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- Calendar of Club
Walks -
Please note that for insurance reasons, all
walks are for club members
only
There are no 'trial walks'
Note that walks can be cancelled due to bad weather. Check the weekly
e-mail to club members for the most up to date information regarding
planned and extra walks.
For information on meeting points, look at the Club info & Rules page.
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BISHOPSTOWN HILLWALKING CLUB..SEPTEMBER 2022 |
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****Bishopstown Hillwalking Club has recommenced Club walks but these are restricted to Members Where possible we intend to offer the following walks each week over the coming months.
***** A or B+: 1 weekend walk (morning)
***** B: 2 weekend and 1 midweek (Wednesday morning)
***** C: 3 weekend and 1 midweek (Thursday morning)
***** D: 1 weekend and 1 midweek (Tuesday morning)
BHC Membership Form : - You can download our NEW Membership form covering you up to 31st October 2023 at this LINK. If you pay your membership by bank transfer please include your name as a reference and also email Sean Cotter confirming the transfer.
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### Printable Version Not Available at Present - Walks circulated to members every Thursday night.
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| | Selection of Upcoming Walks |
| | JANUARY2023 |
| Fri 13 | FUERTEVENTURA, LOBOS one week (SC) |
| Fri 20 | LANZAROTE & GRACIOSA ISLANDS one week (SC) |
| Sat 14 | KNOCKMEALDOWNSfrom Marian shrine (B:5 h) |
| Sun 15 | BWEENGDULL(C: 11.5 km, 250 m, 3.5 h) |
| Sun 15 | MULLAGHANISH(C:11 km, 480 m, 4.5 h) |
| Tue 17 | Discover BROWN ISLAND(D) |
| Wed18 | CNOC NA dTARBH & CNOC AN BHRACAfrom Gap Cottage (B: 12 km, 800 m) |
| Thu 19 | BALLYHOURAS(C:) |
| Sat 21 | GLEN OF AHERLOW CIRCUIT(C+: 16 km, 380 m, 5 h) |
| Sat 21 | TOAMIES MOUNTAIN(B: 12 km, 650 m, 5 h) |
| Sun 22 | LOUGH CURRA(C: 10 km, 400 m, 3 h) |
| Tue 24 | MAHON LOOP(D) |
| Thu 26 | PARADISE HILL & BENARD HILL Circuit(C: 480 m, 4 h) |
| Sat 28 | BOUGH HILL, LOUGH FADA(B+: 14 km, 1070 m, 6 h) |
| Sun 29 | GLENGARRA WOODS(C: 11 km, 300 m, 4 h) |
| Tue 31 | BALLYANNON WOOD(D: 7 km, 1.45 h) |
| | FEBRUARY 2023 |
| Thu 2 | THREE ISLANDS LOOP WALK, Union Hall(C: 11 km, 220 m) |
| Sat 4 | KNOCKANARD, AVONDHU WAY, Knockmealdowns(C+: 14.5 km, 450 m, 4 h) |
| Sat 4 | MANGERTOWEST(B: 11 km, 800 m, 5 h) |
| Sun 5 | KILLAVULLEN LOOP(C: 11 km, 4 h) |
| | WEEK-ENDS/WEEK-DAYS AWAY IN IRELAND 2022/2023 |
| The MOURNE MOUNTAINSApril 2023 B walks |
| DÚN CHAOIN August 2023 |
| ACHILL ISLANDSeptember 2023 (B & C) |
| | OVERSEAS TREKKING in 2023 |
| CANARY ISLANDS - Fuerteventura January 2023 (B & C) walks |
| CANARY ISLANDS - Lanzarote January 2023 (B & C) walks |
| CRETEMay 2023 |
| SPANISH CAMINO Sarria to Santiago 111 km. June 2023 |
| THE PYRENEES September 2023 |
| CHECK BACK REGULARLY FOR ADDITIONAL WALKS |
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- Our Walk Grades -
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A
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B
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C
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D
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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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Designed and maintained by John Desmond :-
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