Upcoming Walks 2025

 

AUGUST 2025 
(You must sign in at the start of every BHC walk and you must produce your MI / BHC card.  All walks are for current BHC members only )

Sat 30  BLACKROCK LOOP, Ballyhoura Mountains (C+: 11 km, 520 m, 4 h) climb to Seefin Mountain, minor road, forest tracks.

Sat 30  TEMPLE HILL, SHANAGHAUN ROCK & BENARD from Coumbaun Wood (B: 13 km, 700 m, 4+ h, easy pace) 


SEPTEMBER 2025 
(You must sign in at the start of every BHC walk and you must produce your MI / BHC card.  All walks are for current BHC members only )


1 - 4 DUNQUIN WEEK; Book your own accommodation

Mon 1 CILL GHOBNAIT LOOP WALK WITH EXTENSIONS (D: 8 km, 200 m, 3.5 h)

Tue 2 CEATHRÚ to COUMEENOOLE HORSESHOE via Cruach Mhárthain, the communication masts at Mám Cissach, Mount Eagle, Binn an Choma & Slea Head  

Tue 2  CURRABINNY WOODS (D: 2 h) Meet at Coillte car park in Currabinny Wood

Tue 2 EAGLE MOUNTAIN (C: 9.1 km, 465 m, 3.5 h) Depart An Portan in Dunquin 

Wed 3 THE GREAT BLASKET ISLAND (AN BLAISCEAD MÓR)
Walk to AN CEANN DUBH and back via TÚR COMHARTHA 231 (Signal Tower), SLIEVEDONAGH (AN MULLACH RAMHAR) 281, FATAL CLIFF, and CROAGHMORE (AN CRÓ MÓR) 

Wed 3 THE GREAT BLASKET ISLAND (AN BLAISCEAD MÓR) LOOP

Thu 4  BRANDON MOUNTAIN (C+: 9.0 km, 795 m, 4 h) 
  
Thu 4  BRANDON MOUNTAIN via The Saint’s Road (C+:  8.2 km, 780 m, 4-4.5 h)

Thu 4 BRANDON MOUNTAIN HORSESHOE, via The Dingle Way, Masatiompan, Piaras Mor and Brandon Mountain (B+:15 km, 950 m, 5.5 h) 

Sat 6  CNOC na PHUCA  (C+: 11 km, 500 m, 4.5 h)

Sat 6  MANGERTON MOUNTAIN LOOP (Devil’s Punch Bowl)  (C+: 11 km, 838 m,  4.5 – 6 h)

Sat 6   CUMEENAGEARAGH GULLY, BEENKEERAGH & CARRAUNTOOHIL (A: 12.5 km, 980 m, 5.5 h, Very steep ascent with scrambling and exposure on the ridge)

Tue 9    GARRETTSTOWN BEACH & ROAD to THE OLD HEAD OF KINSALE.

Wed 10  CUSH, GALTYBEG & GALTYMORE (B+: 13.5 km, 1040 m, 6 h, easy pace)  

11 -18 SPANISH PYRENEES 

Tue 16  KNOCKAKEO WOODS (D)
Meeting point: Entrance at Coillte Woods next to Leahy's Open Farm

Wed 17  THE PAPS - The two Paps and down to Lough Naggeeha, up the gully (B: 12 km, 800 m, 4.5 h)

Wed 17  BEENOSKEE - STRADBALLY MOUNTAIN (A: 17.2 km, 1230 m, 7.5 h) 

Tue 23  TOTEM HILL  (D: 8 km, 140 m, 2.33 h) 

Wed 24  LAKES OF KILLARNEY boat trip and walk through the National Park to Muchross House.

Tue 30   GALLANES LAKE AMENITY AREA, Cork Road, Clonakilty (D: 7 km, 50 m, 2 h) 

30 Sep - 15 Oct TANZANIA (KILIMANJARO, SAFARI, ZANZIBAR) (Marie Keohane)


OCTOBER 2025 
(You must sign in at the start of every BHC walk and you must produce your MI / BHC card. All walks are for current BHC members only )


Mon 27  CROSSHAVEN (Camden Fort Meagher, Graball Bay Beach, Church Bay, Templebreedy old Church, Cronin's Fields, Myrtleville Beach, Myrtleville Cross, Brigtwater) (C: 10 km, 300 m, 3 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