Please note that all Saturday walks will leave from the car park of the Institute of Technology, Sligo at 10.00 am. It is advisable to check the recommendations on our safety page, particularly if you intend doing a Challenging walk.
You are advised not go to the start of a walk without first getting in touch with the listed contact person for the walk.
Calendar of Saturday Walks to end February 2019
Saturday 6th. October 2018 Knockvicar
Distance: 12 km, Duration: 3½ hours, Difficulty: moderate, Terrain: woodland and river bank track and trail. Contact: Mary Jordan 086/3485567
And (Challenging) Kesh via caves
Please read our safety page before attempting to do this challenging walk
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 3½ hours, Difficulty: moderate, stiff climb on track near start and then severe climb requiring care on trail and rough ground but moderate thereafter. Terrain: track and heathery mountain, starting and finishing with road walk. Contact: Ann O’Malley 087 9843279
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Saturday 13th. October 2018 Autumn Away Trip to Belmullet
And
Ballygawley to Lough Lumman
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 3 hours, Difficulty:
moderate, Terrain: track and trails. Contact: Patricia McHugh 086 6387767
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Saturday 20th. October 2018 Saddle Hill
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 3 hours, Difficulty: quite moderate. Terrain: trail and very quiet road. Contact: Tony Flanagan 087 6996532
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Saturday 27th. October 2018 Ladies’ Brae
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 3 hours, Difficulty: moderate, Terrain: Mostly road, short stretch of track. Contact: Mary Jordan 086/3485567
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Saturday 3rd. November 2018 Glenfarne
Distance: 12 km, Duration: 4 hours, Difficulty: moderate, Terrain: forest and lakeside trails and roads. Contact: Maggie Beal 086/0303429
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Saturday 10th. November 2018 Rosses Point
Distance 10 km, Duration 3 hours, Difficulty: easy. Terrain: Track, beach and road. Contact: Veronica Murphy 087 984 3253
And
(Challenging)
Leeane
Please read our safety
page before attempting to do this
challenging walk
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 3 ½ hours,Terrain: road, track and mountain, some steep parts. Contact: Jim Newman 087 6452857
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Saturday 17th. November 2018 Ballyconnell Coastal Walk
Distance; 6 miles, Duration: 2½ hours, Difficulty: Easy, Terrain: track, trail, short stretch on road. Stunning views. Contact: Eamon Gaughan 086 0590323
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(Challenging) Benbo
Please read our safety page before attempting to do this challenging walk
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 4.5 hours, Difficulty: steep climbs, often very wet and tough going. Terrain: Track, road and open mountain. Beautiful views. Contact: Denis Crawley 086 4085221
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Saturday 24th. November 2018 Dunmoran Strand/Aughris
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 3 hours, Difficulty: Easy, Terrain: Beach and coastal track. Contact: Michael Boland 087 2074488
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Saturday 1st. December 2018 Lurganboy
Distance: 11 km, Duration: 2.5 hours, Difficulty: Moderate but with several climbs. Terrain: Track and road. Contact: Maggie Beal 086/0303429
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(Challenging) Glencar, Escarpment, Formoyle, Broken Bridges
Please read our safety page before attempting to do this challenging walk
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 4 hours, Terrain: track , road, mountain – some steep parts. Head for heights required! Some agility needed due to scrambling over and under fallen trees and there is one quite tricky scrambling, vertical descent of about 3 metres which requires extreme care. All part of the fun and well worth it, as this is a beautiful and varied walk. Boots essential, sticks advisable. Contact: Pat McCarrick 086 0841268
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Saturday 8th. December 2018 Raghly/Cloonagh (bus to start)
One of the most stunning coastal walks you could ever do. It will include a visit to the Bronze Age promontory fort at Knocklane.
This is a linear walk and a minibus will pick us up at the cars at the end point of the walk at Cloonagh, near Ballyconnell, and drop us off at the start of the walk at Raghly. From there we will walk back to the cars at Cloonagh. There is a charge of €5 pp for the bus, which will be collected by the walk contact person who in turn will pay the driver. If you wish to participate, it is essential that you text the walk contact person well in advance to make sure that there are places for everybody.
Please note that we will leave as usual at 10 am from the car park at I.T. Sligo after pooling cars. We will then drive to Cloonagh, the finish point of the walk, where we will be bussed to the start.
