South Herts Hikers

Also known as South Herts Footpath Society

Hike - To walk a long way* usually for pleasure, especially in the country.

*Our hikes are typically 8 - 10 miles (12.8 - 16 km), sometimes shorter or longer.

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What we do

+Including EN4, EN5 (in the former Postal County of Hertfordshire).

Events

Find all our events on the South Herts Hikers Meetup Group and sign up for events on-line.

We also have a Maps Page with hiking routes that you can follow independently.

Membership

You can join our group by clicking 'Join Us' on the Meetup Group or by signing up for one of our Mailing Lists. You then become an associate member and you can sign up for events that we post on this web site or on Facebook, etc. If you sign up for one of our events, that reserves a space for you but you don't need to pay anything when you sign up and you don't lose any money of you cancel. We have a small annual membership subscription and we also invite a donation for each event. This is to cover the running costs of this Group including advertising and publicity costs, web site costs, affiliations and other costs. This applies to everyone including guests who attends an event but you can pay at your first event.

Annual membership subscription

We have an nominal annual membership subscription of £1 if you join from 1st Jan - 30th June, 50p if you join from 1st July - 30th November and free if you join in December. You need to be an annual member to attend our events but you can join at the start of your first event. Annual members can also join our group email list and receive details of our walks programme. Annual membership is valid for both sections of our group, South Herts Hikers and South Herts Footpath Society.

Event donation

We also invite a donation of £3 per event so that would be £4.00 for your first hike after 1st Jan 2026 or £3.50 after 1st July 2026. For the second and subsequent hikes, we invite a donation of £3.00 per event but if you attend 10 or more events then we don't invite any more donations in the current calendar year. You can pay using cash (preferred) or Paypal, Details are given in event details or you can scan a QR code at the start of an event.

The membership subscription and donations do not cover any cost of travel, meals, accommodation, etc.

Please note our conventions and guidelines. To summarise: • The walk leader sets the pace suitable for the slowest member. We stop from time to time to regroup. You may need extra clothing to put on for stops in colder weather. • We have members of different ages and genders and we like everyone to relate to each other on an equal basis. • We welcome members from different nationalities and cultures and we don't quiz anyone about their background or country of origin, they can tell us if they like but this is optional. • We avoid heated debates or any discussions about controversial or unpleasant subjects. For our policy on dogs on our hikes, please see our FAQ page, FAQ

We may also organise weekends away, where you can sign up and reserve a place provisionally without payment but you need to pay for accommodation before your place is confirmed. For weekends away, there is normally a charge if you cancel.

Please see the Membership page for further details.

What do I need?

We have some guides on what to take for day hikes and weekends away. Please see our Hiking Info page for further details.

Event Photos

Each Meetup event has its own photo album on Meetup. If you attend an event, you can upload and share your photos on-line. Here is a link to photo albums for past events.

Affiliations

Please see links on our Affiliations Page.

Hiking routes

We publish information about selected hiking routes on our Hiking Routes page.

Any other questions?

Please see our FAQ page or Contact Us.

Page last updated 30th June 2026