Bushwalking and Hiking Clubs and Directories around the World
New Zealand
The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand lists over 100 tramping, mountaineering, skiing and mountainbiking clubs in New Zealand.
Great Britain
The Backpackers Club organizes overnight trips in the United Kingdom and abroad.
The Ramblers Association website provides a varitey of information. They offers a variety of walks most of which do not require carrying a full pack.
The Long Distance Walkers Association offers a variety of long distance walks.
Germany
Try the Deutscher Volkssportverband e.V. >
Europe
The European Ramblers Association is a federation of 26 national organisations. Their website is a good source of information on walking in Europe and gives contact details for their member organisations.
USA
The American Hiking Society lists hiking clubs throughout the USA.
Canada
You can find a list of Canadian hiking clubs on this Canadian Trail site.
Worldwide
Peak to Peak Trail and Wilderness Links
This site contains links to information about hundreds of trails, clubs and hiking tour operators around the world. It's the most comprehensive such site we've found.Web Directories for Hiking
The directories below give links to all sorts of hiking sites from around the world.
Google Hiking Directory directory.google.com/Top/Recreation/Outdoors/Hiking
Open Directory Hiking www.dmoz.org/Recreation/Outdoors/Hiking
Yahoo Hiking Directory dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Outdoors/Hiking