We walk alongside
at the pace of the person
next to us.
Hike2Heal Recovery CIC is a Birmingham-based charity using nature, movement, and community to support people in recovery from addiction, mental-health challenges, and trauma.
It started on a single muddy footpath.
In 2019, Mira sent an open invitation to anyone in recovery who wanted to walk somewhere quiet for an hour. Five people turned up. Three turned up again the following week. By the spring, twenty people were walking on a Saturday morning outside Birmingham.
The thing that surprised us was how much easier it was to talk shoulder-to-shoulder than face-to-face. Walking gives a sentence somewhere to go. You don't have to look at anyone. You just keep moving forward.
Today we're a community of over a thousand walkers — guided hikes across the Midlands, Wales, and beyond. Same idea, more trails. The pace is still the pace of the person next to you.
Four ideas that keep us walking forward.
Hike-leads, trustees, and walkers who showed up enough to lead.
Mountain Leader. Started Hike2Heal on a single muddy footpath outside Birmingham in 2019.
Came to his first hike sober and stayed. Leads beginner-friendly walks and our peer-support sessions.
Clinical psychologist specialising in addiction recovery. Anchor of our safeguarding practice.
Chartered accountant. Keeps the books boring so the hikes can stay interesting.
Come for a walk. That's how it starts.
No experience needed. No judgement. Just good people, fresh air, and the kind of quiet that helps you think.