Mountains 8
More bang for your buck
Check out Spuds write up on The Bangor trail in county Mayo, a challenging but rewarding weekend hike.
Concrete Stars in the Mourne Mountains
Throughout the past year there have been strange sightings of stars in the Mourne Mountains, and I’m not talking about the recent filming for the HBO Game of Thrones series. The stars that have been spotted are large in size, made out of concrete and have been found in a number of places in and […]
Summer sun at Loughshannagh
We had been experiencing extraordinarily good weather throughout the month of June and on the first day of July, the summer weather was just too good not to take advantage of. After mistakenly getting locked out of the car, we were on our way towards the Mourne Mountains in County Down, enjoying the summer weather […]
Video: Slieve Bearnagh Loop
Some wonderful views from a circular hike around Slieve Bearnagh
Photo Album: Slieve Bearnagh Loop
Some images from a beautiful day in the Mourne mountains where we took in Spellack, Slieve Meelmore and Slieve Bearnagh. In sunny weather Ireland has some of the world's best hiking vistas.
Mourne Way in a day
The view of the track in front of me blurred, as one or more of the rivulets of sweat streaming down my face, mixed with what was left of the factor 30, found its way into my eyes. The stinging necessitated a quick pit stop and a fumble for something, anything, to wipe my face, […]
Slieve Beg and back – Trassey Track & The Brandy Pad
Those of us who were lucky to be free that day decided to venture out into the Mourne Mountains with an aim of stretching the legs and perhaps enjoying some mountain views in the process. With time constraints somewhat limiting us, our route choices were somewhat limited, but that didn’t mean we couldn’t get a […]
The Climb To Galtymore
Cnoc Mor nGaibblte This has to be one of my favourite hikes. It has something for everyone. Climbing from the north you have its steep rugged face taking on routes such as the Lough Curra gully or doing the horseshoe of Cush ,Galtybeg, Galtymore and then Slievecushnabinna each in their own right just has trying […]
