ARDARA HILLWALKING CLUB , . Phone 086 1078189 Website: www.ardarahillwalking.com Email: [email protected] List of Walks July 2016 to January 2017 Date 2016 Grade Walk Description Meeting Point Time Duration Leader July C Paddy Lowry 5.00pm 2 Hours Paddy Heaney 10th Memorial Walk Community Centre

July B Killamuck Bog loop Abbeyleix 10.00am 2 / 3 Pat Culleton 17th Manor Hotel Hours 087 1250296 July A & B The Loved and Unloved Please see 31st back of page for Paul Kelly details 087 2545805 Section 4 of 5 August A & B Ardara Walk. Cadamstown 12.00 5 Hours Liam Mannion 07th Car park noon 086 8392056 August A & B The Loved and Unloved Please see 14th Slieve Bloom Way back of page for Paul Kelly Section 5 of 5 details 087 2545805 August B Pullough to Shannon Shannon 10.00am 4 / 5 John Scully 28th Harbour Harbour Hours 086 2405187 James Scully September B Source of the Barrow Glenbarrow 11.00am 5 Hours Paul Kelly 04th Car park 087 2545805

September A Benbulben Please see back 11.00am 4 / 5 Walter 11th of page for details Hours Campbell

September B Ger Moss Glenbarrow 11.00am 4 Hours Pat Craven 25th Memorial Walk Car park John Scully 086 2405187

October B Court Emo Village 11.00am 2 - 3hrs Peggy & Martina 02nd Entrance Gate Kavanagh

October B History of Woodlands Clonaslee 11.00am 3.5 Hours Joe Deering

16th Since the Ice age Community Centre 0868162466

October A Moylussa Mountain Twomilegate, R463 11.00am 4 / 5 Eddie Spain 30th 5 km from Hours 087 9240652 Killaloe

November AGM Friday 8.00pm Eddie Spain th Community Centre 04 087 9240652 November B Forest Park. The Ferry Inn. 11.00am 4 Hours Liam Mannion 06th 086 8392056 November B Capponellan Woods, Castle Arms Hotel 11.00am 3.5 Hours Susan Lawlor 20th Durrow, Laois Durrow, December B Ger Moss Cadamstown 11.00am 4 Hours Gerry Hanlon 04th Memorial Plaque Car park Cadamstown December B Glenregan & 11.30am 4 Hours Paul Kelly 11th Glendossaun Car park 087 2545805 January B to Ballyboy Ballyboy 1.30pm 2.5 – 3hrs Clare Daly 1st 2017 New Year’s Day 086 1078189

CLUB MEMBERSHIP 2016: Single €20 Family €30 Non-members can join any of our walks for payment of €5 towards insurance etc. This will be deducted from their membership if they join the club.

Proper waterproof hill walking boots must be worn on all grade A and B walks, Just in case of bad weather, please have a change of clothing at finish of the walks.

The Loved and Unloved Slieve Bloom Way 60 Km.

Maps for each section, available from http://www.irishtrails.ie/trail/Slieve-Bloom-Way/30/

Section 4. Monicknew to Kinnitty Castle. 31st July 2016

(A.) walk 8 Hrs. Start and Finish Monicknew 10am.

(B.) walk 4 Hrs Start 2.15 pm. Kinnitty Castle Car Park.

Section 5. Kinnitty Castle to Cadamstown. 28th August 2016.

(B.) walk 5 Hrs Start and Finish Cadamstown 11am.

Benbulben:

Suggest meet at Henrys Bar and Restaurant (car park) Cashelgarran about 4 km North of Drumcliff out of Sligo on the N15 (location Grid Ref G 660 458). It looks like about travel time from Birr is about 2.5 Hours … so safe to say meet there at 11 AM !