Walking List No.3 of 2026
Sunday Walks Thursday Evening Walks Saturday Walks
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR WALK GRADES INFORMATION, ‘A’ WALKS ONLY.
NOTE: In the Event of an ORANGE or YELLOW WIND WARNING
Contact The Walks Leader in Advance of Travelling.
IMPORTANT: Names MUST BE given in Advance to the Walks Leader for ALL “A” WALKS outside of Ballyhouras & Galtees DO NOT TRAVEL WITHOUT CONTACTING THE WALK LEADER
Walk Leaders must inform the Membership Secretary at
It is advisable for “B” Walks outside of the Ballyhouras to text/call the Walks Leader
“B” Walks are moderately paced on mixed terrain with a good level of fitness required.
“A” Walks are strong paced with ascents & challenging terrain. Graded Moderate to Strenuous
PLEASE CHECK WALK GRADE EXPLAINED PAGE & WITH LEADER FOR WALK GRADES INFORMATION, ‘A’ WALKS ONLY.
SUNDAY WALKS “A” & “B” plus BEARS BARBEQUE & BALLYHOURA WALKING FESTIVAL
FINDING THE MEETING POINT
After the location you will see a code . ALL three types of codes can be put into Google Maps
“62RV+XC” is a google map reference, “P12 AW80” is an Eircode, “52.360472, -8.414853” is a coordinate
SUNDAY WALKS “A” & “B” plus Spring Break
Sunday 26th July
A: 10am - Combaun Wood, Anglesborough 8P9P+G2 (Galtees)
Length: 5 hrs
Angela Hennessy - 087 774 7058
B: 11am - 12 O’Clock Hills Car Park, nr Sixmilebridge, V95 YKN5 (Clare)
Length: 4 hrs
John Cotter - 086 608 4491
Sunday 2nd August
A: 10am - Cush Car Park, Lough Curra Walks Trailhead (Galtees)
Length: 5 hrs
William O’Connell - 087 127 7143
B: 11am - Glenbeigh, Car Park opposite Centra 3345+65 (Kerry)
Length: 4 hrs
Tom Brennan - 085 209 8116
Sunday 9th August
A: 10am - Glenosheen, 52°18'51.0"N 8°29'47.8"W (Ballyhouras)
Length: 5 hrs
Deirdre Fitzpatrick - 087 656 9224
B: 11am - Darragh Creamery 8H5V+C9 (Ballyhouras)
Length: 4 hrs
John Hennessy - 086 866 9231
Sunday 16th August
A: 9.30am - Meet Kilfinane for Carpool - Half Marathon - Doubles as Recce/Test Run for Part of Ballyhoura Walking Festival Marathon in October
Length: 5-6 hrs
Declan Clancy - 087 711 8560
B: 11am - Glenstal Woods Trailhead, Murroe, Co. Limerick MJ6Q+PF (Slieve Felim)
Length: 4 hrs
Susie Flavin - 085 144 8015
Sunday 23rd August
A: 10am - Glenbeigh Church V93 V044 (carpool to Coomsatharn lake) (Kerry)
Length: 5-6 hrs
Mary O’Connell - 086 398 3385
B: 11am - Ballinaboola Trailhead, 898P+CF (Ballyhouras)
Length: 4 hrs
Paul Murphy - 086 605 4770
Sunday 30th August – Walks & “Bears Barbeque”
The Club's summer BBQ will take place after A,B & C walks on Sunday 30th August at 3pm in Glenroe Community Hall.
To assist with the catering requirements, it would be appreciated if you would let Doreen Hennessy on 087 6493391 know before 14th August, if you plan to attend.
To support the vital work of SEMRA, donations will be accepted at the BBQ.
