City of Columbus

Walking in Your Neighborhood

Walking is a great way to improve your health and well-being.  Check out the following resources to learn how you can have fun walking in Columbus.

Self-Guided Walking Maps

• Columbus Art Walks
  Columbus Art Walks are self-guided walking maps that highlight art, architecture, and historical sites in thirteen neighborhoods around Columbus.  
• Columbus Green Walks
  Interested in learning about natural sites and environmental sustainability?  The first Columbus Green Walks tour features Clintonville's Whetstone Park.
• Columbus Neighborhood Walking Maps
  No need to leave your neighborhood to get your steps in!  Check out our list of over fifty safe walking paths in neighborhoods across the city.
• Get Active Columbus
  Visit this page to learn more about how you can live an active lifestyle in Columbus.

Walking Clubs and Events

• Walk with a Doc
  Multiple locations
  Saturdays 8:30am-9:30am, April through November
• Columbus Landmarks Foundation and Columbus Art Walks and Landmark Talks
  Multiple locations
  Visit Columbus Landmarks website for more details
• Driving Park Walking Club
  Driving Park Community Center
  Saturdays 8:00am-9:30am, year-round
• German Village Walking Club
  Schiller Park
  Saturdays, 8:00am-9:30am, year-round
• "WOW" (Walkers of Westgate) 
  Westgate Community Center
  Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:00am-11:00am, spring, summer, and fall
• Glenwood Walking Club
  Glenwood Community Center
  Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00am-9:30am, year-round
• Buckeye Striders Walking and Racewalking Club
  Multiple locations 
  Saturdays 8:00am-9:00am, year-round
  

Want to start your own walking group?  Advertise at local libraries, grocery stores, and health fairs to add more walkers. You can even set goals and track your progress as a group. If you have a local neighborhood with a Block Watch, you can join and help build membership. Walking with such groups provides eyes on the street and helps make neighborhoods safer to walk for others.

For more information about joining or starting a walking club, contact Phil Hanson at [email protected].