Ageing Well - activities for over 50s

Health walks for the 50+

Would you like to join Be-Active, Midlothian's Ageing Well Project, in a range of local walking programmes taking place throughout Midlothian?

The walks are designed for older people of all abilities.

All walks are free of charge.

Each walk is guided around a variety of landmarks and areas of interest in Midlothian by a Community Health Volunteer. Each volunteer has been fully trained through the National Paths for All programme.

Health walks timetable
Walk	Day	Times	Meet at
Gorebridge Walkers	Tuesday	13:00	Arniston Rangers Car Park
Gorebridge Striders	Tuesday	13:00	Arniston Rangers Car Park
Dalkeith Walkers	Tuesday	13:30	St Nicholas Buccleuch Church, Dalkeith
Dalkeith Striders	Tuesday	13:30	St Nicholas Buccleuch Church, Dalkeith
Pathhead Strollers	Tuesday (Fortnightly)	10:00	Callander park Pavilion check walk dates: tvparishchurch@gmail.com
Pathhead Striders (Long walk, can be up to 2 hours)	Wednesday (Fortnightly)	10:00	Pathhead Village Hall check walk dates: tvparishchurch@gmail.com
Mayfield Walk & Talk	Wednesday	11:00	Pavilion Cafe, Mayfield Park
Loanhead Walkers	Thursday	10:00	Loanhead Library
Loanhead Striders	Thursday	10:00	Loanhead Library
Newtongrange Walk & Talk	Thursday	11.00	Newtongrange Library
Woodburn Walk & Talk	Thursday	11:30	Grassy Riggs, Woodburn Road
Penicuik Walkers	Friday	09:45	St Mungo's Church Hall
Roslin Walkers	Friday	10:00	The Original Rosslyn Inn
Mayfield Striders	Friday	11:00	Pavilion Cafe, Mayfield Park
Rosewell Walkers	Friday	13:30	Rosewell Parish Church Hall
Rosewell Striders	Friday	13:30	Rosewell Parish Church Hall
Bonnyrigg Walking Group	Sunday	13:30	The Lasswade Centre

Functional Fitness Checks

Functional Fitness Checks are offered to Ageing Well participants in Midlothian. They are available in various locations throughout the year. Checks include grip strength, blood pressure and 6 other short fitness tests, as well as optical checks and physiotherapy advice.