Kanturk Hillwalkers and Mountain Climbers | Blog

 On Sun. May 14th we had a club trip to Galtymore where on a good day you can see 7 counties in all angles as it is nearly in the centre of the country, you get there by turning at the sign for Galtymore just outside Kilbehenney.   The track we chose started at Kings Yard which is ideal as yo have security for your cars and you have changing facilities after the walk is over.  The way we went is that we headed out of Kings Yard northwards up the the laneway in the centre of the farm yard and when we reached the end of the lane way we rambled along on the eastern slope of Knocknagalty before turning righr & heading eastwards over a small river which actually is the county bounds between Limerick & Tipperary which led us onto a pathway on a slope on the other side guiding us onto the Black Rd. which we stayed on all the way to the valley or coll between Galtymore & Galtybeag,  which we decided not to climb. This is one bad part of the journey in that t...

 On April 9th we did a club trip with a difference. For a start we had a great group of 14 and the start was to drive to Kenmare from where we had a bus hired to take us back into Torc Waterfall from we were to start our trip. This was a day out with a difference as it was probably more of a walk than a climb.  The first leg was to start at the car park at Torc Waterfall and climb up the steps and at he the top of this climb we turned left for Kenmare along the old road.  This section is the same as if if you were going to climb Torc mountain, this you could climb if you wanted. Also on your left is Mangerton Mountain.  You now proceed to ramble through Killarney National Park & all its beauty. On days like this you really appreciate what a beautiful country we live in.   On this trip you really do get a bit of everything in lakes, streams , mountains, small forests and plenty of good views and yet it is still a walk suitable for all in tha...