From one walk to your own crew

Something to do this weekend, with people at your level.

You tell us the distance you like, your pace, the days you are free and how far you will travel. We put four to eight people together by level, pace, availability and where they start from, with a mix of first-timers and people who have walked with us before.

Every trip comes with a plan: the route, a meeting point and time, train times or a car-share split, a kit list, a weather check before the day and a cafe or pub stop. A host checks the plan before it goes out.

The same six to eight people, trip after trip.

After each walk you answer two questions: did you enjoy it, and would you walk with this group again? When a group says yes, their next trip is offered to them first.

A group that keeps walking together becomes a crew, with its own name and a shared history of the walks you have done.

A local community: Wayfellow West Midlands.

Several crews in one area make a chapter. The chapter has a monthly social, a shared calendar and walks that mix crews together.

There is always a next plan. An empty chapter calendar is something we treat as a problem to fix, not a quiet month.

Your people, and a role if you want one.

Milestones such as ten trips or your first walk as a host. Regulars who want to can train as hosts and lead walks for newer members. Chapters build their own traditions over time.