Combined Grade 2 and 3+ with 3+ leader

Grade 3+            Start time: 10:30am                                                  Forest Entry track (S 987 903)

Brendan Treacy (086 2072241)
Road – Ballinabarney Forest – Road at S985 895 – Slievereagh -Keadeen – Slievereagh – S985 895 – S994 899  – Ballineddan – track – forest track –  Cars.

16.8km 820m

Grade 3                Start Time   10:30                       Donard School ( S 929 978)

Jacinta Dowling (087 608 8026)

Donard School – Tracks – Sugarloaf – Logar – Lobawn – Drumeagh – cars

15km  600m

Grade 4             Start time: 10:00am                                   Glencullen GAP CP (0 187 206)
(€2 coin parking)

Sheila Powell              (086 0700734)
Sliabh Gearr – Two Rock – Ticknock Forest – Knockbrack – Tibradden Wood – Glendhu – Fairy
Castle – GAP.
13km 500m

Grade 5              Start time: 11.30 a.m.                                               Rathdrum Village (T190 880) 

Catherine Jennings (087 641 5145) and Susan Cullen (087 967 8412)

Rathdrum – Ballygannon Wood – Avonmore Way

11km    308m        

Combined Grade 2 and 3+ with a Grade 3+ leader

Grade 3+            Start time: 11:00am                                     Glenbarrow Trailhead CP (N369 082)

Louise Nolan (087 115 8245)                                  

Glenbarrow – Viewing Point – Stoney Man – Ridge of Capard – SH483 – Capard Wood

16km    675m

Grade 3              Start time: 11.30am                                                  Fernhill CP (O 183 247) 

[It is beside Rosemont school entrance & opposite Aikens Village apartments]

Vincent O’Hagan  (087 298 3078)

Barnacullia – Three Rock – Two Rock – Ballyedmonduff – Fairy Castle – Three Rock

14km    500m  

Grade 4              Start time: 11:00 am                                  Ballylug Forest Entrance (T 167 933)

As parking is limited at Ballylug Forest Entrance please carpool from Laragh Free car park (T 142 960) @ 10.30 am

Katherine Banks (086 820 2569)

Base of Trooperstown – Clara Vale Nature Reserve – Clara Bridge

12km    340 m

Grade 5            Start time 11.00am                                                                    Tallaght Luas Terminus

Liam O’Brien     (086 265 8292)                                                          

SQ – Poddle – Dodder Valley Park – SQ.

Buses 27, 49, 65, 77a, 54a, 75, 175

10km

Grade 6              Start time: 11.30                                         St Enda’s Park CP

Frank Crowe  (085 7390302)                                   

Bus Stop 1324 Grange Rd .
Bus 16 to St Enda’s Park – Pearce Museum – Grange Rd – Marley Park – St Enda’s Park.
8 Km.

Grade 1               Start time 1030am                                                    King’s River Road (O 020 014)

Fintan Keegan   (086 8505567)

Glenreemore Brook – White Hill – Fair Mountain – Turlough Hill – Lough Firrib – Conavella – Table Mountain – Carrig –  Cars

23km    1,050m

Grade 2              Start time 1030am                                                    Knocknaboley –(N 976 011)

Dorothy Byrne (087 9698184)

Corriebracks–Lobawn–Pinnacle–Kilcoagh Forest–Church Mtn– Drumreagh–Knocknaboley Forest–Cars

18km       750m

Grade 3+            Start time: 10.30am                                                   Knocknaboley CP  (N 976 011)

Brian King (086-2596687)                                                                     

Corriebracks – Lowbawn – Cavanaghs Gap – Grannarock – Bridle Path    

18km 700m

Grade 3 and Grade 4 combined hike               Start Time   11:00              Annalecka Bridge (O 055 019)

Martin Dermody (087 793 7022)                                          Security Elizabeth Barry/Dominic Gallagher

