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Hillwalk Stories: Challenging ourselves on a West Highland Way hike
In the first of our new Hillwalk Stories series, Helen Midouhas from Pennsylvania, USA, revisits her West Highland Way hike...
Hiking the Camino de Santiago Route – Top 7 Sights and Experiences
The world famous Camino Frances hiking route along the greater Camino de Santiago is located in the very northwest corner...
The Best Adventure Films
I posed the question to the rest of the Hillwalk Tours office: What is your favourite adventure film? I got an impressive list back, including Chicken Run.
Hiking in Scotland – It’s easier than you think!
To the uninitiated, the prospect of hiking through the wilds of northern Scotland may seem quite daunting. And I wouldn’t...
St. Patrick’s Day: How a Welsh slave became Ireland’s patron saint.
Saint Patrick is world-renowned as the patron saint of Ireland, as the man who brought Christianity to the Emerald Isle...
The South Downs Way – 6 Perfect Reasons To Visit
The South Downs Way is located directly south of London and sees walkers journeying a total of 160 kms (100...
3 Reasons to Hike Connemara This Year
If you somehow haven’t heard the big news yet (we’ve had a major build up here in Galway over the...
Top 5 Tips for Navigation from a Former Army Officer
Knowing some top tips for navigation are always helpful when out hiking. Although the prevalence of GPS-capable smartphones is a...
A Guide to Hiking the Aran Islands (Inis Mor)
Inis Mor is a popular location on our West of Ireland / Connemara tours. In this blog, we dive deeper...
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path in Wales – 5 Trail Highlights
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path is one of the official National Trails in England and Wales, winding along some of the...
The 8 Best Hiking Trails in Ireland
Making a hiking or hillwalking visit to Ireland will bring you into a world of new experiences and possibilities as...
The Dingle Way – Trail Highlights (Part 2)
We’d like to draw attention again to perhaps one of the most underrated parts of Ireland, the Dingle Peninsula. An...
