Walks Summary
Walks schedule February – May 2024 (WIP).
Keep an eye on the Whatsapp for changes and updates.
Details of midweek walks available closer to the day.
Times are departure times, if you need to grab food / coffee, please arrive early.
| Mon | Date | Grade | Walk | Meeting point | Leave | Contact |
| Feb | 4 | B | 7 Heads | Courtmac | 10.00 | Fiona |
| C | Clydagh Valley | The Mills Ballyvourney | 10.30 | Frances M | ||
| 7 | WED | Passage | Library Passage | 10.30 | Pauline | |
| 11 | B | Nire Valley | Ballymacabry | 9.30 | Fiona | |
| C | Strickeen | Kate Kearneys Cottage | 10.30 | Henry | ||
| 14 | WED | Ballyallen Woods Midleton | Midleton Retail Pk | 10.30 | Nick | |
| 18 | B | Clara Loop | Millstreet | 10.00 | Brid | |
| C | Bothar Glas | Blarney Woollen Mills | 10.30 | Dave B | ||
| 21 | WED | Warrenscourt Wood + lunch + Michael Collins Museum Kilmurry | Circle K Lissarda | 10.15 | Frances M | |
| SAT 24 | B+ | Cush Horseshoe | Galtymore North CP | 9.45 | Donal | |
| SUN 25 | C | Cannon Sheehan Loop | Centra Kildorrery | 10.30 | Ann W | |
| 28 | WED | Marina | Shandon Boat Club | 10.30 | Kay | |
| Mar | 3 | B | Sugarloaf Knockmealdowns | Lismore Services | 10.00 | Anne R |
| C | Crosshaven Loop | Village car park | 10.30 | Frances M | ||
| 6 | WED | Nano Nagle place | 10.30 | Pauline | ||
| 10 | B | Crohane | Glenflesk | 10.00 | Matt | |
| C | Galtees | Maxol Mitchelstown | 10.00 | Ger O’S | ||
| 13 | WED | Tramore Valley Park | Frankfield Church | 10.30 | Lillian | |
| 17 | B | Mangerton | Glenflesk | Anne R | ||
| 20 | WED | Carrigaline to Crosshaven | 1st CP Crosshaven Rd | 10.30 | Frances M | |
| 24 | B | Beenaunmore | Glenflesk | Brid | ||
| C | Knockadoon Loop | Ladysbridge Car Park | 10.30 | Maria | ||
| 27 | WED | Ballard Waterfall | Ahearnes Kilworth | 10.30 | Ann W | |
| 31 | Easter Sunday | |||||
| Apr | 3 | WED | Ballincollig Reg Park | West end car park | 10.30 | Kay |
| 5-7 | B&C | Sneem weekend | Johnny | |||
| 10 | WED | Crosshaven to Carrigaline | Car park Crosshaven | 10.30 | Lillian | |
| 14 | B | Sugarloaf Glengarriff | Glengarriff Services | Fiona | ||
| C | Nire Valley | Ballymacarbery | 10.30 | Ann W | ||
| 17 | WED | Glen River Park | Keatings old furniture | 10.30 | Helen M | |
| 21 | B | Ballyhouras Ballyorgan loop | Fiona | |||
| 21-28 | Tenerife Trip | Dave B | ||||
| 24 | WED | Blackrock Castle to Rochestown | Car park Blackrock | 10.30 | Kay | |
| 28 | B | TBD | ||||
| C | Barley Lake | Glengarriff Services | 10.30 | Henry | ||
| May | 3-5 | Cloghane weekend | Evan | |||
| 12 | B | Ballyhouras Blackrock Loop | Kildorrery | 9.30 | Matt | |
| C | Rosscarbery / Millcove | Rosscarbery | 11.00 | Caroline | ||
| 19 | B | TBD | ||||
| C | Clara Loop | Centra Millstreet | 10.30 | Frances M | ||
| 26 | B | TBD | ||||
| C | TBD | Dave B |
Note: Walk Leader to be contacted (by text) day before walk to confirm participation.
Changes and cancellations will only be communicated to those who have contacted the walk leader.
Times are departure times, if you need to grab food / coffee, please arrive early.
For Data protection, details of walk leaders have been removed from the website.
Please refer to the full walks schedule shared with members by email, or the text message circulated by the club secretary.
If you are not a member, please reach out on facebook, or contact info@blackrockhillwalkingclub.ie
Carpooling
As a club we encourage carpooling. There are a number of advantages to carpooling.
For environmental reasons less cars means less fuel and less pollution. Also space for car parking can be a challenge on some walks – we don’t want to be blocking gates or tracks that are in use by locals.
If you are interested in car-pooling please let the walk leader know if you are looking or offering. The walk leader can often be helpful in putting people in touch with each other but depending on the walk and who else is going, you will need to be prepared to have your own transport.
We recommend a contribution of €10 to the driver for any of our regular weekend walks.
Walk Grades:
C : up to 4 hours. On tracks paths and quiet roads. Little or no climb.
C+ longer walks that may involve an incline or an easy mountain involving walking on open ground.
B : expect to be out 4-5 hours. Expect a climb and rough open ground. There may be some scrambling and exposure.
B+ can be anything from 5 – 7 hours. Expect a climb and rough open ground. There may be some scrambling and exposure. Details of the exact walk might be light with the walk leader more likely to make changes depending on the group and the day.