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Galtees

November Round Up

With the new Hillwalking year beginning on November 1st, Galtee Walking Club and all our members did not hold back. Instead, we as a group began November with an absolute bang! Our first weekend began with a challenging, scenic A Walk in The Comeraghs led by Kevin...
Club Activities in September

Club Activities in September

The warm, balmy start to September provided excellent conditions for the first walks of the month: a B+ walk across the Knockmealdown mountains from Bay Lough to Mount Melleray, led by James Bourke, and a C walk in the Glen of Aherlow, led by Eddie McGrath. The B+...
And that’s a wrap on our Summer Walks

And that’s a wrap on our Summer Walks

Our last walk of Summer was held this evening, with Roger Seaward leading his first walk with the club. Had the evening been clear, the group could have enjoyed fine views of the rare blue supermoon! Nevertheless, the group of 8 completed an 11 km loop from Ballydavid...
10th Anniversary of the Fei Sheehy Challenge

10th Anniversary of the Fei Sheehy Challenge

The Fei Sheehy Challenge is a 3-day hill-walking challenge set up to remember Fei Sheehy, an 8 year old girl who sadly died of Osteosarcoma in 2012. The challenge involves crossing three mountain ranges in Munster – the Comeraghs, the Galtees and the...
July Walks Round-up

July Walks Round-up

July got off to a flying start, with a group of Galtee Walking Club members heading to the Iveragh Peninsula in Kerry for joint walks with the Cork Backpackers Club in the Dunkerron mountain range. The “A” walk involved the 6-peak Mullaghanattin horseshoe,...
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