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B Walk – Walk 8 – Improving Your Hill Skills – Getting the most from your walking trips
€25.00This mountain walk provides an insight into the skills required for hill walking to ensure you get the most from future walking trips. While not a formal course, areas covered will include map reading and navigation. Taking in the forestry trails at Deerpark, the walk then continues onto Greenoge passing the wind turbine station before descending to Corrabut Gap. From there the walk continues through Kilbrannish South Forest along the Black Banks finishing at the famed viewing spot of the Nine Stones.
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B Walk – Walk 9 – Mount Leinster to Kildavin
€25.00The Blackstairs Mountains are a landscape of remarkable ecological and scenic value, designated as a Special Area of Conservation to protect their rich biodiversity. Their moorlands—unique in Carlow and Wexford above 300 metres—are a rare and precious habitat where wet and dry heaths support a tapestry of plant life. This diverse environment is a haven for wildlife, with red grouse, skylarks, pheasants and woodcocks thriving in the heathland.
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C Walk – Walk 10 – Clashganny Lock Viewing Point
€15.00Step into nature and history on this captivating walk along the Clashganny Viewing Point Loop. Departing from the famed viewing spot at Clashganny, the walk travels downhill towards the River Barrow.
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C Walk – Walk 11– Outdoor Mindfulness Walk in Altamont Gardens
€15.00There could hardly be a better location in County Carlow to practise the principles of mindfulness and to begin to understand about its helpful benefits to our daily lives. Altamont Gardens, often referred to as one of Ireland’s top three gardens, is a superb setting to re-connect with nature and experience the restorative power of its trees and well-maintained landscapes.