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Walking Festival

West Cork Tourism
10th Walking Festival
16th-18th May 2008

West Cork Tourism Events

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Opening Night - Friday 16th May at 9pm in the Bantry Bay Hotel, all welcome, meet the guides, refreshments served.

WALKS

16th May, 2008
Friday: Bantry

REENROUR BEACH WALK.
Registration: 6.30pm in Bantry By Hotel
Depart: 7.00pm
Level: Easy (suitable for all ages).
Duration: 1.5 hours
Cost: FREE

17th May, 2008
Saturday: Sheep's Head Way

Walk 1 - RIDGE WALK
Registration: 10.00am in Kilcrohane Community Hall
Depart: 10.30am by bus to start of walk
Level: Hard
Duration: 5 hours
Cost: €10.00
The Ridge Walk encompasses a new section of the Sheep's Head Way and climbs to 1,300ft passing the oldest evidence of inhabitation in the area - a wedge tomb from the early Bronze Age. It is sited high on the ridge overlooking Kilcrohane. Continuing along Crimea path via a pre-famine village on to Gortavallig Copper Mines. Then on pass the Cove and up Carac Cairn road on to Poet's Way and on to Black Gate. Spectacular views of Dunmanus Bay, Bantry Bay, Mizen Peninsula, Beara Peninsula, Cape Clear Island, Fastnet Rock and Roaring Water Bay.

Walk 2 - CAHER LOOP
Registration: 10.30am in Kilcrohane Community Hall
Depart: 11.00am by bus to start of walk
Level: Moderate
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: €10.00
Experience a new addition to the Sheep's Head Way. A gradual climb to 800ft passing lakes, shoreline and an old fisherman's path. We then pass Trá Ruiam and Caher pre-famine burial ground, then on passed Dooneen and back to Kilcrohane.

18th May, 2008
Sunday: Whiddy Island

Walk 1 - KILMORE WALK
Registration: 10.0am in Bantry Bay Hotel
Depart: 10.30am by ferry from Bantry Pier (ferry trip 10 mins).
Level: Hard
Duration: 4 hours
Cost: €16.50 includes ferry charge
This walk takes us to the top of the island, giving us a spectacular view of the Sheep's Head and Beara Peninsula with the Roancarraig Lighthouse in the distance. On the way, we will pass by Kilmore Lake, the ruins of a 16th Century Church and graveyard where the last person was buried 14 years ago. Part of the walk will take us past an old English gun battery built around 1803. This is a fine example of craftsmanship surrounded by a 40ft dike. On the ferry trip there are magnificent views of Bantry House, Rabbit Island and Chapel Island.

Walk 2 - ISLAND ROAD WALK
Registration: 10.00am in Bantry Bay Hotel
Depart: 10.30am by ferry from Bantry Pier (ferry trip 10 mins).
Level: Moderate
Duration: 3 hours Cost: €16.50 includes ferry charge
This walk takes us around the island passing the oil terminal (owned by the American Oil company Conoco Philips) which Whiddy Island is famous for. Throughout this walk we will have the opportunity to observe the varied flora, fauna and wildlife of the island. On the ferry trip there are magnificent views of Bantry House, Rabbit Island and Chapel Island.

IMPORTANT NOTES FOR WALKERS

  • All walks will be guided.
  • All walkers are advised to bring a packed lunch each day.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Due to the unpredictability of the Irish weather, raingear should be brought on all walks.
  • All walkers attend at their own risk.
  • No dogs allowed.
west cork walking festival
Announcement of the 2008 West Cork Tourism Walking Festival
James O'Mahony, Sheepshead Way; Vivian O'Callaghan, Chairman, West Cork Tourism;
Mairead O'Donovan, West Cork Tourism; Ian Dempsey, C.E.O., West Cork LEADER Co-op

ACCOMMODATION: (members of West Cork Tourism)

B&B
Blair's Cove House, Durrus Tel: 027-61127
Bridgeview House B&B and Restaurant, Kilcrohane. Tel: 027-67086
Seamount Farmhouse B&B, Glenlough West Tel: 027-61226

Self Catering
Durrus Holiday Homes, Durrus. Tel: 061-411109
Bay Haven Cottage, Durrus. Tel: 027-61064
Roskerrig, Ahakista, Durrus. Tel: 021-4381195 Mobile: 087-2076628
Ard-A-Locha, Kilcrohane Tel: 027-67048
Jack Berry's Garden Tel: 0044 12498 14377 or 027-67145. Mobile: 086-731254
New Bridge House, Snave, Bantry. Tel: 027-50902

Hotels
Bantry Bay Hotel, Bantry Tel: 027-50062
Maritime Hotel, Bantry Tel: 027-54700
Westlodge Hotel, Bantry Tel: 027-50360

Information

West Cork Tourism Tel: 028-22812
Bantry Tourist Office Tel: 027-50229
Sheep's Head Way Visitor Centre & Café Tel: 027-67136

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