Forest Tracks – Stoney Top – Tonelagee – Wicklow Gap – St. Kevin’s Road -Ballinagee Br. – Forest Tracks – cars

15km    600m

Grade 4 and Grade 3 Combined Hike      Start time 11:00am              Annalecka Bridge (0 055 019)

Martin Dermody             (087 7937022)                                Security Elizabeth Barry/Dominic Gallagher

Forest Tracks – Stoney Top – Tonelagee – Wicklow Gap – St. Kevin’s Road -Ballinagee Br. – Forest Tracks – cars

15km    600m

Grade 5              Start time: 11.30 a.m                                                Donard School (S 929 978)  

Michael Doorly               (083 1961065)                

Hell Kettle Bridge – tracks – Church Mtn – Ballymooney – tracks – cars

10km    350m

Grade 2     Start time: 11.00am                                                           Wicklow Gap (O 076 001)

Brian Kennan (087 813 1313)                                                Security: Helen McCarthy/Gerry Monnelly

Tonelagee – Glashaboy Bridge – St Kevin’s Way – Asbawn Brook – Art O’Neill Plaque & Cross – Conavalla – Lough Firrib – Tomaneena

21km     890m

Grade 3+            Start time: 11:00                                            Wicklow Gap Inner CP (O 076 001)

Martin Hackett               (087 220 4070)                      Security: Helen McCarthy/Gerry Monnelly      

Tonelagee– Lough Ouler – Glenmacnass River– Hubbard’s Hollow – Stony Top – Glashawee Brook  – St Kevins Way

17km    800m

Grade 3              Start time: 11.30am Bluebell Hike     Slieve Blooms Glenbarrow CP (N 367 081) 

Declan Murphy (087 6187868)

Tracks – River Barrow – Glenbarrow Waterfall – Old Mill – Lost Village – Slieve Bloom Way – Stoney Man – Ridge of Capard viewing platform –  road – Capard Wood

15km    330m   

10.15 a.m. – meet for tea/coffee Maldron Hotel, Portlaoise (optional). 10.50 a.m. Carpool Maldron to Glenbarrow CP (11.20 a.m.) M7 exit Junction 17 – Maldron adjacent to Motorway.  

Grade 4                             Start time: 11.00 am                                   Glenview Hotel (O 253 117)

Tim Kinsella (087 206 3415)

Little Sugar Loaf – Kilmacanogue – Kilmacanogue South

10 km   338 m

Grade 5              Start time: 11.00am                                             Ticknock Summit CP (O 171 240)

Frank Crowe (085 739 0302)                                                   

Ticknock – Fairycastle – Kilmashogue – 3 Rock – CP

9km       250m

Grade 3              Start time: 11.00am                                         Cloon Forest Car Park (O: 171 917)

Mary Foy            (086 1040462)                                              Security: Martin & Triona McCarthy

Cloon Forest-Glencullen Mountain-Cloghnagun-Old Boleys-Neals Quarry-Cloon Forest.

14km 555m

Grade 6              Start time: 11.30am                                    Balbriggan Train Station

Peter Buckley (087 8002307)

Balbriggan to Laytown coastal walk.  Train towards Drogheda from Connolly Station 10.40  Car parking is also available in Balbriggan Station €3.50/ day.  Return by train from Laytown

10 Km

Grade 2:             Start time: 9.30am                       Cruagh Wood CP ( O 128 266)

Please note earlier start time

Doreen Lynch    (0879565863)                                 Security: Ruth Murphy /Helen Scully

Clendoo Mtn–Knockhagun–Prince William Seat–Boranaralty Bridge—Fairly Castle–Tibradden–Cars

20km      800m

Grade 3+            Start time: 9.30am                        Cruagh Wood CP (O 128 266)

Please note earlier start time

Damien Cassells (087-6121857)                              Security: Ruth Murphy /Helen Scully

Cruagh Mtn – La Touch hunting lodge – road – Old Boleys – track – Prince William’s Seat – Knocknagun – Gledoo – boardwalk – Cruagh Wood

