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Glendalough White Route
Growing up close to Wicklow, I’ve done this trail an enormous number of times – at night, at sunrise, and every time in between. I’ve done it solo, as part of a large group as well as with family & friends… you’d think after re-doing the same route it’d get boring right? Absolutely not where…
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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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HiiKER Trail Sustainability
How do we make hiking Sustainable? While we are scaling HiiKER, more and more people are discovering the amazing hiking trails available to them all around the world. This is incredible. Our core mission is to connect people to the planet. So more people on trail is a good thing… right? Not entirely. The reality…
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How to Hike 100 miles
Top tips from a guy that hasn’t even done it yet! Have I hiked 100 miles yet? No. But I HAVE spoken to plenty of people that have hiked 100 miles (and more). I am also the CMO of a HiiKER and host of the HiiKER podcast, where I interview people who have hiked the length, width and…
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Buller Huts trail – Australia
For the last couple of years, I had been in search of the best multi-day hikes all over Australia. The obvious ones such as the Overland Track kept popping up but I had already completed it and I was in search of something with fewer crowds and tantalising views. One day I came across a…
