Active travel: get involved, get informed and get started!

We want to help you get started on your active travel journey by making active travel in Angus as easy as possible.

We've put together some tips and links to help make walking, wheeling and cycling part of your routine.

Let us know if there is anything we can do to make active travel easier for you, or share your suggestions and ideas, below.

Make active travel part of your routine

Active travel doesn’t have to be all or nothing — small, consistent changes can make a big difference. Here’s how to build it into your everyday life:

Daily habits

• Commute actively: walk, cycle, or use a mobility aid for part or all of your journey to work or school.
• Park and stride: if driving is necessary, park further away and walk the rest.
• Short trips, active choices: walk or cycle to local shops and amenities instead of driving.
• Mix with public transport: use buses or trains alongside walking to make longer journeys more active.

Weekly routines

• Choose one day a week for active commuting — like a “walk to work” day.
• Join or start walking or cycling groups with friends or colleagues.

Join a local walking or cycling group

Healthy Steps Angus

Regular, short, free, low level walks led by trained staff or volunteers. Suitable for those who are currently inactive, living with long term conditions or in recovery from illness, injury or at risk of isolation.

Angus Cycling Club

Social cycling club based in Forfar with regular leisurely club runs.

Ladies Leisurely Cyclist on Facebook

Social group aiming to encourage more ladies to enjoy cycling locally in Angus. All abilities and ages welcome.

Angus Bike Chain CC on Facebook

Local rides and related information.

Montvelo Cycling Club

Offer a variety of rides to cater for all abilities.

Health Walks in Nature: Sustainable Kirriemuir

Weekly walks led by trained Health Walk staff or volunteers. The pace is slow and distance is short, with lots of time for nature spotting along the way. The pre-planned routes are usually a maximum of 3km.

Cycling Without Age Scotland (CWAS)

With pioneering green-energy Trishaws, which it introduced into the country, CWAS provides free-of-charge rides. It does this for anyone of any age dealing with mobility challenges or living in loneliness or isolation, and especially the elderly.