18.5km 750m

Grade 3              Start Time 09.30am                      Cruagh Wood CP (O 128 226)    

Please note earlier start time         

Eamon Power  (087 230 5568)                                Security: Ruth Murphy /Helen Scully

Cruagh Wood – Glendoo – Boranaraltry – Tibradden – cars

15km    600m

Grade 4              Start Time 10:30am                                    Tibradden CP (0 139 227)

Herbert Herzman           (086 85 45 536)                                Security: Anita Muldowney/Mary O Brien

Tibradden CP – Tracks to Cruagh – White Sands Mtn – Tracks to Tibradden.

13km    420m

Grade 5               Start time: 11.30 am                                   Tibradden Forest CP (O 139 227)       

Donie Harmon (087 8098397)                                              Security: Anita Muldowney/Mary O Brien

Tibradden Mtn – WW – Fairy Castle – tracks back to CP 

10km    200m   

Combined Grade 2 and 3+ with a Grade 3+ leader

Grade 3+            Start time: 11:00                                                    Knickeen Junction (S  982 948)

Gerry Maguire (086 262 0843)

Stranahely Wood – Table Track – Camenabologue – Cannow – Lugnaquilla – Camera Hill – Knickeen Junction

19km    870m

Grade 3              Start time: 11.30am  Rhododendron Hike Howth Dart Station(O 282 394)

Jerry MacDonough         (086 352 2215)

Up down in and around Howth Head

16km    500m 

Grade 4                             Start time: 11:00 am                    Glenbarrow Trailhead CP (N 367 081)

Deirdre Stuart (086 257 1828)

Glenbarrow Falls – Old Mill – Ridge of Cappard Viewing Point – Cappard Wood

11 km   350 m

Please text or email Deirdre (deirdremstuart@gmail.com) for further details about this hike in the Slieve blooms, car sharing, coffee stops & dining option.

Grade 5                 11.00                                          Merry Ploughboy (O 137 251)

Caroline Gray ( 087 125 6651)                        Security

CP – Massey Estate – Hellfire Club – CP

12km x 250m

Grade 6              Start time: 11.30am                                     Bus stop 1510 Old Finglas Rd

Anne Stenson 087 6713857

Take the 40, 40B, 40D or 140 to bus stop 1510 at main entrance to Tolka Valley Park Entrance. Walk through park and Royal Canal

10 Km

Grade 2              Start time: 1030am                                                Drumgoff Rec Area (T 094 889)

Niall Rennick     (087 7923000)                                              Security: Anna Drummond/Eilish Keegan

Drumgoff Gap – Croaghnamoire – The Mullagh – Fananerrin – Carrawaystick – Kellys Lough – Parish Turf Bog – Cars

21km       850m

Grade 3+            Start time: 10.30am                                    Drumgoff Rec Area CP (T 094 889)

Brian King (086-2596687)                                                       Security: Anna Drummond/Eilish Keegan

Kellys Lough – Lugnaquilla – Carrasleggaun – Carrawaystick – The Parish Turf Bog   

19km 800m

Grade 3                Start Time   10:30am                                               Barravore CP (T 066 942)

Joe Gilvarry (087 990 9701)                                                   Security:    John Burke/Dan Lynch         

Fraughan Rock – Brook – Lug – zig zags – cars.

18km    800m

Grade 4              Start Time 11:30am                                    Rathdrum C.of I Church (T190 881)

Jim Forde           (01 8462310)

Carpark through village – Famine Burial Ground – Millennium Woods – Avonmore River – Avondale Forest Park – Road walk to Rathdrum village.

14km    250m

Grade: 5             Start time: 11.30am                               Bradys Pub Shankhill village (O 253 216)

Mary McCann (086 8345368) and Mary McMahon (087 2825833)                                        

€3 euro car parking fee (free coffee if parking ticket presented)

Rathmichael Woods – Lead Mines Chimney – Carrickollogan – Shankhill

12km    276m