April Newsletter
Comeragh Crossing Entries Open
The date of our Comeragh Crossing is getting closer – it’s on Saturday 7
July, so just a reminder that you can register on the website. We’ll have all
your favourites – the Comeragh Challenge, Comeragh Crossing from Dungarvan to
Clonmel, the Nire Walk and the Kilbrien Walk. The Kilbrien walk costs €20 and
the other walks are all €35. You can go to www.dungarvanhillwalking.org and click on Comeragh Crossing to register.
West Waterford Food Festival Walk
Dungarvan Hillwalking Club led its annual walk for the West Waterford
Festival of Food n Saturday 21 April. The walk met at the Park Hotel at 10am
and took the walkers on a 7km route in the Comeraghs. Walkers had to be over
fourteen to take part. The walk lasted around four hours, and was a good way
for people to burn those food festival calories.
Foggy Walk to Carrigaline Mast. Walk Report: Patricia Hurley
Brian Reardon led a group of intrepid C walkers through fog on Sunday 8
April. The walk was listed as the Comeraghs and the walkers went up to
Carrigaline Mast and to the standing stone, before they made their way back to
the Mauma Road. This 12km walk lasted 3.5 hours.
Sneem Weekend – May 2018
In May, the club will be heading to Sneem in Co. Kerry for our weekend
away. The weekend runs from 11-13 May and we’ll be staying at the Sneem Hotel. There
will be B and C walks on the Saturday, and walks on Friday and on Sunday for
anyone who wants to stretch their legs further.
Thursday Walk in Woodstown
Eleven brave souls ventured east to Woodstown, near Dunmore East, for a
walk led by Neil Fitzgerald. We walked along Woodstown Beach, clambered over
rocks and ended up on Creadon Beach, escaping the tide just on time. After a
break there, and some enthusiastic photograph taking, we made our way along the
lanes and back to our meeting point at the Saratoga Pub. The walk lasted two
hours. Mist remained with us the whole time, but our bright spirits banished
any gloom.
If you have a walk report or any other news you think the club members
should know, please contact club PRO Derbhile Graham,
derbhile.graham@gmail.com.
