Central London Outdoor Group (CLOG)

Walking and cycling club for Londoners since 1937

🥾 Across London Four to eight events every week Social Day trips Long-distance Beginner-friendly

Founded in 1937, CLOG is a friendly, non-profit group for Londoners who love walking and cycling, with around 300 members and four to eight events every week. Adults of any age over 18 are welcome; most members are currently over 40.

All-day weekend walks start from tube or train stations and range from hilly hikes in the Chilterns, North Downs or South Downs to gentler woodland, riverside and coastal walks of 8 to 15 miles. Shorter evening strolls of up to five miles explore Hampstead Heath, Richmond Park and the city's green spaces in spring and summer - a great place to start if you haven't walked much before.

There's a busy social programme and trips away, and you can try three events before joining for just £10.

Across London
Four to eight events every week

From the blog

Real stories of people who found their people in London.

Liam Carver · 17 June 2026 Burnout took me apart. A beginner running club is how I put myself back together. I pushed myself until I broke, then sat at home ashamed and flat. Learning to run slowly, with no one keeping score, taught me that showing up gently beats winning. Arjun Mehta · 13 June 2026 I optimised my whole life in London. Except the part that actually mattered. I moved here for a brilliant engineering job and built a life so efficient I barely had to speak to anyone. It worked perfectly, right up until it didn't. A running club fixed what I couldn't. Bridget Lawson · 18 June 2026 I look after my mum full time. A Saturday walk is the one hour that's mine. Caring for someone you love can quietly erase you. This is about the morning I started walking with a group of strangers, and how one hour a week gave me back to myself.