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Become a Local Walking Expert.


Local Walking Experts Joining Form
As part of our ongoing website development strategy, we invite walkers with in-depth knowledge of their local walking areas to join our all-Ireland network of Local Walking Experts.

We receive lots of queries from walkers asking about specific walking areas, locations and National Waymarked Trails (NWTs). Unfortunately, we don't always have the answers they need. For this reason, we have decided to create a network of Local Walking Experts who we can call upon to answer some of the place-specific questions we get asked. We would relay specific incoming questions to the relevant Local Walking Expert via email, then relay the answer back to the person who asked the question. Relayed questions and answers will be copied / pasted into new emails rather than forwarding. No personal details will be relayed to either the person asking the question or the Local Walking Expert who answers. The responding Local Walking Expert can choose whether or not they wish to be credited in their answers.

If you would like to join our network of Local Walking Experts, you must complete this form. It is quick and easy. On the form, you will be asked to select one upland area and / or one coastal area and or one NWT for which you would be willing to share your expert knowledge. If you would like to select more than one upland area and / or coastal area and / or NWT, you will need to submit another copy of this form for it / them. You are welcome to select up to two different upland areas, two coastal areas and two NWTs (this would require two separate form submissions). If we get more than one Local Walking Expert for the same walking area / NWT, those experts will be ranked in the order we receive their forms. For each walking area / NWT, the Expert who joins first will become our first point of contact for that area. That Expert will also be given first preference when we request local assistance for our future collaborative projects.​

  • Collaborative projects

Our goal is to be the ultimate outward-facing first-stop information resource for walking in Ireland (i.e. a website with loads of useful clickable out-going links to help walkers find the very best local walking information). This is what a genuine community website does. As such, we want to direct our website visitors and social media followers to reliable third-party websites, blogs and social media accounts. Going forward. we aim to provide a range of unique and interesting opportunities for Local Walking Experts to promote their online walk-related content, stories, messages, photos and videos.

We look forward to welcoming you as a Local Walking Expert.

To join our network of Local Walking Experts, please complete and submit our Local Walking Experts Joining Form.

Please note that The Ireland Walking Guide website is an entirely voluntary project. We provide 100% free walking information to our visitors. The website does not earn any income from subscriptions and we will never ask our visitors for donations (we are not a charity). As such, we are unable to offer our Local Walking Experts any payment for their assistance. However, we are more than happy to help promote their websites, blogs and social media feeds.
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Local Walking Experts Joining Form

Become a Local Walking Expert - The Ireland Walking Guide

Shortcuts & bookmarks

If you find yourself returning to any particular page on this website, we recommend creating a shortcut on your device and a bookmark in your internet browser. These will give you much quicker access to the Irish walk-related information you need. For full details, including step-by-step instructions, please visit our "Shortcuts & bookmarks" page.
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Walking initiatives

We have developed the widest possible selection of meaningful initiatives to promote recreational walking in Ireland. These are delivered across The Ireland Walking Guide and High Point Ireland websites and range from monthly walking themes right through to the official All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships. We aim to deliver a consistent programme of initiatives every year on a recurring basis rather than a series of standalone one-off campaigns. Our "predictable" approach to participation initiatives means walkers always know what's coming up and have ample time to plan ahead. But why should you take part? Click here to find out...
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Disclaimer

Please be aware that recreational walking in the great outdoors can be a risk activity. The Ireland Walking Guide and Donard Media (the website's publisher) accept no responsibility for any injury, loss or inconvenience sustained by anyone using this website. Personal safety is entirely the participant's own responsibility.

The inclusion of walking routes, locations and geographical areas on this website is not an indication that access is permitted. It should not be assumed that access is permitted to any any specific piece of land in Ireland. Please note that upland areas and coastal areas indicated on this website are based purely on their geographical characteristics. It should not be assumed that access is permitted to any of the upland areas and coastal areas illustrated on this website. Where local access restrictions exist (e.g. those indicated by "Private Property" signs, "No Trespassing" signs, etc), we strongly advise that you comply with the relevant landowner's wishes. The Ireland Walking Guide and Donard Media recommend that anyone planning to go walking in Ireland should check for potential access restrictions and to request permission from the relevant landowner(s) in advance.

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