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Support us (at no cost)


The Ireland Walking Guide website has been the leading independent resource for Irish recreational walking since 2012. During this time, its development has been privately financed and implemented by dedicated volunteers who possess a wide spectrum of leisure walking experience throughout the whole of Ireland. We have big plans for the future with plenty of new and original content in the pipeline which has never been presented anywhere else. Our small team of experienced volunteers is fully committed to bringing you the very best and most reliable Irish walking website which adequately informs without going to the extreme of spoon-feeding every detail. We believe that it is in the best interests of walkers that we point them in the right direction without actually planning the walks for them, thereby encouraging walkers to use their own judgement and sharpen those essential map-reading skills. While other websites get bogged down by superfluous details in their race to provide every piece of information (plus some more), our approach is more respectful of walkers' real-world needs by reinforcing self-reliance and their ability to carry out proper map-based research.

We don't shy away from the challenges brought by a project of this scale. We embrace them. From the very start, we have sought to develop The Ireland Walking Guide website in a controlled way to maximise the quality and accuracy of its content. For this reason, we decided very early in the project to avoid the crowd-source approach. We regard this as the lazy website builder's get-rich-quick option where quantity of content, speed of setting up, and having others to do all the hard work for free are clearly much more important than taking the time to deliver a high-quality product. We, on the other hand, do not require or request any time, effort or financial input from the Irish walking community to progress our website into the unrivalled resource we're working towards. The website you see today is really just the bare bones of what we are aiming to achieve in the longer term, and we are more than happy to do all the time-consuming technical work behind the scenes at our own expense. Having said that, there are some zero-cost, zero-time ways in which you can support the ongoing development of The Ireland Walking Guide and its growing family of independent Irish information websites. These are all detailed below.
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Bookmark us


The Ireland Walking Guide website has been designed to function as an informative, easy-to-navigate and uncluttered environment which you will want to come back to again and again on any viewing device. By visiting regularly, you can help to boost the website's rankings in search engine results. We have also made the website as easy as possible to access using convenient shortcuts and bookmarks which feature The Ireland Walking Guide's eye-catching logo. These one-touch direct links can be added quickly to any device's home screen and internet browser to give you instant access to the content you're most interested in (e.g. your home county's dedicated page). When you need Irish walking information, you won't have to go searching for it anymore. With the direct links right there on your device, you can now find us at the touch of a button. Find out more via the black "Shortcuts & bookmarks" button below.
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Interact on social media


The core component of The Ireland Walking Guide project is the website itself. While we could manage this as a fully self-contained resource, its social media channels allow us to alert followers when new content is added and update them on any other Irish walk-related happenings. Social media is also a useful platform where we can help the walking community to reach a bigger audience. To grab our attention, simply include @irelandwalking in your posts so we can interact accordingly. In general, we might only post an original message of our own on social media once or twice a month. Once weekly, at most. Feel free to share / like / comment if you wish. Doing so will help to let the world know there's a website called The Ireland Walking Guide.
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Use our affiliate links


​We will never ever ask our website visitors to donate money to support The Ireland Walking Guide's ongoing development or to help cover its running costs. We are not a charity, so it would be completely wrong of us to do that. Our website is a 100% free resource for all to view without having to pay any subscription fees. We cover all the costs of running and maintaining the website ourselves on a voluntary basis. And we do all of this purely for our love of walking in Ireland. The long-term development strategy for The Ireland Walking Guide will continue to be implemented over the coming years and for as long as it takes until our strategic goals are achieved. We currently have no end-date for this.

​If you would like to help us speed things along, feel free to do so by shopping and booking online using the dedicated affiliate links we have set up on The Ireland Travel Guide website. Whether you're purchasing a new pair of walking boots, a raincoat, or booking overnight accommodation in Ireland (or anywhere in the world), these links can direct a small commission to us at absolutely no extra cost to you. Any commission earned in this way will be invested back into the website. To access our growing selection of affiliate links, please click on the black buttons below.
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Set up a link exchange


​If you own a relevant Irish walk-related or tourism website (e.g. a walking club, a guided walks provider, accommodation provider, etc) we have developed The Ireland Walking Guide so that it fits neatly into your "Further information", "Local activities" or "Useful links" (or whatever else you may have chosen to call your website's links section). By including us among your links, you are helping your website visitors find up-to-date walking information provided at a scale you probably don't have the time or people resources to set up and manage on your own. It really makes sense to outsource this useful information to us so we can grow it organically for you in the background. In return, we will provide appropriately-placed link backs to your own website. We currently have processes in place for walking clubs, walking guide services, charities and walker-friendly accommodation providers to arrange no-cost link exchanges with us.
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Support us (at no cost)

Support us (at no cost)

Our website is a 100% free resource for all to view without having to pay any subscription fees or being asked for donations. We cover all the costs of running and maintaining the website ourselves on a voluntary basis. And we do all of this purely for our love of walking in Ireland. The long-term development strategy for The Ireland Walking Guide website will continue to be implemented over the coming years and for as long as it takes until our strategic goals are achieved. In the meantime, here are some zero-cost, zero-time ways in which you can support the ongoing development of The Ireland Walking Guide and its growing family of independent Irish information websites.
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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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​The Ireland Walking Guide is the best and most user-friendly independently-owned Irish walking and hiking information website. If you are planning a day walk, a weekend of walking, a holiday or vacation in Ireland, make us the first stop resource for all your on-foot Irish adventures. 

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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 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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  • Where to walk
    • Browse counties
    • Walking areas
    • Walking locations
    • Walking trails
  • Hill lists
    • Irish summit lists
    • Irish High Point lists
    • All-Ireland hill lists >
      • All-Ireland hill list rankings
    • Ireland's provincial hill lists
    • Ireland's local hill lists
    • Original hill lists
    • Derived hill lists
  • Initiatives
    • Monthly themes
    • Hillwalking challenges
    • All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships
    • Reasons to take part in our initiatives
  • Community
    • Social media
    • Irish walking clubs >
      • Choose a county
    • Irish walking guides
    • Irish walking events
    • Charities
    • Mountain Rescue Ireland
    • Skills training services
    • Outdoor Brands
    • Recommended apps
    • Accommodation providers
    • Others
  • Walking Kit
    • Guide books
    • Maps
  • Travel Guide
  • Extra
    • Search
    • About >
      • Contact us
      • Follow us
      • How are we different?
      • Frequently asked questions
      • Terms & conditions >
        • Terms & conditions for advertisers
    • Support us >
      • Bookmark us
      • Interact on social media
      • Use our affiliate links
      • Set up a link exchange
    • General Information >
      • Clothing & equipment
      • Knowledge & skills
      • Walk planning
      • Countryside etiquette
      • Walking holidays in Ireland
      • Gift ideas for walkers
    • Reasons to take part in our initiatives
    • Downloads >
      • Wall calendars
    • Our news
    • Our other websites >
      • The Ireland Travel Guide
      • High Point Ireland