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A day to show the world that rivers are amazing!

Walking is a simple but powerful action. Walking along rivers is magic. In the first edition of WalkingRivers in 2024, over 2000 people walked along 93 rivers throughout the 5 continents, taking over 24 million steps. River basin authorities, local authorities, universities, NGOs, hiking clubs, companies, groups of friends, families, individuals around the world registered a route along their local river and walked it on May 11th 2024. Together, we showed the world that, no matter where we are and who we are, rivers unite us and are worth being protected.

On May 11th, 2024 we took 24,000,000 steps for our rivers

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Discover the WalkingRivers 2024 on the world map

What is WalkingRivers about?

WalkingRivers is a worldwide call to walk our local river for at least 5-7km (10,000 steps) dressed in blue, to show that rivers are awesome and that they are fundamental for the health of the entire planet. Small creeks or large rivers, pristine or deteriorated, urban or rural…any river has a great potential and is worth to be walked to discover its wonders. There is a route registration period where any person or organisation can register a walk along a river. We will guide you in the realisation of your local event with workshops, tips and guidelines. Finally, on the same day, simultaneous routes will take place along the rivers of the world.

See you #WalkingRivers!

Why WalkingRivers?

Local rivers, no matter where and how they are, have a great potential for the local community.

Walking along a river
is a powerful way of
discovering it and
learning to value it.

NGOs, public authorities, companies,
citizens, friends, and individuals can
register a route along their river and
invite others to join.

By walking together on
the same day wearing
blue, we show that
rivers are awesome and
worth being protected.

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Local rivers, no matter where and how they are, have a great potential for the local community.

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Anyone – NGOs, public authorities, companies, citizen collectives, group of friends, individual river lovers – can register a route along their river and invite others to join.

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Walking along a river is a powerful way of discovering it and learning to value it.

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By walking together on the same day wearing blue, we show that rivers are awesome and worth being protected.
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Find out about the routes in 2024

Iberian Peninsula (Spain & Portugal)

WalkingRivers in the media

Testimonials