Make friends

Making friends comes easily when you know you have the challenge in common. It’s a constant joy to discover how friendly folk are – from the appreciative, supportive comments they put on your Facebook posts to how happy they are to welcome you along on a walk on their patch or your first meetup. Says Vincent Stephen from Sussex: ‘I’ve always been a lone walker, but now I’ve joined groups and challenges and made walking friends. I get such a feeling of wellbeing being connected to other walkers and hikers now.’