Ramble Ideas
Connecting and empowering women in midlife and beyond, one Ramble at a time.
What is a Ramble?
At Sole Sister Ramblers, Rambling is a mindset, an invitation to play, and a form of exercise rolled into one. It means moving our bodies in ways that bring us joy—whether that’s a walk or another activity.
Rambling teaches us that we don’t have to be athletes to enjoy being active, and yet we still reap all the benefits of living a vibrant, healthy life.
This is why our motto is . . . everywhere is in Rambling distance with Sole Sisters!
Ramble Ideas!
Slow Your Roll Ramble
Choose a flat, well-known pathway in a local park, waterfront area, or mall and enjoy a slow stroll and chat. Participants can bring coffee or tea in a travel mug or stop at a coffee shop for hot drinks and sweet treats.
No Route Required Ramble
Designate a time and meeting place, and Ramble aimlessly in a cool neighborhood or local park. Stop for snacks, poke into shops, and take pictures.
Meet and Greet Ramble
Choose a location that can accommodate many —such as a coffee shop, picnic area, or a food court. Get to know each other and brainstorm ideas for future Rambles. Share your ideas in your Sole Circle Chatting Group afterwards!
Movie Night Ramble
Love films? Find a local movie house and attend a weekly or monthly film, or take turns hosting a movie night at your home and chat about it afterward. Ask your Circle moderator to create a separate Chatting Group to discuss films.
Same Time Same Place Ramble
Choose a day and time each week to gather for a brisk walk on the same route—no, thinking or planning required. A regular commitment will enhance your fitness and strengthen your bond.
Pro trip: join our Virtual Daily Walk or Daily Steps Challenge with other members of your Sole Circle and meet up bi-weekly to cheer each other on!
Explore My Neighborhood Ramble
The meeting place is your front door or a local parking lot. Explore your neighborhood and show your Sole Sisters your favorite homes, gardens, parks, shops, and street art.
Community Events Ramble
Check out a community events calendar for local happenings. Find an event, workshop, festival, or fitness class and invite your Sole Sisters to join you.
Adventure Ramble
Choose a trail in a park or recreational area that you want to explore, but are not familiar with. Tell your Sole Sisters that it will be your first visit, and that you will discover it together. Getting a little lost is part of the fun!
Train Together Rambles
Sign up for a race, a challenging hike, or get ready for an adventure like the Camino. Ask your Circle moderator to create a separate Chatting Group for interested Ramblers to discuss ideas and make plans.
Get Festive
Check your city’s local festival schedule, invite your Sole Sisters to join, and then eat, drink, dance, and be merry! Wear your Sole Sister tees so you can spot each other in the crowd.
Topical Chat Ramble
A Meet and Greet Ramble but with a theme. Choose a location that can accommodate many —such as a coffee shop, picnic area, or food court, and have a themed discussion on a topic like travel, retirement planning, grandparenting, or menopause, and share your well-earned wisdom.
Catch a Sunset Ramble
Invite your Sole Sisters to join you at your favorite sunset spot for an end-of-day chat with a beautiful view. Bring a chair, a snack, and a drink!
Potluck Picnic Ramble
Choose a local park, beach, or free community space and invite your Sole Sisters to join you for a potluck. Bring blankets, chairs, snacks, and games!
Let’s Play Ramble
Gather at a local pub for a game of pool, darts, or foosball. Or meet at a local park for some frisbee, lawn bowling, or bocce ball. Make it a monthly event.
Ladies Who Lunch Ramble
Brainstorm a list of local restaurants, and take turns organizing lunch dates.
Trail Magic Scavenger Hunt Ramble
Choose a convenient meeting location in your hometown and invite your Sole Sisters. Break into teams and embark on a scavenger hunt to find Trail Magic and other items on your scavenger hunt list. Share your photos in the Sole Circle Chatting Group, and award humorous prizes for the best discoveries.
Seize the Day Ramble
Gather your Sole Sisters for a Ramble at dawn through the city, along the beach, or in a local park. Bring a portable hot drink and enjoy watching the world come to life.
Pro Tip: Beat the crowds and get the best baked goods before they sell out by arriving early at a weekly farmers market. It’s fun watching the vendors set up!
Museum Rambles
Choose an interesting museum or exhibit and invite your Sole Sisters to explore it with you. Afterward, meet for coffee or gather in a local park to discuss what you experienced.
Happy Hour Ramble
Brainstorm a list of local happy hours, and take turns organizing a happy hour Ramble.
Crafty Ramble
Share your favorite craft with your Sole Sisters by hosting a craft Ramble. Designate a place and outline what supplies are required. Perhaps make it a monthly event.
Tasty Ramble
Visit a winery, a local shop specializing in olive oil, or perhaps a microbrewery, cidery, or cheese shop. Many communities have maps outlining how to find local farms and other kinds of producers that offer tastings.
Or check out local cooking classes and take one together.
Exchange Your Stuff Ramble
Do you have many but crave more plants, seeds, books, or puzzles? Why not organize an exchange?, Host it in a free public meeting space, a picnic gazebo in a park or in your backyard.
Pro tip: Join our next Virtual Declutter Challenge with your Sole Sisters and cheer each other on.
Continuing Education Ramble
Check out the calendar for local colleges offering free lectures and continuing education courses, and invite your Sole Sisters to enrich their minds with you.
