FIXTURES

 

BHC FIXTURES FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS SEPTEMBER 2025  (You must sign in at the start of every BHC walk and produce your MI / BHC card.  walks are for current BHC members only ) Sat 27 KNOCKMEALDOWN MOUNTAIN, Knockshane,  Bay Lough (B: 12 km, 850 m,  5 h) Sat 27   CARRAUNTOOHIL, up Heanenly Gate and down Zig-Zags  (B+: 14 km, 1004 m, 5 - 6 h) Sun 28   GALTY MOUNTAINS via The Black Road (B / C+: 919 m, 5 h, Easy Pace) Sun 28   KNOCKMEALDOWNS (Glengalla Valley, Liam Lynch Monument) (C: 13 km, 300 m, 4 h) Sun 30 GLEN OF AHERLOW full circuit (Slievenamuck, Ballyhoura Way, The Steeple, Ballagh Circuit) Tue 30   GALLANES LAKE AMENITY AREA, Cork Road, Clonakilty (D: 7 km, 50 m, 2 h) 30 Sep- 15 Oct TANZANIA (KILIMANJARO, SAFARI, ZANZIBAR) OCTOBER 2025  Wed 1   KNOCKNAGANTEE (B+: 17 km, 1070 m, 6.5 h) Sat 4   MOLANNA LOOP,  part of the Ballyhoura (C: 13 km, 4.5 h) Tue 7    BALLYMARTLE WOODS & ROAD (D: 1.75 h) Thu 9    THE VEE (C: ) Sun 12   KNOCKMEALDOWN TRAIL (C: 13 km, 300 m, 4 h) Tue 14    GARRYVOE BEACH (D) Garryvoe 1100  Thu 16   GALTY MOUNTAINS (Combaun Wood - Temple Hill Trig Point / Benard Hill Circuit) Thu 23   CAREY’S CASTLE CIRCUIT WALK, Clonmel (C+: 15 km, 350 m, 4.5 h,) NOVEMBER 2025  Tue 4:   CURRAGH WOODS, on Midleton / Lisgoold Road (D: ) Tue  4:  B Walk : Corranabinnia (Wild Nephin) Mon 27  CROSSHAVEN (C: 10 km, 300 m, 3 h) Thu 30   EASTERN GALTY CIRCUIT (C+: 16 km, 510 m, 5 h, ) Wed 5:  B /B+ walk : Slievemore and Croaghan (Achill Island) Thur 6: B walk Destination: Slieve Carr (wild Nephin) DECEMBER 2025  Tue 2      BLACKROCK LOOP (D) Wed 17  MANGERTON (B: 12 km, 800 m, 4.5 h)

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