Bishopstown Hillwalking Club

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Bishopstown Hillwalking Club is one of the largest walking Clubs in Cork and in Munster. Most of our members are not actually from Bishopstown but from all over Cork City and County. We hold walks most weekends.

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November 4th 2007 -  BHC members enjoying the views on the 'B' Walk on Beenoskee on the Dingle peninsula

(Photo by Hugh O'Donovan)



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Walks - Depart Melbourn Business Park car park , Model Farm Road. This place is about 300 metres on the city side of where the Tennis Village used to be. Please do not obstruct the entrance to Pinewood Studios furniture store as they open on Saturdays and some Sundays. Times = 8.30am for A walks, 9am for B walks, and 9.30am for C and D walks,  unless otherwise stated, weather permitting.

Car-pool available. The normal practice is €5 per passenger for short journeys (up to 50 miles) and €10 for medium journeys (50 miles +).

Only FULL CARS should go to the start area of the walks so as not to upset the local landowners & others too much.

If you require further information on any walk, or wish to pay deposits, please call in to meet us in Poachers Bar in the Kinsley Hotel, Carrigrohane Road, Cork, after 9.30p.m. on any Thursday evening. (Opposite the County Hall)

Remember.......No B.H.C. card / M.C.I. card / name on B.H.C. membership list, NO GO !!!

In other words, if you are not insured, you cannot walk.
 

WALK   GRADES
                                               
A B C D
Strenuous walk (sometimes with scrambling over steep exposed rocks) on open moorland at a fast pace and on very steep gradients for up to 10 hours. Tough walk (sometimes with some scrambling over steep ground) on open moorland at a good pace and on steep gradients for up to 6 hours. Moderate walk usually on open moorland over less steep ground at a moderate pace and on gentle gradients for up to 4 hours (A and B walkers on C walks are expected to slow down to C pace). Easy walk, mainly on relatively flat roads / paths (forests and cliff tops), at an easy pace for up to 2 hours.

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BHC Webpages

 
Main Index Page for Bishopstown
Orienteering, Hillwalking,  and 
Badminton Websites
Calendar of BHC Walks
Membership Application Form Links
Hillwalking for
Beginners
The Irish Munros
(Irish peaks above 900m/3000ft)
Advantages of Membership Photo Gallery
BHC News and
Website updates
Weather Forecasts Suitable Hillwalking Maps
for the SW of Ireland
Contact Details

 
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