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.