By Robin Lee (Ballyhoura Bears PRO)


In preparation for The Ballyhoura International Walking Festival on the May Bank Holiday weekend last Sunday’s “A” and “B” walk was a combined walk taking in the first half of the marathon route. Twenty-six of us assembled at Glenanaar Car Park. Leaving our cars there we were transported by bus to the start in Kilfinane on a cool breezy morning. The planned route was to leave the town for Magnier’s Wood and thence to Fox’s Field before heading wes… Continue

By Robin Lee (Ballyhoura Bears PRO)


These notes are always harping on about what great walking there is in and around the Ballyhoura Region. This claim was put to the test on Sunday when the club chose Kilfinane as the starting venue for its “A” and “B” walks. We were delighted to welcome members of our neighbouring club, the Galty Walking Club, to this venue. To strengthen attendances from both clubs the leaders chosen for the day were dual members, Willie Ryan and Michael Moroney.… Continue

By Robin Lee (Ballyhoura Bears PRO)
One of the real pleasures of walking as a pastime is that you can be faced with the unexpected at little or no notice. One would have thought that we had plenty of notice of the conditions that were going to prevail last Sunday; frosted ground and severe cold. It is easy to prepare for this – you just wear the proper footwear, wrap up and away you go. Until the snow arrives, that is. Now there in a new plan, especially when the snow lodges on the alread… Continue

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