambling Club

Ayrshire
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Ayr-based club with a range of walks, from shorter low-level outings to more demanding hill and mountain days. Experienced walk leaders organise the routes. Consult the programme for dates and the grade of each walk.

Badenoch and Strathspey Ramblers

Highlands
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Group exploring the Spey Valley, Cairngorms and surrounding countryside, from woodland and riverside routes to longer hill days. Walks normally take place every other weekend, usually on Saturdays.

Biggar Ramblers

Central Belt
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Clydesdale walking group based in Biggar, exploring nearby hills and countryside as well as routes further afield. Experienced volunteers lead walks of different grades and lengths. Contact the walk leader before a first outing.

Blairgowrie and District Hillwalking Club

Perthshire
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Blairgowrie-based club exploring hills and countryside on outings roughly every three weeks. Its programme also includes weekends away and social events. Check each event for route and participation details.

Cairngorm Club

North East
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

Aberdeen-based club for hillwalking, mountaineering and climbing. Activities include hill days, midweek outings, climbing sessions and monthly trips to huts around Scotland. Despite its name, the club is based in Aberdeen rather than Aviemore.

Carn Dearg Mountaineering Club

Dundee & Angus
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

Dundee and Angus club with monthly meets in Scottish mountain areas. Hillwalking is its main current activity, alongside climbing and other mountaineering interests. Members and guests choose suitable routes from each meet's base.

Cioch Hillwalking Club

Fife
HillwalkingMountaineering

Dunfermline-based hillwalking club arranging monthly weekends in Scottish mountain areas, usually staying in huts or hostels. Additional special meets sometimes explore other parts of the UK. Check the programme and contact the club before attending.

Clyde Mountaineering Club

Central Belt
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

Glasgow club for hiking and mountaineering across Scotland. Its programme combines mountain trips with weekly city climbing, bouldering and running, plus monthly pub socials. Check event details for the experience required.

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Ramblers

Central Belt
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Group with Tuesday walks, alternate Wednesday and Saturday outings, and Sunday coach trips with lower- and higher-level options. Routes cover Central Scotland, Perthshire and the Borders, alongside social events and weekends away.

Cunninghame Ramblers

Ayrshire
HillwalkingCoastalSocial Walking

North Ayrshire group offering led walks along the coast, through countryside and into the hills. Walks range from leisurely routes to strenuous days, mainly at weekends with some evening outings. Grades and booking details are published online.

Dumfries and District Ramblers

South West
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Dumfries group offering both easier countryside outings and more strenuous hill walks. Its programme combines full-day and half-day weekend walks, a monthly Wednesday outing and shorter evening walks in early summer.

East Lothian Ramblers and Hillwalkers

Lothians
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Walking group drawing many members from Haddington and North Berwick. Experienced volunteers lead graded walks every week throughout the year, covering local countryside and more demanding hill routes.

Edinburgh Mountaineering Club

Lothians
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

Edinburgh club for experienced outdoor enthusiasts aged 18 and over. Its activities centre on weekends away, midweek climbing and monthly pub meetings, with members also pursuing other mountain sports.

Edinburgh Ramblers

Lothians
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Edinburgh group offering led walks during the week and at weekends, from shorter outings to hill walks. Monthly Sunday coach trips reach destinations further from the city. Choose a route suited to your experience and fitness.

Fife Out and About Walking Group

Fife
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Fife-based walking group with a varied programme of countryside and hill outings in Fife and further afield. Walk dates and joining instructions are published in its calendar; contact the named organiser before attending.

Fife Walking Club

Fife
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Walking club exploring Fife, with outings into Perthshire, Angus and the Lothians. It offers walks of different lengths and occasional breaks further afield. Members arrange their own transport, with car sharing encouraged.

Forth Valley Mountaineering Club

Central Belt
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

Informal Forth Valley club whose members enjoy hillwalking and mountaineering, alongside climbing, biking and ski touring. It organises day walks and weekends away, with dates and accommodation details published on its website.

Forth Valley Ramblers

Central Belt
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Group serving Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire, with walks across Central Scotland and beyond. The programme includes different grades and occasional coach outings with a choice of routes.

Glasgow Glenmore Club

Central Belt
HillwalkingMountaineering

Glasgow outdoor club arranging day outings and weekends away in Scotland's hills. Members share mountain trips and social activities, with venues and dates published in the club programme.

Glasgow HF Outdoor Club

Central Belt
HillwalkingMunro BaggingSocial Walking

Glasgow outdoor club with a year-round programme ranging from lower-level walks to demanding mountain days, plus weekends and longer trips. Current events and bookings are managed through its linked Meetup group.

Glasgow Ramblers

Central Belt
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Glasgow walking group with volunteer-led routes in the city and surrounding countryside. Most outings take place at weekends, with some midweek walks. Check each walk's grade and booking details before joining.

Glasgow Young Walkers

Central Belt
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Glasgow-based Ramblers group for younger walkers, with outings into the countryside and hills. Its published programme gives the distance, difficulty and joining arrangements for each walk.

Glenrothes Hillwalkers Club

Fife
HillwalkingMountaineering

Glenrothes club with monthly walks at different levels, organised transport and weekends in hostels or bunkhouses around Scotland. Indoor meetings and training opportunities complement the outdoor programme.

Grampian Club

Dundee & Angus
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

Dundee mountaineering and hillwalking club with coach day meets, weekends away and climbing activities. Day meets normally run monthly except July and August, with experienced members coordinating walking groups.

Helensburgh and West Dunbartonshire Ramblers

Argyll & West Dunbartonshire
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Local Ramblers group based around Helensburgh and West Dunbartonshire, exploring countryside and hill routes together. Its website publishes upcoming walks, grades and practical joining information, plus reports from recent outings.