A: 10am - Glenroe Community Centre, V35 X326
Length: 5 hrs
Teresa Brosnan - 087 900 2534
B: 11am - Glenroe Community Centre, V35 X326
Length: 4 hrs
John Burke - 087 637 9457
C: Walk details to be confirmed closer to time
Sunday 6th September
A: 10am - Killballyboy Wood 727G+5H (Knockmealdowns)
Length: 5-6 hrs
Anne Coffey - 087 917 2699
B: 11am - Fanore Beach Car Park, 4P86+VW (Clare)
Length: 5.5 hrs
Tim Twomey & John Cotter - 086 608 4491
Sunday 13th September
A: 10am - Ballyorgan, Forest Homes Entrance 8G9H+MP (Ballyhouras)
Length: 5 hrs
Kay Aherne - 087 934 5233
B: 11am - Slievenamuck, meet Aherlow house Hotel, E34 VW22 (Tipperary)
Length: 4 hrs
Pat Moriarty - 087 265 2242
Sunday 20th September
A: 10am - Galtee Castle Car Park, Kilbehenny 8RCC+FR (Galtees)
Length: 5-6 hrs
Joan Neill - 087 314 9215
B: 11am - Ballyorgan, Forest Homes Entrance 8G9H+MP (Ballyhouras)
Length: 4 hrs
Catherine Hand - 087 633 2818
A Walks Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th September (St Finbarr’s Pilgrim Path – Drimoleague to Gougane Barra)
(Two Days of hiking St Finbarr’s Pilgrim Path 2 - Bears can do both days or choose to walk one day)
Saturday 26th September
A: 11am - Meet Kealkill 51.749765, -9.380007 for car pool to Drimoleague (West Cork)
Length: 5 hrs
Marian Kelly - 086 156 987
Sunday 27th September
A: 9.30am - Meet Cronin’s Bar, Gougane Barra, P12 CF67 for car pool (West Cork)
Length: 6 hrs
Marian Kelly 086 156 987
Ring Marian Kelly for guidance. Please let Marian know by Thursday 24th if intending to travel so as to plan car pooling
B Walks Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th September (Dingle Peninsula & Blasket Islands)
Saturday 26th September
B: - 12 Noon - Meet The Blasket Centre, Dún Chaoin V92 TH73 (Eagle Mountain - Kerry)
Length: 4 hrs
Liz Enright - 087 287 3937
Sunday 27th September
B: 10 am - Meet Ventry Pier, Ceann Trá (Blasket Islands - Kerry)
Length: 7 hrs including island & boat
Liz Enright - 087 287 3937
Note – The B Walks on Saturday and Sunday may be reversed dependent on sea conditions.
Please contact Liz Enright on 087 287 3937 by 10th September if intending to travel so as to finalise numbers for the chartered boat trip to the Blasket Islands.
Sunday 4th October
A: 10am - Kate Kearney’s Cottage 29R9+56 (Kerry)
Length: 6 hrs
Seamus Moran - 087 268 4976
B: 11am - Mount Hillary Loop Car Park 45F4+9V (Boggeraghs off N72 nr Mallow)
Length: 4 hrs
Hilary Mansfield - 086 398 3930
Ballyhoura Walking Festival 2026 --- Friday 9th to Sunday 11th October
Friday 9th October: Moonlight Hike
Saturday 10th October: Sunrise on Seefin, The Ballyhoura Marathon Challenge (including Half-Marathon)
Sunday: 11th October A, B & C Walks
(more details closer to event)
Held alongside the Joyce Brothers Weekend of Traditional Music, Song & Dance.
