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Walking
And Talking,
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The
tours will take place in the highlands and headlands of north Donegal,
including the landmark mountain Muckish and the magnificent coastal
walk along the Fanad Peninsula.  We finish at the Fanad Lighthouse which watches over the entrance to Lough Swilly and the turbulent Atlantic.   The walk from Knockalla
Mountain has breathtaking views of the North Fanad Peninsula with
Mulroy Bay, Lough Swilly and the Atlantic below us.As we near the end of our walk we look down on Ballymastocker Bay whose beach was voted the second most beautiful in the world by British travel writers - we can cool our feet there or even have a swim when we descend. This walk takes about 4 hours and includes steep inclines and sometimes boggy surface. Ascent 350 metres.  One of the most distinctive mountains and best known landmarks in Donegal is Muckish which can be seen from most places on the north coast. It has a virtually level plateau about a mile long. We ascend it along the "Miners' Track", starting from the former sand workings where fine quality quartzite sand, used in the manufacture of high-quality optical glass, used to be extracted and exported. This is a relatively steep ascent of 450 metres with a walking time of around 4 hours.  Another walk is on Lough Salt Mountain which takes its name from Donegal's deepest lough. This is a reasonably easy walk and from the main summit there is one of the finest viewpoints in the north-west of mountain, lough and coast. Ascent 230 metres. Walking Time 3 hours We may combine this walk with an ascent of Errigal, the monarch of the nort-west and Donegal's highest mountain at 752 metres. Rising in splendid isolation from Dunlewy Lough its quartzite pyramidal form and its steep screes which glow snow white in the summer light make an arresting sight. The walk is steep with an ascent of around 500 metres and a walking time of 3 hours. You will be rewarded with views over mountains, lakes and sea. For a rainy day ( it sometimes happens ) a visit to the medieval walled city of Derry is also in the programme. back to top |
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Ards Forest Park is probably
the most beautiful and certainly the most varied of Ireland's forest
parks. With its 481 hectares there is a wide diversity of habitat
including broad-leaved and evergreen woodlands, salt marsh, sand dunes
and seashore, freshwater lakes, fenland and rock faces. Depending on
the weather a picnic on the beach with a refreshing swim or 'dip'
beforehand!