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WE OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF GUIDED HIKES THROUGHOUT THE NORTHWEST OF IRELAND AND BEYOND. AS WELL AS COVERING MOST OF THE MAJOR PEAKS AROUND THE COUNTRY WE ALSO REGULARLY TAKE ON SOME AMAZING LESSER KNOWN HIKES OFF THE beatenTRACK AND AWAY FROM THE CROWDS. WE HAVE HELPED CLIENTS COMPLETE MULTI-PEAK CHALLENGES SUCH AS THE 4 PEAKS OR MOUNTAINS THAT THEY HAD SET IN THEIR GOALS. HIKES ARE OFFERED THROUGH REGULAR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR CAN BE BOOKED ON DEMAND AS AN INDIVIDUAL OR AS A GROUP. WE ALSO OFFER MULTI-DAY PACKAGES AND PROGRAMS OVER MULTIPLE WEEKS. GET IN TOUCH IF YOU HAVE A MOUNTAIN OR CHALLENGE IN MIND OR IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WE CAN DESIGN A PACKAGE TO SUIT YOUR GROUP AND ASPIRATIONS. CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR FAVOURITE HIKES IN THE NORTHWEST BELOW OR GET IN TOUCH TO DISCUSS YOUR HIKING ADVENTURE.

AT 806M NEPHIN, LOCATED NEAR LAHERDANE CO. MAYO IS IRELAND'S HIGHEST STAND ALONE MOUNTAIN. ON A CLEAR DAY THIS HIKE OFFERS OUTSTANDING VIEWS OF THE REMOTE AND RUGGED MAYO LANDSCAPE BELOW FROM THE COASTAL WILD ATLANTIC WAY TO THE NORTH ACROSS BALLYCROY AND WILD NEPHIN NATIONAL PARK AS TO THE SOUTHWEST. THERE ARE SEVERAL ROUTES USED RANGING FROM 7.5KM TO 10.5KM BUT DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE RELATIVELY SHORT DISTANCES, THIS HIKE IS A SERIOUS CHALLENGE DUE TO THE STEEP GRADIENT THROUGHOUT. FURTHER INTO THE WILD NEPHIN NATIONAL PARK AND THE NEPHIN BEG RANGE THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE REMOTE CHALLENGING HIKES SUCH AS BIRREENCORRAGH, CORRANABINNIA AND IRELANDS MOST REMOTE HIKE OF SLIEVE CARR.

Mweelrea at 814m is Connacht's highest mountain. In an area of unrivalled beauty Mweelrea overlooks Clew bay and the Atlantic to the to North and West with views of Inishbofin, Inishturk and Clare Island's below. To the South and East, outstanding views over Ben Lugmore, Ben Gorm and Kilary Fjord with the 12 Bens of Connemara further to the South. There are several routes of varying lengths and difficulty, starting from Doo Lough ascending via the ramp will take us on a 13km hike with some unforgettble views and truly breathtakingsections along the way. The route from Silver Strand offers a slightly shorter hike at 10km and without some of the more challenging sections taken from the ramp. There are other routes from the South taking in some additional peaks along the way BEN LUGMORE AND BENGORM FOR A LONGER DISTANCE AND MORE CHALLENGING DAY OUT.

THE ICONIC BENBULBEN STANDS PROUDLY OVERLOOKING SLIGO BAY AND YEATS COUNTRY BELOW. WITH ITS DISTINCTIVE STEEP GULLIES AND RIDGES IRELANDS ONLY TABLE TOP MOUNTAIN IS A FAVOURITE OF MANY FOR GOOD REASON. THIS GLACIAL MOUNTAIN AT 526M FORMS PART OF THE DARTRY MOUNTAIN RANGE WHICH HAS A WEALTH OF HISTORY AND FOLKLORE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. IT ALSO OFFERS AMAZING VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP CLOSE TO THE UNIQUE ROCK FORMATIONSON THIS RANGE. WE OFFER A NUMBER OF EXPERIENCES IN THIS AREA WITH THE OPTION OF TAKING IN MULTIPLE PEAKS AND SITES IN ONE DAY.

KINGS MOUNTAIN LOCATED IN THE DARTRY MOUNTAIN RANGE IN SLIGO OFFERS A TRULY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE AS THE HIKE INCLUDES A VISIT TO 'ANNACH RE MOR' OR THE GREAT CRACK. THIS AMAZING FEATURE RUNNING STRAIGHT THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN IS A VERTICAL WALLED CANYON WITH WALLS OF UP TO 50M TALL IN SOME PLACES IS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD. KINGS MOUNTAIN CAN BE REACHED BY A NUMBER OF ROUTES OF VARYING DISTANCES TO INCLUDE ATTIONAL PEAKS OR SIGHTS IN THE AREA SUCH AS BENBULBEN, THE DEVILS CHIMNEY WATERFALL OR THE BARYTES MINES. IT IS ALSO HOME TO THE NOBLE 6 MONUMENT WHICH PAYS RESPECT TO THE 6 IRA SOLDIERS who were killed IN THE AREA DURING THE CIVIL WAR Of1922.

THE '4 PEAKS' OF IRELAND IS A CHALLENGE WHICH TAKES IN THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN EACH OF IRELANDS 4 PROVINCES. THEY ARE CONNAUCHTS MWEELREA AT 841M IN MAYO, LEINSTERS LUGNAQUILLA AT 925M IN WICKLOW, ULSTERS SLIEVE DONARD AT 840M IN COUNTY DOWN, AND MUNSTER AND IRELANDS HIGHEST CARROUNTOOHIL AT 1040M IN COUNTY KERRY. THIS CHALLENGE CAN BE TACKLED OVER A NUMBER OF DAYS, WEEKENDS OR FOR THE DEDICATED, A GREULLING 24HR CHALLENGE. WHICHEVER YOUR GOALS ARE WE CAN HELP GUIDE YOU THERE. WE CAN ARRANGE TRANSPORT AND ACCOMODATION WITH OUR PARTNERS TO TAKE THE HASSLE OUT OF PLANNING YOUR CHALLENGE, ALL YOU NEED IS YOURSELF AND YOUR OWN KIT.

SOME OF OUR OTHER FAVORITE HIKES INCLUDE AREAS SUCH AS ACHILL ISLAND, DONEGAL, 12 BENS AND CONNEMARA. WE ALSO PLAN MULTI-DAY TRIPS TO SNOWDONIA AND BEN NEVIS AND BEYOND. GET IN TOUCH TO PLAN AN ADVENTURE WITH US. WE CAN ALSO DEVELOP A PROGRAM FOR YOUR GROUP TO TAKE THEM FROM BEGINNER OR NOVICE LEVEL TO TACKLE SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE PEAKS IN THE COUNTRY WHILST TEACHING SOME ESSENTIAL MOUNTAIN SKILLS ALONG THE WAY. WE ALSO RUN REGULAR CAMPING TRIPS, UNIQUE OUTDOOR EVENTS AND EXTENDED HILLWALKING WEEKENDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. KEEP AN EYE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA OR EVENTS PAGE OR GET IN TOUCH IF YOU HAVE A GROUP AND WOULD LIKE TO PLAN AN ADVENTURE.