Sunday 18th October
A: 10am - Muckross House Café Car Park, V93 P7VT (Kerry)
Length: 5-6 hrs
Martin Murphy - 085 174 1166
B: 11am - Killavullen New Graveyard Car Park 4FVQ+Q7 (Nagles)
Length: 4 hrs
Paul Murphy - 086 605 4770
Notice
If you are not currently a member and would like to join the walking club or partake in an upcoming walk you can contact Lucy Mulqueen on
THURSDAY EVENING WALKS - 7.30pm START (Approx 2 hours duration)
(HIGH VIS JACKETS & HEAD TORCH ESSENTIAL)
JULY
- July 30th - Galtee Castle Car Park, Kilbehenny 8RCC+FR - Meet for walk at 7.30pm - Kay Quirke 086 061 9540
AUGUST
- August 6th - Ballinvreena Community Centre V35 C894 - Declan Clancy - 087 711 8560
- August 13th - Maple Ballroom, Kilfinane V35 HW31 - Declan Clancy - 087 711 8560
- August 20th - Glenroe Church V35 XN35 - Geraldine Cooke - 087 778 9052
- August 27th - Knockfierna, Ballingarry F5F7+2W - Vincent McCarthy - 00973 3556 8293
SEPTEMBER
- September 3rd - Square in Galbally, Co Limerick CP23+HG - Anne Coffey - 087 917 2699
- September 10th - Ballinaboola Trailhead 898P+CF - Pat Moriarty - 087 265 2242
- September 17th - Square in Galbally, Co Limerick CP23+HG - Anne Coffey - 087 917 2699
- September 24th - Combaun Wood, Anglesborough 8P9P+G2 - Diarmuid McIntyre - 087 224 4192
OCTOBER
- October 1st - Combaun Wood, Anglesborough 8P9P+G2 - Susan Mackessy - 087 282 1533
- October 8th - Barrabunocka Bridge, Kilfinane V35 KV98 - Geraldine Cooke - 087 778 9052
- October 15th - Ballinaboola Trailhead, Ballyhea 898P+CF - Pat Moriarty - 087 265 224
SATURDAY MORNING WALKS - ‘C’ Walks (2 hours) – 11am Start
Contact: EILEEN HURLEY (087) 900 2152
“C” Walks take place every Saturday at 11am with a duration of 2 hours and a very moderate pace.
Details of each walk are provided in the ‘Ballyhoura Bears News’ WhatsApp Group two days beforehand
You can also contact the ‘C’ Walks Coordinator Eileen Hurley at 087 900 2152
“MINI-BEAR” & “FULL BEAR” CHALLENGE
We are such a wonderful friendly club with wonderful friendly members.
There are 4 walks scheduled every week (“A”, “B”, “C” & Thursday Night).
To do the “Mini-Bear” is to join an “A” Walk, A “B” Walk, “C” Walk & Thursday over any period of time. Even years!
To do the “Full Bear” is to join a “A” Walk, a “B” Walk, a “C” Walk & Thursday Night over an 8-day period.
e.g do a ”B” Walk on a Sunday, try the following Thursday night walk, join the “C” Walk on Saturday and then an “A” on Sunday.
Meet your fellow bears and try something different, walk at a different pace and connect.
Trails Maintenance Day
Saturday 25th July 2026
Meet at 9.30am in Ardpatrick. Open to all Bears to come along for a few hours and work together to enhance trails - coordinators Jim Gallivan 087 258 8765 Declan Clancy 087 711 8560
Meetings
The next club committee meeting is at 7pm on Tuesday 22nd September 2026 in Ballyhoura Offices, Kilfinane
The Walks List meeting (No.4 2026) takes place at 8pm after the committee – all club leaders are welcome to attend.
Members can keep up to date with the ‘Ballyhoura Bears News’ WhatsApp Group - Walks Updates, Weather Cancellations and training opportunities are made available via the Ballyhoura Bears News WhatsApp group and also by email.
The 2026 Bears Trip abroad
will take place from 7th – 14th September in Northern Italy close to the Swiss border
The Ballyhoura Bears Club AGM
will be held on the 20th October at 7pm at the Deebert House Hotel in Kilmallock, Co. Limerick. It’s a great social event as well as a space for members to have their voices heard. From 7pm-8pm there will be a Skill Share event where members will share insights on Emergency Care, Using Apps, Maps and more followed by the AGM.
Get your friends involved! Join us for a Trial Hike!
Did you know that Non-Members can do up to three Bear walks free of charge to see if hiking is for them?
Membership is then available for €55 for the year via Ballyhourabears.com.
Walks Leaders are asked to send details of non-members who join their walks to the membership secretary Christina Carew at
Please note any photos taken on club walks can be sent to Lucy Mulqueen 087 6910736 for inclusion in local newspapers and Club social media- please ensure consent of participants when taking photos for publication.
