The Irish Walking Guide Book of the Year award is our way of giving recognition to the walking guide book which walkers in Ireland collectively identify as having been the most helpful for planning their walks during the year.
Flicking through the pages of a good walking guide book is probably the most satisfying way to find inspiration for your future walks. Whether it's a regional or all-Ireland guide book, the routes described within will have been carefully selected, researched, walked, written up, photographed and illustrated by leading experts.
For Ireland, we have compiled a list of all the very best Irish walking guide books. This list currently comprises 30 titles by 16 different authors and five publishers.
Vote for your favourite by taking part in The Ireland Walking Survey (via the green button below). The guide book which attracts most votes each year will become the Irish Walking Guide Book of the Year.
If you've walked in any of Ireland's popular walking areas, you probably own at least one of these guide books already. If you don't have any yet, start building your walking guide book collection today.
Flicking through the pages of a good walking guide book is probably the most satisfying way to find inspiration for your future walks. Whether it's a regional or all-Ireland guide book, the routes described within will have been carefully selected, researched, walked, written up, photographed and illustrated by leading experts.
For Ireland, we have compiled a list of all the very best Irish walking guide books. This list currently comprises 30 titles by 16 different authors and five publishers.
Vote for your favourite by taking part in The Ireland Walking Survey (via the green button below). The guide book which attracts most votes each year will become the Irish Walking Guide Book of the Year.
If you've walked in any of Ireland's popular walking areas, you probably own at least one of these guide books already. If you don't have any yet, start building your walking guide book collection today.
Vote for your favourite
To help us identify the Irish Walking Guide Book of the Year, we invite you to take part in The Ireland Walking Survey.
Thank you in advance for taking part in this survey.
Previous results
2021
The search for the Irish Walking Guide Book of the Year 2021 takes place in December and the winner will be announced in January 2022. To vote for the walking guide book which helped you most this year, please take part in The Ireland Walking Survey 2021.
2020
Winner:
The Mourne & Cooley Mountains - A Walking Guide
Author:
Adrian Hendroff
Publisher:
The Collins Press
2019
Winner:
Dublin & Wicklow - A Walking Guide
Author:
Helen Fairbairn
Publisher:
The Collins Press
2018
Winner:
Donegal, Sligo & Leitrim - A Walking Guide
Author:
Adrian Hendroff
Publisher:
The Collins Press
The search for the Irish Walking Guide Book of the Year 2021 takes place in December and the winner will be announced in January 2022. To vote for the walking guide book which helped you most this year, please take part in The Ireland Walking Survey 2021.
2020
Winner:
The Mourne & Cooley Mountains - A Walking Guide
Author:
Adrian Hendroff
Publisher:
The Collins Press
2019
Winner:
Dublin & Wicklow - A Walking Guide
Author:
Helen Fairbairn
Publisher:
The Collins Press
2018
Winner:
Donegal, Sligo & Leitrim - A Walking Guide
Author:
Adrian Hendroff
Publisher:
The Collins Press