Walks Summary

Walks schedule March to May 2023. Alan will be keeping us up to date in the Whatsapp.

Details of midweek walks available closer to the day.

Month Date Grade Walk Meeting Point Leave Time Contact
March 1 WED Warrenscourt Circle K Service Lissarda 10.30am Ann W
5 B Galteemore from Kings Yard Mitchelstown SS 9.00 AM Denis
C Laharn Cross Loop Blarney Woolen Mills 10.30am Dave B
8 WED Marina Marina Market C.P. 10.30am Kay
12 B Temple Hill Galtee’s Mitchelstown SS 9.30 AM Noel
C Ardmore Beach Car Pk 10.30am Frances M
15 WED Waterloo Blarney Woolen Mills 10.30am Helen G
19 B Eastern Reeks Cronins yard 9.30 AM Denis
22 WED Garryduff Woods Hop Island Car Park 10.30am Frances M
26 B The Paps Ballymakeera Centra 9.30 AM Fiona
C Glengarra Woods Galtees Maxol Mitchelstown 10.30am Alan
29 WED Passage West to Monkstown Library Passage 10.30am Pauline
April 2 C+B Sneem Weekend Sneem Johnny B
9 B Horses Glen Glenflesk 9.30 AM Denis
C Boherglass Blarney Woolen Mills 10.30am Dave B
16 B Ballyhoura Blackrock Loop Mitchelstown SS 9.30 AM Noel
C Mushera Rylane 10.30am Pat P
23 B Mangerton Glenflesk 9.30 AM Francis P and Kay
C Knockshanahullion Knockmealdowns Lismore Service Stn 10.30am Alan
30 C+B Cloghane Weekend Cloghane Evan
May 7 B Up the Ladder,down the Bone Cronins Yard 9.30 AM Denis
C Shanagarry Loop Kilkenny Shop Shanagarry 10.30am Ger F
14 B Knockboy Centra Ballylickey 9.30 AM Donal
C Windy Gap Glenbeigh 10.30am Alan
21 B Sugarloaf Glengarriff 9.30 AM Rory
C Sgilloge Loughs Nire Valley Ballymacarbery Comm Centre 10.30am Ann W
28 B Cailleach Beara Loop-New 4 hour walk Molly Gallivans Bonane 10.00 AM Pat P
C Glenshelane Loop Cappoquin SV 10.30am Johnny 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.

New members are always welcome.

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