Day III: Mountain Barrack to Fermoy Length: 17.4km Time: 5 hours, 5 minutes, including lunch in Glansheskin Wood and coffee stop in Fermoy Route Last week we walked from Crow Hill to Mountain Barrack – Section 2 of the Blackwater Way. This week’s walk would take us from Mountain Barrack to Fermoy. Logistics So, off…
Day 2: Crow Hill to Mountain Barrack Length: 17.5km Time: 4 hours, 42 minutes including lunch breaks Logistics Once again, we were lucky with the weather for Stage 2 of this lovely walk. We met in Ballyporeen at 10 o’clock in the morning, each in our own car, then drove the few minutes to Mountain…
Day 1: Clogheen to Crow Hill Length: 14km Time: 4 hours 40 minutes including lunch breaks The Clogheen to Crow Hill section of the Blackwater Way is a beautifully scenic route that takes you from the cozy little village of Clogheen up through Killballyboy Wood to the Vee and onto the foothills of the Knockmealdowns….
This is my first post on this blog and what better way to start it than with one of my first climbs on one of Ireland’s most well known mountains – St. Patrick’s holy mountain, Croagh Patrick in Co. Mayo. What aspiring hill walker hasn’t wanted to climb ‘The Reek’ at some point in their…