Wednesday, October 15, 2025

BHC FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS


(You must sign in at the start of every BHC walk and produce your MI / BHC card. All walks are for current BHC members only )

OCTOBER 2025 

Sat 18   GLENGARRIFF NATURE RESERVE WODLANDS (Easy C: 11 km, 200 m, 3.75 h)

Sat 18    GALTEE MOR & GALTEE BEAG (B: 12 km, 800 m, 5 h)

Sat 18 CUMEENAGEARAGH GULLY, Beenkeeragh, Carrauntoohil (A: 12 km,  960 m, 5.5 h,

Sun 19  DARRAGH HILLS LOOP  (C+: 13 km, 300 m, 3.5 h)

Sun 19   EASTERN GALTY  Full Circuit (C+: 18 km, 510 m, 5 h)

Tue 21    BOTTLEHILL WOOD  (D: 8 km, 50 m, 2 h, boots required) 

Wed 22  TORC MOUNTAIN  (B: 17 km, 850 m, 5.5 h)

Thu 23   CAREY’S CASTLE CIRCUIT WALK, Clonmel (C+: 15 km, 350 m, 4.5 h, easy pace)

Sun 26   GLENSHELANE WOODS ( C: 15 km,  350 m, 5 h)

Mon 27  CROSSHAVEN  (C: 10 km, 300 m, 3 h)

Thu 30   EASTERN GALTY CIRCUIT (C+: 16 km, 510 m, 5 h, easy pace)

NOVEMBER 2025

Sun 2   KEALKILL LOOP (C: 12.5 km, 300 m, 4 h)  

Sun 2    LISVERNANE LOOP  (C: 11 km, 300 m, 3-3.5 h)

Tue 4  CURRAGH WOODS,

ACHILL & WILD NEPHIN

Tue 4th ( B; 5h;1000m; 15km) Corranabinnia (Wild Nephin)

 Wed 5th : ( B /B+; 7hr; 1200m; 18km)  Slievemore and Croaghan (Achill )

Thurs 6th   Slieve Carr (wild Nephin) ( B; 6.5h, 800m; 17km)

DECEMBER 2025

Tue 2   BLACKROCK LOOP (D)

Thu 11  SCARAGH WOODS (C: )

Tue 16  GARRYVOE BEACH (D) 

Wed 17  MANGERTON (B: 12 km, 800 m, 4.5 h)

Tue 23 Christmas Eve

Wed 24 Christmas Day

Thu 25 St, Stephen's


Rough Guide to BHC Walk Grades
"A" walks up to 1500 m of climb and 6 - 8 hours
"B+" walks up to 1300 m of climb and  5 - 7 hours, without scrambling / exposure / steep gradients
"B" walks up to 1000 m of climb and 4 - 6 hours
"C+" walks up to 750 m of climb and 4 - 5 hours
"C" walks up to 500 m of climb and 3 - 4 hours
"D" walks on fairly flat ground for 1.5 - 2 hours
The club reserves the right to change the walk grade of walks as supplied by walk leaders