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YOU FOUND US 👀👋

A 5-mile walk where the best

conversations of the week happen.

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Somewhere around mile three, something shifts.


Phones away. One honest question. A stranger who says exactly the thing you needed to hear.

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Every Saturday. 15+ cities. Free.​​

HOW IT WORKS

Bring a topic

Before you arrive, think of one topic you want to explore. A question. A thought that's been on your mind. An obsession you want to geek out on. This is your ticket to the event.

Circle up & share

We gather in a circle. Your walk host gives a speech to set the tone. Everyone shares: your name, what you're grateful for, and your topic. That's it. 60 seconds.

Strangers connecting through thoughtful conversation during The Board Walks San Francisco social walk.
A group gathering for The Board Walks Austin social walk, a weekly five-mile community walk focused on meaningful conversations.
People participating in The Board Walks San Francisco conversation walk, a weekly five-mile community walk.

Walk, talk & float

We walk 5 miles. You naturally drift into conversation with 2-3 people, pulled by topics that spark your curiosity. When you're ready to move on, just say: "I'm going to float!"

People meeting new friends during The Board Walks Austin walking meetup, a five-mile conversation walk through the city.
A group spreading out along the path during The Board Walks Austin five-mile community walk for meaningful connection.
Participants walking together during a five-mile community conversation walk in Austin hosted by The Board Walks.

Feel more alive

Two hours flies by. You're back where you started — but you feel different. More alive. More energized. More connected to yourself and others. That's why regulars join 20+ times.

Your turn to walk, talk, and float:

It started with eight people and a tweet.
 
It didn't stay that way.

Austin – The Board Walks

20,000+

Attendees since 2022

450+

5-mile walks hosted

20+

Walks attended per regular

(they keep coming back!)

15+

Cities around the world

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(Want to host? Apply here.)

200+

Walks hosted in Austin alone

10,000+

Steps per walk

$0

Spent on advertising

(pure word of mouth)

2,000+

Miles walked together around the world

100%

Organic growth

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Monks & Tech Bros

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Small Town, Big Talk

BY THE NUMBERS

Proof that connection scales — one walk,
one city, one conversation at a time

We're not a walking club.
 
We're a place to belong.

The world lost its gathering places. We're building them back.

Your turn to walk, talk, and float:

But the walk is just the front door.

What starts as 5 miles on a Saturday has a way of becoming the center of people's weeks — then their friendships, then their lives.

 

So we built a whole world around it: a letter that lands every Friday, conversations that go deeper than the trail has time for, and a private room for those who want to go all the way in.


However you found us, there's a door here for you.

Here's the whole world, in one glance.

Underneath it all is one idea:

​The right environment changes who you get to be.

Don't just take our word for it.

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Read theirs:

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STAY IN IT 🌎

The best moments from the trail, in your inbox every Friday.

​20,000+ people. 15+ cities. One global conversation.

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Created with love by Elle Beecher Hogan ðŸ§¡

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