Upcoming Trips

Currently there are no guaranteed trips due to coronavirus guidelines. We promise to have trips whenever we can, so please keep an eye on the Facebook group for any trips, events or even local walking routes you can do by yourself or with your household!

Upcoming Socials

Normally, we have a pub meet at Ye Old Elm Tree on Crossgate after every Saturday Walk, however that is unlikely to be the case in current times.

Details of other upcoming socials can be found on the Calendar page.

Recent Photos

See our weekly photo diary on the Photos page, for our favourite picture from each walk. For even more photos please see our Facebook group.

An amazing set of colours and reflections on my last sunset walk before going home – be glad you can’t see the mud!

Our Social Media

Welcome to DUHWS

The Durham University Hill Walking Society is one of the largest and most active societies at Durham. We pride ourselves on having something to offer everyone, whether new to hill walking or an experienced mountaineer!

If you're interested in finding out more or if you know this is the society for you, then you can discover what you'll need and how to sign up to our trips here.

If you share our love for the great outdoors and the British fells, we're the right society for you! We're a great way to escape the Durham bubble, and offer opportunities for fell walking, running, mountaineering, and scrambling, alongside a number of training courses and potential qualifications.

Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, DUHWS is running differently to normal. Whilst we are doing everything we can to get out as much as possible (within the Government and University guidelines), however news, policies and guidelines are all changing very quickly. As a result, the best place to stay up-to-date with our plans is through the society Facebook group. This is where all updates to weekend walks, socials, qualification opportunities etc. will be posted.

In 2019/20

We've been walking on 30 different days
With 142 different routes
We had 340 members
We’ve walked more than 16,500km (roughly the distance from London to Melbourne, Australia)
And climbed over 915,000 meters (more than twice the height of the orbit of the ISS)

The running of the society

Exec - The people who keep the society running
Leaders - The people who keep our members safe on the hills
Residential trips - Find out about our residential trips which happen once per term
Constitution and Policies - The current society constitution including details of exec positions and the society safety guidelines, the aims of the society and other legal information.
Opportunities - Qualifications and training available through DUHWS
Other Societies - Other societies at Durham that we've worked with and that may interest you
DUHWS Likes - Some of the companies, hostels and websites we particularly like

Mascot

Dollywaggon, or Dolly for short, the Lesser Spotted Mountain Dolphin is the official DUHWS mascot! She joins us on our many of our trips to go wild swimming in the mountains.