Description of Walks and Ticket Sales 2024

 



Keelogyboy






Keelogyboy, Leitrim

PLEASE NOTE ALL WALKS ARE NOW SOLD OUT!



Registration Fees

Long and Medium Walks

1 day only €17.07 (Including Eventbrite fee)
Both days €27.55 (Including Eventbrite fee) 


Fee includes:

Transport to walks on Saturday, no bus journey Sunday
Complimentary tea or coffee & scones at check in  both mornings and soup and brown bread after Sunday's walk.


Ticket sales for walks and meal are in advance  only via the Eventbrite link, no cash sales on the day as numbers are capped;


Tickets for walks and meal here; 


Registration takes place at the Riverbank Restaurant Dromahair. 





Easter Saturday 30th March

LONG WALK    Keelogyboy 


The walk begins along a boreen that changes to a track leading  up to the top of Keelogyboy Mt. Then we continue  along the northern  edge of the plateau before heading  north-west towards Hangman's Hill. From here, there  are great views  of Croghan Mt, Glencar Lake and King's Mt  beyond  .

Distance; 12-13 km   Max height 470metres   Duration 5-6 hours Approx

Long Walk            Check in; 9 - 9.45am           Departure    10.00am


SOLD OUT MEDIUM WALK    Keelogyboy Mt to Lough Sramore SOLD OUT


The walk begins along a minor road, then follows a track up to Keelogyboy  Mt  with a short,steeper climb  to the top.Then we head south along the plateau where there  are fine views  of Lough Gill and West towards Knocknarea and Ballisodare Bay. Then continuing  along the edge, we gradually  descend to Lough Sramore, a good  spot for lunch. The walk continues along the northern  edge   before returning  to the track.

Distance 9 km   Max height 440metres    Duration   4-5 hours Approx

Medium Walk      Check in 10.00 - 10.45am       Departure 11.00am


EASTER SUNDAY  31ST  MARCH

WALK FROM GREENWAY DROMAHAIR  TO LAKE ISLE OF INNISFREE (JETTY)


The first kilometer or so of the walk is on the Greenway along the former SLNCR railway. We then follow a minor road eventually  reaching Creevelea Abbey, a former Franciscan friary dating from the medieval  era . The route  continues  along  some minor roads  before reaching the jetty, with Innisfree island a short distance  away, this island made famous by Yeats' poem The Lake Isle of Innisfree. The walk will then return by the same  route back to Dromahair. You'd never know, there might be a little poetry recital if you're lucky!

Distance: 14 km    Duration: 4-5 hours. Approx
There is an option to cut this walk shorter if any participant wishes. There will be a guide on hand to bring you back.


Medium Walk      Check in 10.00 - 10.45am       Departure 11.00am


Meal; Two courses, tea/coffee €27.55 (Including Eventbrite fee) at 5.30 approx on Sat 30th March at the Riverbank Restaurant, Dromahair.

Choices; 

Roast Supreme of Chicken, Spring Onion Mash, Mushroom and Madeira Cream
or
Herb Roasted Cod, Creamed Leeks, Tomato and Red Pepper Coulis
or
Vegetarian Option on the day

&

Apple and Rhubarb Crumble, Vanilla Bean Ice cream
or 

Selection of Ice-cream Served with Brandy Snap and Poached Berries




Ticket sales for walks and meal are in advance  only via the Eventbrite link, no cash sales on the day as numbers are capped;





STRICTLY NO DOGS ALOWED

Conditions for Participation in Walks


Local landowners grant permission for these walks over their land on condition that they will not be held liable in respect of any personal injury, loss or damage however caused to any walker and his/her property. All walkers are advised to arrange their own insurance.

Hill walking & rambling are activities which have a risk of injury or death. You are personally responsible for ensuring that you are fit and able to complete the walk(s) you have selected and
that you bring suitable equipment and provisions with you. Walks are weather dependent & may be changed without notice at the leader’s discretion.  Please read the Guidelines for Participants HERE



All Walkers Please Note

Permission for access to land relates specifically and exclusively to the North Leitrim Glens Walking Festival and does not permit similar walks by any individual or group at any other time. Walkers who abuse this make it increasingly difficult for us to arrange Festival walks with local landowners.

Please don't do it.

DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY


By registering for our walks, you agree to the following;

I for myself, my executors, administrators and assigns hereby release disclaim and discharge the organisers of the above walk (including the Guides) and also the landowners or occupiers over whose land the walk traverses from all liability in respect of personal injury occurring to myself, howsoever caused, and all loss and damage to my property caused before during or 24 hours after the walk. 

I understand that I participate in the walks completely at my own risk.

I acknowledge that if I have a health issue, it is my responsibility and mine alone, to take appropriate steps in safeguarding myself. I declare that I am fully fit and capable of doing a strenuous hill walk. 

I fully understand that, like mountain sports and other such outdoor activities, hill walking is a dangerous sport with a risk of personal injury or death and that I walk at my own risk, and I accept these risks and I am responsible for my own actions and involvement. 

I understand that it is myself who is responsible for getting the proper instruction in the techniques and equipment necessary for hiking or hill walking or scrambling or climbing or mountaineering and I assume all responsibility for injuries to myself or to third parties. 

I understand that I cannot bring a dog on this walk. 

I understand that the Organisers of this walk do not recognise any liability for injury or damage caused to, or by, walkers, climbers, third parties or property arising from such persons.

I understand that if any person participating in this walk, including myself, helps others, for example by advising a route, showing the way, reading a map or SatNav/GPS, helping others over fences, steep or rough terrain, streams or such obstacles, or making suggestions, that does not incur or imply any responsibility on that participant. It is only myself who is responsible for myself in any such interactions.

I have read and understood and agree to this disclaimer with its general principle that I understand that nobody else is responsible for me and I’m not responsible for anyone else.