Inwood Hill Park After Dark Hike

The only club we list in Manhattan is free to attend — there is nothing to pay.

Most walks are drop-in, but a few venues — parks, museums, some health programmes — ask you to register so they know who's coming. Check the booking link on the walk card.

Most walks run three to five miles over 60 to 90 minutes at a conversational pace, and many groups split into faster and slower packs after the first mile. Where the organiser publishes a route length, the listing shows it.

Wear shoes you've already broken in and bring water. For longer trail walks the organiser's page lists anything else to carry — layers are useful because most groups walk rain or shine.

Almost all of them. Leaders usually introduce newcomers to the group, and pace-specific walks say so in the listing — you won't be left behind on a general club walk.