“On paper, I had everything I needed to be happy. It wasn't until I joined Jove that I realised something was missing, adventure.”
Chris, Jove Club
2026-27 Calendar · Anyone can book
Trips
From weekend skills courses to week-long expeditions. Small groups, expert guides, real places. You don't have to live in London, or anywhere near it, to come on a trip.
New to the outdoors, or not sure where to start?
Live in London?
Start with a free trail run or a local session, no application, nothing to lose. Meet people before you commit to anything.
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The Jove Weekender is our most popular first trip, a proper introduction with all the reassurance built in. Next date: Apr 23-25, 2027.
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Academy
Navigation, route-finding, terrain movement. The skills that unlock everything else. Where most people start.
02
Advanced Skills
Winter mountaineering, scrambling, remote running. Advanced in name, still accessible in practice.
03
Challenge
Fitness and skills pushed hard. Monstrous routes for people who want to test themselves.
04
Expedition
Big multi-day trips into remote terrain. You don’t have to work up to these with us first.
05
Social
Climbing weekends, alpine socials, trips abroad. Adventure without the pressure, at any stage. A few more in the pipeline.
JOVE ORIGINALNOV 5-8 · LAKE DISTRICT
Challenge
Lake District Skyline Traverse
Guaranteed to run
Three days, three nights. The main challenge day: ~30km and 2,000m of elevation in a traverse from Grasmere to Coniston.
40 MILE CHALLENGEMAY 7-9 · NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS
Challenge
The Lyke Wake Challenge
Forty miles due east across the North Yorkshire Moors, an ancient Viking corpse road, walked since before the Domesday Book. Osmotherley to the North Sea. Guided, van-supported. Complete it in 24 hours and you join the Lyke Wake Club.
Early bird £320, until 8 January 2027
£150 deposit (non-refundable) · cancel 60+ days out
Spread the cost, no fees
SUMMER 2027JUL 2-4 · Snowdonia
Challenge
Welsh 3000s 2027
All 15 Welsh peaks above 3,000ft in one continuous push. ~45km, ~3,800m. Grade 1 scrambling on Crib Goch. We run this once a year.
Early bird £355, until 28 February 2027
£150 deposit (non-refundable) · cancel 60+ days out
Spread the cost, no fees
NO ROADS IN OR OUTAUG 26-30 · KNOYDART · SCOTLAND
Challenge
The Knoydart Challenge
Five days crossing Knoydart, the roadless peninsula on Scotland's west coast. Three nights wild camping, a chain of remote Munros and Corbetts, and a pint at The Old Forge, the most remote pub in mainland Britain. First time we've run this exact route.
Early bird £620, until 26 May 2027
£250 deposit (non-refundable) · cancel 60+ days out
Spread the cost, no fees
JOVE ORIGINALNOV 4-7 · LAKE DISTRICT
Challenge
Lake District Skyline Traverse
Three days, three nights. The main challenge day: ~30km and 2,000m of elevation in a traverse from Grasmere to Coniston.
Early bird £324, until 26 August 2027
£150 deposit (non-refundable) · cancel 60+ days out
Spread the cost, no fees
London & nearby
Sessions & socials
The regular local stuff. Trail runs, climbing nights and the odd pub meet. Turn up, pay as you go, no application.
More spaces added19 SEP · HAMPSTEAD HEATH
Trail run · Social
Hampstead Heath Trail Run
A free trail run up to Parliament Hill for the best skyline view in London, on to Kenwood House and the ponds (7-10km, paced to the group). Finishing with pints at The Spaniards Inn.
BEGINNER-FRIENDLY11 OCT · RICHMOND PARK
Trail run · Social
Richmond Trail Run
A trail run through the Isabella Plantation and past the deer (7-10km, paced to the group), during rutting season. Finishing at The Roebuck on Richmond Hill.
FREE EVENT14 NOV · BOX HILL · SURREY
Trail run · Social
Box Hill Trail Run
A train-accessible trail run through the Surrey Hills (7-10km, paced to the group). Finishing with a pub lunch at The Stepping Stones.
More trail runs, climbing nights and socials are in the pipeline, they go up on What's on as they're booked. They run in and around London. The trips above are open to everyone, wherever you live.