• Data from Strava and AllTrails found that hiking clubs became more popular in 2025. • Hiking clubs grew in 2025, and National Parks attendance broke a record in 2024. • Hiking and walking groups can feel more low-key and accessible than run clubs.

The run clubs that took off in the past few years were outpaced by hiking.

That's according to new data from Strava, a fitness tracking app, and AllTrails, a hiking navigation app.

Strava's end-of-year report, analyzing data from over 30,000 users, found that hiking clubs grew sixfold in 2025 — nearly double the pace of run clubs. In 2025, AllTrails saw a 20% increase in users (i.e., people who created an account on the app) to 90 million.

Online, you can find hiking clubs for seemingly every preference, whether you're a creative in LA

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