Calling all Gen Z hiking stans: Gorp Girls is an online platform and creative collective specialising in showcasing women championing the outdoors. Founded by Hannah da Silva, the community has a strong focus on the link between fashion and the outdoors (if you’re seeing Gorpcore trending, blame Hannah).

This group is a digital community that meets up IRL in nature. Currently, there aren’t any walks or hikes available to sign up to, but new ones are added all the time so keep your eyes peeled.

Think that hiking is only for white, middle-class countryside dwellers? Think again. Anyone can get into walking, trekking and hiking – as Black Girls Hike proves. Founded by Rhiane Fatinikun, the group brings together Black and mixed-race women from across the country to explore green space. They have various chapters across the UK, so there’s probably a group near you.

Fatinikun has previously shared her top hiking tips with Strong Women. Wondering what to eat on the trails? Wonder no more. Want to know how to get into hiking as a beginner? Read her guide. She’s also explored what clothing to wear and pack for a day on the trails.

Founded by Amira Patel, The Wanderlust Women is a hiking and adventure group for Muslim women. Never been hiking before? The group runs all kinds of courses on navigation to get you ready to walk, scramble and wild swim.

It may have started in the UK, but these women are now taking on mountains around the world – challenging the idea of what Muslim women can do in the outdoors. You can check out what they’re up to and sign up yourself via their Instagram and website.

Boot Women is a LBGTQ+ women’s walking group based in Birmingham and the surrounding areas. The group welcomes well-behaved dogs and often uses their treks as a chance to collect for Women’s Aid.

They meet up on the second Sunday of the month – so if you’re tight on time, this is a great chance to get involved with a community without risking over-commitment. You can find out more about their next walk on their website.

We take our access to nature and the freedom to explore for granted all too often. Many people who end up in the UK never get the opportunity to walk through their local park, let alone hike a mountain. 

Wild Women is a ‘hike to help’ group dedicated to raising awareness of human trafficking and modern slavery in the UK. Founded by Jenny Hopkins, the group works with anti-slavery charity Unseen. Check them out on Facebook.

While Muslim Hikers isn’t exclusively for women, the group is incredibly welcoming and inclusive. Set up to inspire more Muslims to get outdoors and enjoy all the benefits time in nature has to offer, the group hosts regular paid-for hikes which you can sign up to online.

Do you wish you could go walking with a group of women but fear you live too far away from any group? Not sure where to begin? Glamoraks is a global community of women who walk and their collaborative platform is a place for women to find other women to walk, hike and adventure with. 

Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned hiker, this community caters to all. You simply request to join, set up a profile, answer two simple questions and then wait to be approved. Once yo’re in, you can join chats and see what’s going on near you.