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Beachwalk : Ardmore Beach, Waterford
Recently visited the lovely town of Ardmore in Waterford. It is believed to be the oldest Christian settlement in Ireland. It offers many attractions including cliff walks and an open farm but if you are looking for a nice short walk check out the beautiful beach. It’s about a mile long and there is parking available by the beach. Enjoy! Below is the location of the carpark to the beach.
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Druids Glen Hotel – Walking Trial
Druids Glen Hotel & Golf Resort in Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklow is a fantastic place to visit and offers its own walking trail. The walking trail is about 4km starting at the hotel to the Woodstock House. The trail goes along the edge of the golf course itself and the scenary is great. See photos below, enjoy.
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Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail
Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail is a 60 km national way-marked walk which begins in the village of Balla in east Mayo and ends at the village of Murrisk at the foot of Croagh Patrick on the shores of Clew Bay. http://www.clogherheritage.com/cpht_dev/ If you are looking for a good opportunity to do this trail, the 9th Annual Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail Walking Festival on Weekend March 10th, 11th & 12th 2017. All funds raised will go towards Mayo Roscommon Hospice. Register online at: https://www.iregister.ie/…/e…/croagh-patrick-heritage-trail/
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Great Western Greenway (Westport to Achill)
This 42km Greenway from Westport to Achill (through Newport and Mulranny) offers a fantastic way to enjoy the Mayo countryside. This walk or cycle gives you the chance to enjoy amazing views of Clew Bay and the track is very well maintained (http://www.greenway.ie/index.html). While we concentrate on walking and hiking at takeahike.ie, cycling is also highly recommended and bikes can be rented from a number of companies such as Clew Bay Bike Hire. The great thing is if you are based in Westport, they will shuttlebus you to Achill and you can cycle from Achill back to Westport (http://www.clewbaybikehire.ie/bikes/bike-packages/).
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Beachwalk: Bertra Beach – Mayo
Bertra Beach is a wide strand located about 12km (20 minutes drive) from Westport in County Mayo. The beach gives you a great view of Clew Bay, it’s ilands and drumlins. There is a carpark at Bertra Beach, location shown below. As with many beaches in Ireland, even if the weather doesn’t suit for a dip into Clew Bay, you can also enjoy this lovely walk. For more information on this beach, check out http://www.destinationwestport.com/places-to-visit/natural-beauty/beaches-ireland-mayo/
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Howth Lower Cliff Loop Walk
The following is the Howth Lower Cliff Loop Walk taken from the fingaldublin.ie. There are three other loops, Tramline Loop, Black Linn Loop and Bog of Frogs Loop. 1. Starting from the DART Station… Source: Howth Lower Cliff Loop Walk
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Croagh Patrick
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Devils Glen
The Devils Glen is a nice easy walk about 1 hour outside of Dublin. Park in the carpark highlighted below and follow the trail through the woods to the waterfall. Keep an eye out of the sculptures and quotes along the trail. In the early 19th century, before the Vartry Reservoir was built in the mountains above, the river came through the glen in full uninhibited majesty, its roaring in throes of flood so loud that locals said the Evil One was howling for sinners down there. Car park location.
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The Wicklow Gap
The beautiful Wicklow Gap (R756). Take a drive or even a cycle over the rural mountain landscape. The Wicklow Gap road goes from Hollywood near the N81 about 10km from Blessington to the village of Laragh near Glendalough.
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Bray Strand In The Sun
Busy Bank Holiday Monday in Bray. Parking can be at a premium during the weekends and the area can be quite congested. There is a DART station nearby though. Starting point for a walk up Bray Head or the Bray to Greystones Cliff Walk.