Game Ramble
Canasta, Mahjong, Poker, there are so many games to choose from. Learn to play together and take turns hosting game nights, or host them in a local coffee shop.
Pickleball Ramble
It’s all the rage! Find a learn-to-play facility like your local community center and invite your Sole Sisters to join you. Get a weekly game happening.
Tourist in Your Hometown Ramble
Be a tourist in your hometown, exploring local attractions, landmarks, history, and architecture with your Sole Sisters.
Pro tip: Many towns offer free walking tours where you pay with a tip, based on how much you enjoyed the tour.
Pro tip: Many attractions offer free days or discounts for locals.
Book Club Ramble
Many Sole Circles host book clubs. If you want to start a book club in your Sole Circle, ask a moderator, and she will be happy to help.
Pro Tip: Join the virtual Book Club Reading Challenge
Live Music Ramble
Put on your boogie shoes and meet your Sole Sisters for some live music in a local park, concert hall, or bar!
Junk in Your Trunk Ramble
Set aside a day to clean out your closets and storage areas. Choose items that you would like to give away and load them into the trunk of your car.
Then pick a local parking lot and invite your Sole Sisters to fill their trunks and join the treasure hunt. Afterward, take any remaining items to a local thrift shop.
Pro tip: Join our next Virtual Declutter Challenge with your Sole Sisters and cheer each other on.
Fruit Picking Ramble
Stock up your freezer during berry season by organizing a fruit picking Ramble.
Bowling Ramble
Throw some strikes and gutter balls while your Sole Sisters laugh and cheer you on! Get a weekly or monthly game happening.
Dance Ramble
Hit a bar or a club for a night out,, or find a local studio or community center that offers lessons. Get a weekly or monthly dance event happening.
Swimming Ramble
Meet at a local pool for a lane swim or aquafit class and then relax in the hot tub.
Or meet at a local lake, river, or ocean beach for a chilly dip.
Make it a weekly or monthly event.
Ride Bikes Ramble
Explore local trails by pedal power on electric or regular bikes.
Paddle Ramble
Organize a kayak, canoe, or paddleboard Ramble in a local waterway. Or sign up for lessons.
Treasure Hunt Ramble
Meet at a local thrift store or flea market and treasure hunt with your Sole Sisters. Share your finds at a post-Ramble, coffee date.
Shop Until You Drop Ramble
Meet at a local mall or a shopping district during sale season and shop until you drop.
Bingo or Trivia Night Ramble
Discover local bingo halls and trivia nights together. Make it a weekly or monthly event.
Garden Ramble
Meet in a local community garden or another public space and swap seeds, plants, cuttings, and gardening ideas.
Golf Ramble
Ask your Sole Sisters to join you for a golf lesson and hit the links! Make it a monthly or weekly event!
Local Historic Site Ramble
Look up historic sites in your community and invite your Sole Sisters to attend a tour.
Unusual Local Facilities Ramble
Arrange a tour of interesting but unusual local facilities like a fish hatchery, recycling plant, watershed, dam, or an interesting place where one of your Sole Sisters works.
Volunteer Together Ramble
Arrange a Sole Sister volunteer day at a local food bank, animal shelter, or host a beach cleanup!
Host an, Everyone Cooks Dinner Ramble
Invite your Sole Sisters to your kitchen and cook together! Ask everyone to bring their favorite bottle of affordable wine, and then do a blindfolded taste test.
Be Artsy Ramble
Invite your Sole Sisters to attend a local art festival or tour some artist studios.
Visit an Equestrian Center
Invite your Sole Sisters to take riding lessons or attend a show jumping event.
Dragon Boating Ramble
Take a dragon boating lesson and get a Sole Sister team together!
Theater Ramble Ramble
Attend a show in a local community theater.
Meet My Garden Ramble
Invite your Sole Sisters to explore your garden, perhaps help you work in it, and then return the favor and visit their garden.
Co-Lead a Ramble
Some inspiration from Darlene Huff, a frequent Ramble Leader in several of the Sole Circles located on Vancouver Island, Canada!
This week, I had the joy of co-leading a hike with a fellow Sole Sister—and it reminded me just how powerful it is to walk alongside someone, both on the trail and in life.
In a world that often celebrates independence and “going it alone,” there’s something deeply refreshing about sharing leadership. Co-leading isn’t just about dividing responsibilities—it’s about multiplying strength, perspective, and joy. When one of us navigates the trail, the other may offer encouragement, a sense of direction, or a much-needed laugh. We bring different skills, different energies, and yet we move as one.
For women 50 and over, this kind of partnership is especially meaningful. We’ve spent decades nurturing others, building careers, managing households, and often pushing through challenges on our own.
However, in Sole Sisters, we’re reminded that we don’t have to do everything by ourselves. We lift each other up—literally and figuratively. Whether it's helping over a steep ridge or offering a steadying word when the path gets rocky, co-leading affirms that strength isn’t just in the stride, but in the shared steps.
The hike wasn’t just about getting to the top—it was about the conversations, the laughter, and the quiet understanding that we’re better together. With every mile, we built trust, camaraderie, and community. That’s what Sole Sisters is all about.
So here’s to partnership. Here’s to women supporting women. And here’s to the kind of leadership that doesn’t need to be loud or solo to be powerful.
Together, we go farther—and have a whole lot more fun doing it.