University of Manchester Hiking Club

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Welcome to UMHC

One of the most active societies in the university, running hiking trips every weekend. A great way to keep fit, meet interesting people and visit beautiful parts of the country. There is also a huge variety of social events and hikes and socials nearly always finish up in the pub!

To find out more, check out the Crucial Guide. We look forward to seeing you on the hills!

If you're new to the the club, start with the Crucial Guide, which has all the information to get you familiar with what we do and how the club is run.

For a glimpse of what the club offers, take a look at the video below, created by one of our members, Tim Dobson. (Make sure to view full screen!)

We run a day trip or weekend trip every weekend during term time - get full details on the hikes page.

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Helvellyn

Lake District
25th September
Coach hike
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Langdale

Lake District
2nd October
Coach hike

We organise a wide range of socials and there's normally something every week - details on the socials page!

Also on the site:

  • Gallery See and share pictures of hiking trips and socials
  • Wiki Our wiki already contains lots of information about routes, kit and more... what can you add?
  • Challenges UMHC has a long tradition of running challenges, like the Yorkshire Three Peaks and Welsh 3000's.
  • Info Find out about how the club operates
  • Merchandise Details about available club merchandise, including hoodies and hats.

University of Manchester Hiking Club. Site maintained by Ryan Miller.

Developed by Nic Garner, based on work by Chris Banks and other committee members.

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