Highland Hillwalking Club

Highlands
HillwalkingMunro Bagging

Inverness-based club meeting every other weekend for day trips and weekends away across the Highlands. Routes include Munros, Corbetts and Grahams. Prospective members should already have some hillwalking experience.

Highways Hillwalking Club

Lothians
HillwalkingMountaineering

Edinburgh club arranging hillwalking trips by coach and weekends away. Members choose routes suited to their interests and experience, from shorter walks to multiple summits. Its programme also links with Ptarmigan outings.

Inverness Mountaineering Club

Highlands
HillwalkingMountaineering

Inverness mountaineering club normally organising two day meets and one weekend meet each month. Trips use Scottish mountain areas and occasionally go further afield. Members plan suitable routes together; check the club's experience requirements before joining.

Inverness Ramblers

Highlands
HillwalkingCoastalSocial Walking

Inverness group exploring the Highlands and Moray, balancing mountain routes with coastal, forest and other less strenuous walks. A walk is normally arranged each weekend, alternating Saturdays and Sundays.

Jacobites Mountaineering Club

Lothians
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

Edinburgh mountaineering club organising weekend meets around Scotland, with occasional trips further afield. Members arrange their own walking and climbing objectives on meets; the club also has summer evening activities and weekly socials.

Kilmarnock and Loudoun Ramblers

Ayrshire
HillwalkingSocial Walking

East Ayrshire walking group with routes ranging from short leisurely outings to strenuous mountain days. Walks explore Ayrshire, Galloway, the Lowthers and the southern Highlands, with Saturday and Sunday dates alternating.

Ladies Scottish Climbing Club

Scotland-wide
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

Women's climbing and mountaineering club with members across Scotland and beyond. Meets offer walking and climbing from huts around Scotland and elsewhere in the UK, alongside regional activities. Prospective members can contact the membership secretary.

Lochaber and Lorn Ramblers

Highlands
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Walking group covering Lochaber and Lorn, with routes ranging from easier outings to more demanding walks. It schedules a Thursday walk and a weekend walk each week, alternating Saturdays and Sundays.

Lomond Mountaineering Club

Central Belt
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

Glasgow mountaineering club whose main activities are hillwalking and rock or winter climbing. It organises meets in Scotland and trips further afield. Contact the club about suitable first meets and the experience needed.

Moray Mountaineering Club

Moray
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

Moray club bringing together hillwalkers and climbers for day outings and weekends in Scottish mountain areas. The programme combines car-share day meets, hut or hostel weekends and occasional trips further afield.

Ochils Mountaineering Club

Central Belt
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

Stirling club for hillwalking, climbing and mountaineering, with day trips, weekends, presentations and social events. Prospective members can join suitable meets; contact the club for current dates and joining arrangements.

Paisley Hillwalking Club

Central Belt
HillwalkingMunro Bagging

Paisley club visiting hills across Scotland on Sunday trips, with additional weekends away. Most suggested routes involve Munros or Corbetts. Members work towards self-sufficiency; these are shared club outings rather than formally led walks.

Perth Mountaineering Club

Perthshire
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

Perth club offering monthly hut or hostel weekends, regular day trips and weekly climbing. Members pursue hillwalking, scrambling and climbing in Scotland, with additional informal trips arranged between scheduled meets.

Ptarmigan Hillwalking and Mountaineering Club

Lothians
HillwalkingMountaineering

Edinburgh club running a monthly Sunday bus to hillwalking venues, mainly in the Highlands. Members choose routes in small groups. Some hillwalking experience is expected; the club does not provide led walks or formal tuition.

Scottish Borders Hill Walking Club

Borders
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Club drawing walkers from towns across the central Borders. It normally walks every other Sunday, exploring Border hill ranges and routes further afield. Published dates occasionally vary; check the current schedule.

Scottish Mountaineering Club

Scotland-wide
ClimbingMountaineeringHillwalking

Long-established Scottish climbing and mountaineering club with hut meets, trips, training events and regional talks. Membership has mountaineering experience requirements; prospective members should read the club's joining guidance.

St Andrews and North East Fife Ramblers

Fife
HillwalkingSocial Walking

North East Fife group offering longer weekend walks and shorter midweek outings, both locally and within driving distance. Volunteer members lead and check routes in advance. Contact the leader for joining and car-share details.

Stonehaven Mountaineering and Hillwalking Club

North East
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

North East Scotland club arranging weekends in mountain areas, occasional Sunday day walks and winter indoor talks. Members choose routes and pace to suit their experience. Prospective members can contact the club to try an outing.

Strathkelvin Ramblers

Central Belt
HillwalkingSocial Walking

East Dunbartonshire group with Saturday high-level walks, including Munros, and shorter local walks on Thursday mornings. Additional low-level Saturday options depend on interest. Routes range from easy outings to strenuous hill days.

Strathtay Ramblers

Perthshire
HillwalkingSocial Walking

Small walking group exploring Strathtay and surrounding areas. Its year-round fortnightly programme includes countryside and hill walks, with distance and difficulty published for each outing.

University of Stirling Mountaineering Club

Central Belt
HillwalkingClimbingMountaineering

University of Stirling club with weekly hikes around Scotland, weekly indoor or outdoor climbing and longer trips during the year. Its official page explains membership and equipment requirements and links to its current Instagram account.

Independent directory, checked September 2026. Clubs set their own membership, experience and equipment requirements. Schedules can change: confirm details with the club before attending. Inclusion does not imply a partnership or endorsement.

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