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Periodicidade: anual
Localização: Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland
Altura do ano: Março, Junho, Outubro e Dezembro
Duração: 3 dias em cada época
Número de caminhadas:
1ª edição: 2011/2012
Edição 2011/2012: 17 a 19 de Junho, 21 a 23 de Outubro, 27 a 29 de Dezembro de 2011, 16 a 18 de Março de 2012
Programa da edição 2011/2012:
17 a 19 de Junho de 2011 - Twelve Bens Mountains and on Inisbofin Island.
Friday, 17 June – Talk by Michael Gibbons on the cultural, archaeological and historic heritage features of the 2 days walks. Venue: Station House Theatre at 8.00pm.
Sábado 18 Junho – Twelve Bens Walk
Following breakfast in your hotel, make your way to the starting point for the days walking (driving directions will be provided by hotel staff). The walk will commence at 10.00am
Domingo 19 Junho – Inisbofin Island Walk
Following breakfast in your hotel, make your way to the Inishbofin Ferry departure point on Cleggan Pier. Departure at 11.30am. Return ferry from Inisbofin at 4.00pm.
Sábado 18 Junho – Twelve Bens Walk
Following breakfast in your hotel, make your way to the starting point for the days walking (driving directions will be provided by hotel staff). The walk will commence at 10.00am
Domingo 19 Junho – Inisbofin Island Walk
Following breakfast in your hotel, make your way to the Inishbofin Ferry departure point on Cleggan Pier. Departure at 11.30am. Return ferry from Inisbofin at 4.00pm.
21 a 23 de Outubro de 2011 - Omey Island & Roundstone Bog with hiking in the Connemara National Park.
Sexta 21 de Outubro
Talk hosted by Michael Gibbons.
Location: Station House Theatre, Clifden Station House. Time: 8pm.
Sábado 22 de Outubro
Inisbofin – Island of the white cow
Easy to moderate walking along small roads, open bog and mountain.
Duration: five hours Walk Grade: Easy to moderate
Departs Cleggan Pier: Meeting at 11.10am, ferry departs at 11.30am sharp.
Domingo 23 de Outubro
Diamond Hill
Meeting point: The walk starts from the archway at the visitor centre in the Connemara National Park
Duration: Three and a half hours - moderate hike. Harder option is five to six hours.
Walk grade: Moderate to difficult walking. (Steep in places.)
Talk hosted by Michael Gibbons.
Location: Station House Theatre, Clifden Station House. Time: 8pm.
Sábado 22 de Outubro
Inisbofin – Island of the white cow
Easy to moderate walking along small roads, open bog and mountain.
Duration: five hours Walk Grade: Easy to moderate
Departs Cleggan Pier: Meeting at 11.10am, ferry departs at 11.30am sharp.
Domingo 23 de Outubro
Diamond Hill
Meeting point: The walk starts from the archway at the visitor centre in the Connemara National Park
Duration: Three and a half hours - moderate hike. Harder option is five to six hours.
Walk grade: Moderate to difficult walking. (Steep in places.)
27 a 29 de Dezembro de 2011 - Western Way and along Killary Harbour, and also East End on Inishbofin Island.
16 a 18 de Março de 2012 - follows in Patrick's footsteps with a pilgrimage hike in the Maamturk Mountains and a trek to the Martin Estate and Twelve Bens Mountain Range.
Edição 2012/2013: 16 a 18 de Março, 1 a 3 de Junho, 19 a 21 de Outubro, 28 a 30 de Dezembro de 2012
Programa da edição 2012/2013:
Sexta-feira 16 de Março
Introductory talk hosted by Michael Gibbons, where he will share with you the rich history and secrets of the Connemara Islands and Highlands.
Location: Station House Theatre, Clifden Station House.
Time: 8.30pm
Sábado 17 de Março
Diamond Hill, Connemara National Park (a dedicated area of bog and mountain wilderness)
Diamond Hill is one of the finest hikes in Ireland with a multitude of route options commanding huge ocean, island and mountain views. It is a outlier of the 12 Bens Mountain range standing 500 meters and towering above the small Quaker village of Letterfrack, which was founded by an English family during the Great Famine (1846-53) to relieve distress.To the west are the islands of Inishbofin and Shark, and to the north Inishturk, Clare Island and Achill (Co Mayo) - once ruled over by the powerful O'Malley clan.
From the summit of Diamond Hill you look down on Kylemore Abbey and Gardens - former home of Mitchell Henry MP, now owned by the Benedictine Nuns and formerly run as a secondary school -, and deep into the Twelve Bens Mountain range and the Maam Turk mountains beyond. On the slopes of the mountain are the remains of an abandoned 19th century Famine settlement, and buried in the surrounding bogs are the remains of a 5,000 year old Megalithic tomb, a Children's Burial Ground and a drowned bronze-age (4,000 years ago) forest. The wild valleys are home to large herd of native red deer and wild mountain goats while its rivers have rich stocks of salmon and trout which are hunted by Connemara's secretive and beautiful otters.
Meeting Point: The walk starts from the archway at Connemara National Park's Visitor CentreFrom the summit of Diamond Hill you look down on Kylemore Abbey and Gardens - former home of Mitchell Henry MP, now owned by the Benedictine Nuns and formerly run as a secondary school -, and deep into the Twelve Bens Mountain range and the Maam Turk mountains beyond. On the slopes of the mountain are the remains of an abandoned 19th century Famine settlement, and buried in the surrounding bogs are the remains of a 5,000 year old Megalithic tomb, a Children's Burial Ground and a drowned bronze-age (4,000 years ago) forest. The wild valleys are home to large herd of native red deer and wild mountain goats while its rivers have rich stocks of salmon and trout which are hunted by Connemara's secretive and beautiful otters.
Departure Time: 10.30am sharp
Duration: 3.5 hours (Harder option is 5-6 hours)
Walk Grade: Moderate to difficult and steep in places.
Requirements: Boots (good ankle support mandatory), wetgear, water, energy snacks & camera (optional)
Domingo, 18 de Março
Inishbofin - Island of the White Cow
The beautiful island of Inishbofin, which is only a 30 minute ferry ride from the mainland, is famed for its magnificent scenery, relaxed lifestyle and traditional music, is five miles long and two miles wide and has a population of 200. The island has had a turbulent history with a strong association with Saxon England, 17th century France and 18th century America. Its fragmented coastline boasts a superb natural harbour, dramatic sea cliffs, beautiful coral beaches, sea caves and its seas teem with fish life which feed the island's large seal colony while the skies of 'Bofin' belong to choughs, corncrakes and falcons.
On this walk trip you will see the best preserved 17th century fort and ancient harbour on Ireland's west coast. You will walk through a bronze-age landscape, complete with 4,000 year old houses, cooking sites and ancient walls emerging from the bog. The island’s cliff bound coastline is home to spectacularly sited iron-age forts and overlooking Church Lough you will see the island's ruined church encircled by its 1,500 year old burial ground.
Meeting Point: Meeting at Cleggan Pier at 11.10amOn this walk trip you will see the best preserved 17th century fort and ancient harbour on Ireland's west coast. You will walk through a bronze-age landscape, complete with 4,000 year old houses, cooking sites and ancient walls emerging from the bog. The island’s cliff bound coastline is home to spectacularly sited iron-age forts and overlooking Church Lough you will see the island's ruined church encircled by its 1,500 year old burial ground.
Departure Time: Ferry departs at 11.30am sharp
Duration: 5 hours
Walk Grade: Easy to moderate walking along small roads, open bog and mountain
Requirements: Boots (good ankle support mandatory), wetgear, water, energy snacks & camera (optional)
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