Upperchurch walking festival coming up
The picturesque mountain village of Upperchurch will host its 9th Annual Walking Festival the weekend after next. The full programme of events for the event will be published in the next issue of The Guardian out next Wednesday.
Since its inception in 2006 the event has gone from strength to strength and is now one of the main gatherings of its type in the country.
This year’s program has over a dozen different walks as well as cycling and indoor rock climbing activities. Set dancing and traditional music enthusiasts will also have a good time. For beginners and the less mobile, the new1 km bog walk is short, level and suitable for wheelchairs and buggies.
The fun begins on Friday night with a choice of two torchlit road walks. The 10 km Glown-Garnakilka walk is for those who like a fast pace while the 7 km Moher-Gortkelly walk will be at a more leisurely speed.
The really serious hillwalkers get going on Saturday morning with the gruelling 18 km Hills of Upperchurch walk. This walk is only for the very fit. Later in the day there will be shorter and easier walks leaving Upperchurch village.
See all the events of the festival in next week's issue of The Guardian.
Photo shows Richard Ryan, Gortkelly, Tom Ryan, Moakland and Máiréad O’Dwyer, Upperchurch, leading a walk back into Upperchurch to highlight the upcoming festival.