Category: Ireland
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The Tip of Tipperary – Galtymore
They say the toughest climbs lead to the best rewards, and that is definitely true for the beast that is Galtymore in County Tipperary. They also say that there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing choices, we may agree to disagree on this one! Standing at 919 metres, Galtymore is the…
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Doo Lough to Mweelrea
Arguably one of the most picturesque routes up Mweelrea (Connaught’s highest peak at 814m) this hike takes in the vast Doo Lough lake, scales the infamous “Ramp” section & summits Ben Bury before finishing up at the final peak – Mweelrea itself. For me this was my final mountain summit of Ireland’s provincial highest peaks…
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Ballycotton Cliff Walk
A must-do Irish coastal walk, the Ballycotton Cliff Walk is an easy 7.4 km out and back trail that starts from the beautifully rugged coastline of Ballycotton village, just 40 minutes from Cork, Ireland.The picturesque fishing village of Ballycotton is home to this trail that seems to have it all. Wild coastline, sandy bays, dolphins,…
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The Nore Valley Way
The Nore Valley Way is one of Ireland’s more unusual National Waymarked Trails. It is a 20km trail in two parts, the first section taking walkers from Kilkenny Town – Bennettsbridge, and the second half running from Thomastown – Inistioge. What links these two separate walks together is that they both follow the banks of…
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The Bluestacks Way
The Bluestacks Way is a linear trail that takes walkers from Donegal town out into the mountains. Not only that, it’s a trail that brings you from the doorstep of Donegal, in towards its heartland. Not the whole way there, but enough to show you just how much more there is to this remote, northerly…
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The Complete Dingle Way guide
The Dingle Way is a 180km trail that loops around the Dingle Peninsula in the south west of Ireland. It is a trail of many tails – seen in the history and ruins of the Irish landscape; connected to the blizzards of Antarctica and heatwaves of high Spanish noon; and where I stood on a…
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The Beara-Brefine way
The Beara-Brefine Way (BBW) is a 688 km thru-hiking trail that runs from the Beara peninsula in Co. Cork right up to Blacklion in Co. Cavan. This trail follows in the historical footsteps of one of Ireland’s greatest events, the Beara-Brefine Way takes you on a unique hiking adventure. From wild rugged coastline to mesmerising…
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The HiiKER Podcast w/ Tough Soles – Season 1 – Episode 9
Ellie and Carl (a.k.a. Tough Soles) are a couple from Ireland that decided one day to hike every waymarked trail in Ireland. While this number tends to change each year (trails closing, opening and changing in distance) they completed over 4,000km of Hiking. In addition, they only used public transport to get to each trail…
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The HiiKER Podcast w/ Mel McDermott – Season 1 – Episode 6
Mel is the founder of Galz Gone Wild – an all women hiking and adventure group based in Ireland. Mel and Eoin go way back, so the format of this episode is a little more…. relaxed! They talk about many subjects related to hiking – including Mental health, women in the outdoors and some of…
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HiiKER short trails (Ireland only)
So we are trying something new.. You may have noticed that the number of trails we have (particularly in Ireland) has increased a good bit in the last few weeks. Not only is this the fantastic work by Malika and our trail production team, but it’s also a trial to see how our users experience…
