Ballyhoura Bears Walking Schedule

The Ballyhoura Bears hillwalking club is a long-established group based in beautiful Ballyhoura Country. Kilfinane, Co. Limerick is the group's hometown and starting point for many walks. Other walks begin in the picturesque villages and hamlets dotted around the area.

They organise a variety of walks all year round with a pace and distance to suit everyone.

Walks take place on Saturday mornings, Thursday evenings, and on Sundays, the group organize level A and B walks close to home or further afield.

They are happy for anyone to join in for the walk, just get in touch with the leader of the scheduled walk and come to explore Ballyhoura Country with this great group of people.

Please see their website for information on upcoming walks and updates.

Upcoming walks can be seen below with the contact number of the walk organiser.

Sunday April 27th

(A) Moderate- 10am Ballyorgan
Length: 5 hours
Teresa Brosnan – 087 9002534

(B) 12pm Keel Church, Boolteens, Co. Kerry
Length: 4 hours
Meet at Boolteens, near Castlemaine at 12pm (please note later start time to allow time to travel)
Names in advance please to Tom by 5pm on Saturday, April 26th.
Tom Wren -086 8327594

Sunday May 4th

(A) 10am- ArdpatrickLength: 5 hoursDeclan Clancy – 087 7118560

(B) 11am-Galtymore via Black Road, meet at SkeheenerinkyLength: 4 hours

Liz Enright- 087 2873937

Sunday May 11th

(A) Difficult- 10am Combaun Wood
Length: 6+ hours
Meet at car park, distance 19km, ascent 1100m
Diarmuid McIntyre – 087 2244192

(B) 11am- Canon Sheehan Loop
Length: 4 hours
JJ Cremin – 087 6887977

Sunday May 18th

(A) Moderate- 10am Galtees- meet at Kings Yard
Length: 5 hours
(Distance 15km and ascent 1000m)Mary O’Brien – 086 1202004 and Anne Coffey – 087 9172699

(B) 11am -Darragh
Length: 4 hours
Josephine Hennessy- 085 1433875

Sunday May 25th

(A) Difficult - 9:30am Galtees
Length: 6+ hours
Ascent 1240m, distance 19km- meet Cush Car Park
Joan Neill – 087 3149214

(B) 11am -Ballyorgan
Length: 4 hours
Catherine Hand- 087 6332818

Sunday June 1st

(A) Difficult- 10am Cush, meet at car park
Length: 5 hours
Distance 13km, ascent 1000m
William O’Connell- 087 1277143

(B) 11am- 12 O’clock Hills – meet at car park
Length: 4 hours
John Cotter- 086 6084491 / Tim Toomey -086 3702950

Sunday June 8th

(A) Moderate- 10am Glenosheen
Length: 5 hours
Susie Flavin- 085 1448015

(C) 11am – Lake Curra – meet Cush Car Park
Length: 4 hours
Kathleen Power- 087 6609663

Sunday June 15th

(A) Difficult - 10am Rossadrehid- meet at Lake Muskery car park
Length: 6 hours
Distance 15km, ascent 900m
Jim Gallivan- 087 2588765

(B) 11am- Ballinaboola (top car park)
Length: 4 hours
David Hand- 087 9210401

Sunday June 22nd

(A) Moderate- 10am Ballyorgan
Length: 5 hours
Deirdre Fitzpatrick – 087 6569224

(B) 11am Darragh
Length: 4 hours
Maureen Casey- 086 3578476

Sunday June 29th

(A) 10am – Anglesborough
Length: 5 hours
Angela Hennessy – 087 7747058

(B) 11am- Ballyorgan
Length: 4 hours
Declan Clancy – 087 7118560

Sunday July 6th

(A) 10am- Moderate , Paps to the Ogham Stone Walk
Length: 5+hours
Meet at Clonkeen Church, names in advance to Padraigin please.
Padraigin Riggs- 086 8551779

(B) 11am- Slievenamuc, meet at Aherlow House Hotel Car Park
Length: 4 hours
Pat Moriarty - 087 2652242

Monday July 7th Annual Mass at Mass Rock

7:15pm meet at Canon Sheehan Car Park
JJ Cremin 087 6887977/ Cal McCarthy 086 4091316