Schedule of Club Walks and Events
Contact Ciarán O'Brien, Walks Secretary, at info@galteewalkingclub.ie if you'd like to lead a walk of any level.
Information for Walkers: We advise you to text or call the walk facilitator in the days before the walk, but if you just turn up you can still take part.
If you book a walk and find later that you can't make it, please let the facilitator know.
Guest walkers are welcome for a maximum of 1 walk.
Please do not leave money or any valuable items in parked cars at walk meeting points.
Information for Facilitators: You may receive bookings for your walk by text during the days before the walk. Please reply to each person to let them know the booking has been received.
The sign-in sheet for walks can be printed from this Link.
Please send walk sign in sheet to Pat Boland after every walk and any photos you would like to share.
Schedule Archive: Link
| Date | Grade | Meeting Point | Time | Walk Description | Facilitator |
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| 26/03/23 | A | Cush car park map |
9am |
Galtee Horseshoe (5 hours) |
Tom Lyons |
| B | Ballyorgan village map | 10am |
Keale River walk and Kilcruaig mountain (16km, 450m ascent) | Joe O'Brien |
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| C | Rock an Thorabh car park map |
11am |
Forest tracks |
Therese Roche |
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| 01/04/23 | B | Rock an Thorabh car park map |
10am |
Slievenamuck Half Marathon Walk |
Paddy O'Donoghue and Denny O'Dwyer |
| 02/04/23 | |||||
| C | Scaragh Woods car park |
11am |
Scaragh Woods |
Bernie English |
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| 09/04/23 | A | Nire Valley car park |
9.30am |
The Comeraghs (20km 1100m) |
John Lonergan |
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| 12/04/23 | C | Christ the King statue |
7pm |
Loop walk |
James Bourke |
| 16/04/23 | |||||
| C | Bansha Woods car park |
11am |
Forest Trails |
Joan Kavanagh |
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| 19/04/23 | C | Galbally |
7pm |
Darby's Bed |
Denny O'Dwyer |
| April 22nd 2023.
Knockmealdown Crossing (A, B and C walks) organised by the Peaks Mountaineering Club. April 22nd 2023. By Hook or By Crooke, Walking Event. 5 walk options up to 21km. See https://hiketothehook.com/ for info. |
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| B | King's Yard | 10am |
Southern Galtees (~17km, ~650m ascent, ~5.5hrs) | Ann Coffey and Mary O'Brien |
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| 26/04/23 | C | Aherlow House Hotel |
7pm |
Forest tracks |
Denny O'Dwyer |
| 30/04/23 | |||||
| C | Kilshane woods |
11am |
Forest Trails |
Therese Roche |
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| 03/05/23 | C | Cush car park |
7pm |
Cuckoo Walk |
Goretti Campbell |
| 07/05/23 | |||||
| B | Galty Castle car park | 10am |
Blackrock Valley | Catherine Horan |
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| 10/05/23 | C | Silver Sands on the N24 |
7pm |
Forest tracks |
James Bourke |
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| C | Glengarra Woods car park |
11am |
Forest Trails |
Paddy Bourke |
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| 17/05/23 | C | Rock an Thorabh |
7pm |
Forest tracks |
Eddie McGrath |
| 20/05/23 | A+ | Leenane (with bus to the start). Booking essential by May 17th. |
The Maamturks (25km 1400m) |
John Lonergan | |
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| B+ | Goatenbridge car park | tbd |
Goatenbridge to Mount Melleray (part of St Declan's Way) | Thos O'Neill and Willie O'Neill |
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| C | Cappawhite Church |
11am |
Red Hill |
Margaret Hayes |
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| 24/05/23 | C | St Patrick's Church Glenbohane |
7pm |
Slievereagh |
Mary Murphy |
| 28/05/23 | |||||
| B | Kilbane church map | 10am |
Slieve Bernagh Mountain Ramble Part 2- Enchanted lake a waterfall -East Clare Way (17.2km, 5.05hrs, 600m ascent, info). Option of additional walk the day before around Lough Derg link. | Michelle O'Mahony |
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| C | Kilcash village |
11am |
Slievenamon (easy pace) |
Margaret Hayes |
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| 31/05/23 | B | Silver Sands on the N24 |
7pm |
Bane Hill |
James Bourke |
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| 07/06/23 | C | Rossadrehid waterworks |
7pm |
Lake Muskry |
Kathleen Power and Una Ní Rathaille |
| 11/06/23 | |||||
| C | Cush car park |
11am |
Lough Curra |
Noreen Holmes and Sharon Aherne |
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| 21/06/23 | |
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| June 24th 2023. Galty Challenge and a guided Half Challenge. Details to follow. | |||||
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