Saturday Morning Knockmealdown Walks Knockmealdown Active would like to invite you to join us on Saturday mornings in Autumn/Winter 2015 to walk and explore the many Waymarked tracks and trails in this beautiful area. See list of upcoming outings at the bottom of this post. Our plan is to build…
Pilgrim Paths Day 2014 Join us on Saturday April 19th, Easter Holiday Weekend 2014 as we retrace the footsteps of St. Declan over the scenic Knockmealdown Mountains on the border of Tipperary and Waterford. St. Declan’s Way is an ancient pilgrimage route linking the 5th century monastery of St. Declan in Ardmore,…
Walks Awareness Training Programme Photos Here are a few shots from the Walks Awareness Training Programme held by Knockmealdown Active in November and December 2012. The whole programme was a great success and we hope to hold more such courses in the not too distant future. If you would like…
Walks’ Awareness Training Programme Knockmealdown Active will hold an Information Evening in the Community Hall, Newcastle, Co. Tipperary on Monday, October 15th 2012 at 8pm. This programme is for individuals who are interested in developing walking and walking related products/enterprises in the Knockmealdown and surrounding areas. The programme will consist of a) Mountain navigation course…
Knockperry Walk, Newcastle Length: 9 Kilometres (6 miles). Time: Under 3 Hours This walk will take you south east from Newcastle, gently rising up into the foothills above the village. There are various options, both on foot and by bike, but the most interesting is to take to the Heathery…
Tullaghmeelan Walk, Newcastle Length: 14 Kilometres (9 miles). Time: Under 4 Hours This walk will lead you along the quiet back roads north of Newcastle Village visiting Molough Abbey and Tullaghmeelan churchyard. The walk never deviates too far from the River Suir. It is an easy walk, mostly along narrow…
Deisc Walk – Newcastle Length: 14 Kilometres (9 miles). Time: 4+ Hours This walk follows many narrow boreens (small roads) and old bog tracks to the area of the Mass Rock near Doonageeha (Fort of the Wind). You will essentially be following the river valley of Gleann a Cath (the…
Graigue Walk – Sunday April 1st 2012 There is a slight change to next Sunday’s walk with the Knockmealdown Walking Club. It was originally to be to Bay Lough in Clogheen, but we’ve decided to hold this over until the Rhododendrons start to flower, so we’ll be taking a walk into the…
Ronga Walk, Clogheen – Knockmealdown Walking Club On Sunday March 25th the club took on a lovely 7.75km walk at Ronga (first left after Shanrahan crossroads travelling from Clogheen to Ballyporeen, just after right turn for Burncourt at Killeatin). Take the left turn and you’ll cross a metal bridge 50…
Lyrefune Walk, Ballyporeen – Knockmealdown Walking Club This is a lovely walk with not too many climbs. There is a slight detour of a few hundred yards that brings you to the most wonderful views to Mitchelstown and the Galtee Mountains across the valley. We were blessed with glorious weather…
Knockmealdown Walking Club – Araglin Walk Sunday March 11th The Knockmealdown Walking Club will take on a nice ramble out the Araglin direction tomorrow, Sunday March 11th, 2012. The group will meet at the BallyHi pub on Ballyporeen’s main street at 10am and drive to the walking area from there. Bring…
Knockmealdown Walking Club – Galtee Mountain Walk Sunday February 26th The Knockmealdown Walking Club will take a brief foray away from the Knockmealdowns toward the Galtee Mountains across the valley on Sunday February 26th. The group will meet at the Bally Hi pub in Ballyporeen at 10am and then take…
Flemingstown, Shanrahan Walk – Knockmealdown Walking Club On Sunday, February 19th 2012 the group took on a lovely local walk in the Shanrahan/Flemingstown area known locally as the Foill Dearg (this could well be a mis-spelling, it’s an educated guess as I can’t find an online reference to it anywhere,…
Shanrahan Walk – Feb. 19th, 10am – Knockmealdown Walking Club A very successful walk took place in Goatenbridge last Sunday where the group took on the Knockballiniry Loop walk (see some pictures below). This Sunday February 19th all interested walkers and strollers are asked to meet up at Shanrahan Cemetery…
Goatenbridge Walk – Sun. Feb. 12th – 10am – Knockmealdown Walking Club The newly formed Knockmealdown Walking Club held its third walk since its establishment, in Clogheen last Sunday. A very healthy figure of 23 walkers assembled at St Pauls Community Centre at 10am and headed off on the Clogheen…
Knockmealdown Walking Club Formed At the Knockmealdown Active Loop walk of Clogheen on February 5th 2012 the Knockmealdown Walking Club was officially unveiled. For further information contact Jim O Brien 087 249 0089. The group hopes to take on a range of walks in different areas around the Knockmealdown Mountains, and…
Clogheen Nature and Leisure Walk In association with Knockmealdown Active, a guided walk on the newly formed loop walk that starts at the square in Clogheen and proceeds to the lay-by on the road to the Vee at Eamonn Keating’s house (top of the straight section of the road heading…
