Kilmacthomas Walking Club meets: on Sundays at 10 am
in the car park beside the Credit Union, Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford,
UNLESS otherwise stated in the list of walks.
Essentials:
– Wear walking boots! – Bring water and high energy snacks!
– Don’t wear denim or cotton! – Check Weather
NO BOOTS, NO WALK! NO RAIN GEAR, NO WALK!
Club walks:
To find the walks for a particular month, type the first 3 letters of the month in the search box below.
| Date | Walk | Leaders | Times given for walk lengths are approximate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept-15 | Thomastown to Inishtioge, Co. Kilkenny | Carmel Walsh, Mary Freyne | Bring lunch MEET: The Glen, Waterford 10 am |
| Sep-22 | Coumshingaun horseshoe, Comeraghs | Pat Cummins +? | Bring hill walking gear and lunch. |
| Sept-28 | Trip abroad | ||
| Sep-29 | Saleens & Brownstown Head | Noeleen Donnelly +? | MEET: Dunmore East (parking between harbour and start of the cliff walk) 10 am |
| Oct-06 | Suí Finn, Comeraghs | Jim Bowdren + ? | Bring hill walking gear and lunch. |
| Oct-13 | Crohaun, Marmar Rd., Comeraghs | Milo Ó Rathaille +? | (1.5+ hours) |
| Oct-18, 19 & 20 | Mountaineering Ireland Autumn Gathering | See Autumn Gathering 2019 section of the club website for details | |
| Oct-28 | Creaden Head, Woodstown | Ann Nolan, Marie Murphy | NB MONDAY! MEET: Car Park at End (downriver) of Strand 10 am (2 hours) |
| Nov-03 | Cnoc an Aifrinn ridge, via Glenpatrick, Comeraghs | Phil Carroll +? | Bring hill walking gear and lunch. |
| Nov-10 | Lough Coumshingaun(via Kilclooney Woods), Comeraghs | Brid Larkin, Liam McKay | |
| Nov-17 | Kilclooney, Uisce Solas, Crotty's Lake, Comeraghs | Jim Bowdren +? | Bring hill walking gear and lunch. |
| Nov-24 | Killineen Hill, Comeraghs | Ann Nolan, Marie Murphy | |
| Dec-01 | Comeragh mountain and plateau | Marilyn O'Riordain, Brenda Cummins | MEET: 9:45 am Kilmacthomas Bring hill walking gear and lunch. (4.5+ hours) |
| Dec-08 | Croughaun Hill | Michael Veale + Jim Bowdren | MEET: 12 noon Kilmacthomas (2 hours) Christmas lunch follows |
| Dec-15 | Coum Iarthar, Comeraghs | Michael Veale, Tadgh O'Riordan | MEET: 9:30 am Kilmacthomas Bring hill walking gear and lunch. |
| Dec-26 | Cnocán an Phíobaire, Comeraghs | Jim Bowdren | Bring hill walking gear and lunch. |
| Dec-29 | Doneraile walk, Tramore | Brenda Cummins +? | MEET: Town end of the Prom. 10 am |
| Jan-05 | Barnamadra via Cuteen South, Comeraghs | Pat Cummins +? | Bring hill walking gear and lunch. |
| Jan-12 | The Hurtle(Whortle), Passage East to Cheekpoint | Brid Larkin, Liam McKay | MEET: The Sq., Passage East 10 am (3+ hours) |
| Jan-19 | Lachtnafrankee, Comeraghs | Micheál O'Riordain +? | Bring hill walking gear and lunch. |
The club is affiliated to Mountaineering Ireland.
The club supports the Leave No Trace Ireland network.
This network promotes the responsible recreational use of the outdoors. www.leavenotraceireland.org