Category: Weekend Inspiration
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Ireland’s Ancient East – 10 day-hikes to explore in the region
The East Coast of Ireland is home to amazing beaches, mountains & cities attracting visitors from across the globe. Whether you’re a visitor or resident to the region, it’s so nice to get out & explore when you have a little free time, without having to venture too far! I’ve put together a list of…
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The Roaches and Lud’s Church Loop
An unexpectedly unforgettable hike in the Peak District National Park The Roaches and Lud’s Church Loop was one of my first hikes in the Peak District and an instant favourite. I’m ashamed to say that my recent trip to the Peak District was my first. Despite being a keen hiker and having travelled the world,…
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Mahon Valley to Mahon Falls
Located on the Southern Cliffs of the picturesque Comeragh Mountains, Mahon falls is a spectacular 80m waterfall which is surrounded by breathtaking beauty from all angles. The falls are lined with sheer rock faces on both sides, made up from Sandstone which creates a very unique backdrop for the crashing waterfall. I set off last…
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Tóchar Phadraig a trail of pilgrimage and history
Distance: 32 KM (35KM optional) Start/Finish: Ballintubber Abbey-Croagh Patrick Difficulty level: medium Time: 1-2days Rating 3.5/5 It’s a wonderful experience to walk a trail, enjoying the scenery and soaking in the landscape. As your feet tread the worn paths you may even get a sense of kinship with those that have walked before you. Now,…
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Cnoc na Péiste via Lough Googh Loop
These are my riches, these and the bright remembering Of ridge and buttress and sky-shouldering spire These I shall count, when I am old, of an evening, Siting by the fire. The MacGillycuddy’s Reeks, also known as Na Cruacha Dubha, or ‘the black stacks’ are home to the highest mountains in Ireland. Before the nineteenth…
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Mount Brandon Trail
Only a hill: earth set a little higher Above the face of the earth: a larger view Of little fields and roads: a little nigher To clouds and silence: what is it to you? Only a hill: but all of life to me, Up there, between the sunset and the sea. To really know a…
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Mount Brandon From Faha
On the brow of Brandon is mist, and rest from the racing sky: the rollers break upon Brandon, Brandon the blessed, and the seagulls cry. – Geoffrey Winthrop Young Mount Brandon (952m/3,123ft) or Cnoc Bréanainn is one of my favourite Irish summits. It is the highest point outside the chain of peaks that dominate the…
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Prince Williams Seat Loop
Prince William’s Seat… now that’s a noble sounding hill. Some say the origin of its name is attributed to the visit of the English monarch King George IV in 1821 or William III around 130 years earlier. But a huge granite tor around a kilometre-and-a-half to the west of its summit might suggest otherwise. Known…
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Scarr Mountain Trail
Still south I went and west and south again, Through Wicklow from the morning till the night, And far from cities, and the sights of men, Lived with the sunshine, and the moon’s delight. John Millington Synge There are some hills that will surprise you regardless of their stature in height and Wicklow’s Scarr…
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Carrauntoohil Via O Shea’s Gully Loop
Thomas Gallwey I saw the summer sun go down behind the sea,And o’er the pale moon grow a golden light,From lonely Caran-tual’s topmost heightTowering aloft in cloudless majesty;The serried hills beneath seem in the nightLike billowy ocean, having in its mightAnd turned to stone; while far as eye can seeThe lengthening shadows o’ver the surface…
