Walks
. Sunday 26th February “A” walk; Mount Brandon.
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Area; Ballybrack. (near Feohanagh).
Start and Finish; Car park for climbing Mount Brandon at Ballybrack.
. The West side of Brandon.
Grade; Difficult.
Highest Point; 3127 ft, 953 m.
Time; 5 hours.
Distance; 6 miles, 10 km..
Meeting Points; a; Hanafin’s pub Annascaul at 10.00
. b; Ballybrack car park at 10.45
Leader; Mary Ward.
. Boots neccessary.
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Having left Annascaul at 10.00 we will drive to Dingle. From there we take the road to Feohanagh. Two miles before Fheonagh we turn right to the car park at Ballybrack.
The climb up mount Brandon starts here. At first it is a gentle track leading upwards but further on it becomes much steeper and rougher. Care is needed and a good degree of fitness is essential for this challenging climb. As we ascend we will have the complete panorama of West Kerry opening up around us. If the day is clear enough we may even glimpse the hills of Connemara. We will pass fourteen white painted crosses which becon us onward and on reaching the summit the views Eastwards to Tralee and beyond are stunning. The Reeks should be easily visible. Beware of the sheer cliff at the top of Mount Brandon on the East side as it is not fenced. On our descent retracing our steps, care is needed again as most accidents happen on the descent.
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. “B” walk, Recital at Ventry Church and walk to Mount Eagle Lake.
Area; Ventry.
Start and finish point; Car park at Paudie O’Shea’s pub, Ventry.
Distance; . 6 miles 10 km
Time; 4 hours.
Terrain; Surfaced minor lanes..
Highest Point; . 732 ft, 230 m. Mount Eagle Lake.
Meeting points; a, Hanafin’s bar Annascaul at 9.00
. . b, Car park at Paudie O’Shea’s pub, Ventry at 9.45
Leader; Seamus O’Donnell.
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The Army No. 1 Band is performing a dedication ceremony and recital at the church in Ventry beside Paudie O’Shea’s pub at 10.00.
Our members have expressed interest in attending the ceremony so we will meet at Hanafin’s bar Annascaul at 9.00 and drive to Paudie O’Shea’s pub in Ventry. After the recital and dedication ceremony we wll go for a walk to Mount Eagle Lake and back.
The walk is on surfaced lanes.
We leave Paudie O’Shea’s car park and take the Cossack road, turning first left after about 200 yards. We follow the lane to Kildurrihy and from there up the track which becomes steeper. When we reach Mount Eagle lake we will have a well earned rest and a bite to eat. After enjoying to views of Dingle Bay and Brandon we make our way back down with the option of adding a little extra to our walk and finishing by walking a short distance on Ventry Beach back to our starting point.
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. Synopsis of forthcoming walks;
3rd March Members only. We are having a brief demonstration of basic map and compass work. Afterwards we will have a short walk to try out our skills. Please bring a compass and OS Maps 70 and 71.
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4th March; A Glantenassig, Stradbally Mtn, Beenoskee.
. B. Dingle – Ballysitteragh – Connor Pass.
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11th March; Weeked in the Mournes, Slieve Donard.
. A and B. Dingle Way, Slea Head to Ventry.
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18th March; A. Mount Eagle. B Heritage walk, Annascaul Lake loop walk.
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25th March; A and B Rossbeigh Hill.
.. Also a walk around the shortened section of Coomsaharn Horseshow will take place, members only.
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1st April; . A The Reeks
8th April; A The Paps
15th April; A Foley’s Glen to Camp, Slieve Mish Mountain walk
22nd April; A and B. Inch mountain.
29th April; A and B Killarney, Tomies to Dinis..
4th to 9th May TRIP TO SCOTLAND TO CLIMB BEN NEVIS.