Distance: 12 km, Duration: 4 hours, Difficulty: moderate, Terrain: Track, trail and road. Quite flat, with only one sharp but short climb. Some passages of stony ground where care is required. Contact: Ann O’Malley 087 9843279 and Vinny Blighe 086 156 3974
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Saturday 15th. December 2018 Saddle Hill
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 3 hours, Difficulty: quite moderate, Terrain: trail and very quiet road. Contact: Tony Flanagan 087 6996532
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Saturday 22nd. December 2018 Mullaghmore
Distance: 9 km, Duration: 2 hours, Difficulty: easy, Terrain: beach and road. Contact: Michael Boland 087 2074488
Wednesday 26th. December 2018 (St. Stephen’s Day) Strandhill Way-Marked Trail Strandhill
Distance: 8 km, Duration: 2½
hours, Difficulty: easy, Terrain: beach and track. Contact: Ann O’Malley 087 9843279
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Saturday 29th. December 2018 Slish Wood, Lough Lumman, Ballygawley
This is a linear walk and a minibus will pick us up at the cars at the end point of the walk at Ballygawley and drop us off at the start of the walk at Slish Wood. From there we will walk back to the cars at Dromahair. There is a charge of €5 pp for the bus, which will be collected by the walk contact person who in turn will pay the driver. If you wish to participate, it is essential that you text the walk contact person well in advance to make sure that there are places for everybody.
Please note that we will leave as usual at 10 am from the car park at I.T. Sligo after pooling cars. We will then drive to Ballygawley, the finish point of the walk, where we will be bussed to the start at Slish Wood.
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 3 hours, Difficulty: moderate, Terrain: Track, trail and road. Contact: Jim Raftery 087 6796135
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Saturday 5th. January 2019 Cabragh Bog
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 3 hours, Difficulty: Easy, Terrain: tracks, trails and bog roads. Contact: Patricia McHugh 086 6387767
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Saturday 12th. January 2019 Gleniff Horseshoe
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 2½
hours, Difficulty: Easy, Terrain: mountain road with hills. Contact: Maggie Beal 086/0303429
(Challenging) Sramore Loop including climb of Sramore
Please read our safety page before attempting to do this challenging walk
Distance: 12 km, Duration: 4½ hours, Difficulty: tough but well worth it. Terrain: track, mountain – some steep parts. Contact: Jim Newman 087 6452857
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Saturday 19th. January 2019 Lough Talt
Distance: 11 km, Duration: 3 hours, Difficulty: Moderate, Terrain: Track and road. Contact: Tony Flanagan 087 6996532
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Saturday 26th. January 2019 Union Woods Union Rock
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 3 hours, Difficulty: easy, Terrain: track and trail, Contact: Mary Jordan 086/3485567
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(Challenging) Keelogyboy from the Doons
Please read our safety page before attempting to do this challenging walk
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 3½ hours, Difficulty: moderate, but with several long climbs. Terrain: trail, road and open mountain. Contact: Jim Newman 087 6452857 ________________________________________________________________
Saturday 2nd. February 2019 Coolaney Mast
Distance: 9 km, Duration: 2.5 hours, Difficulty: Moderate but with several climbs. Terrain: Track and road. Contact: Patricia McHugh 086 6387767
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(Challenging) Bricklieves, circuit of plateaux
Please read our safety page before attempting to do this challenging walk
Distance: 9 km, Duration: 4 hours, Difficulty: Moderate. Terrain: Track and open mountain. A longer version of our classic Bricklieves walk with some rough ground thrown in for your delectation, but very little extra climbing. Contact: Jim Newman 087 6452857
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Saturday 9th. February 2019 Luke’s Bridge Under Benbulben
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 3
hours, Difficulty: easy, Terrain: track and road. Contact: Michael Boland 087 2074488
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(Challenging) Crockauns
Please read our safety page before attempting to do this challenging walk
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 4 hours, Difficulty: demanding. Terrain: Track and heather. Contact: Eamon Gaughan 086 0590323
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Saturday 16th. February 2019 Gleniff Horseshoe
Distance: 10 km, Duration: 2½ hours, Difficulty: Easy, Terrain: mountain road with hills. Contact: Maggie Beal 086/0303429
(Challenging) Luke’s Bridge, Benwisken, Cauldron
Please read our safety page before attempting to do this challenging walk
Distance: 12 km approx, Duration: 4½ hours approx, Difficulty: tough but well worth it. Terrain: track, mountain – some steep parts. Contact: Margaret Richardson 087 2384664
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Saturday 23rd. February 2019 Strandhill Way-Marked Trail Strandhill
Distance: 8 km approx, Duration: 2½ hours, Difficulty: easy, Terrain: beach and track. Contact: Evelyn McDonnell 087 9671327
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(Challenging) Bog Road to the Mines
Please read our safety page before attempting to do this challenging walk
Distance: 12 km approx, 4 ½ hours, difficult. Terrain: Road, track and mountain, some steep parts. Contact: Stephen Clarke 071-9144589 or 086 1934135
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