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Hidden Heartlands
The hidden heartlands nestled in the heart of our country, is a haven of stunning tracks, trails and waterways. Click below on the photos to discover videos and maps of well known, not so well known, but always beautiful routes in the Heartland of Ireland.
Irish author Sinéad Moriarty is no stranger to bracing walks along the piers of Dun Laoghaire but on her first trip to explore Co.Offaly Sinéad gets a chance to slow down and unwind on 3 different trails across the county.
For her last trail, Irish author Sinéad Moriarty swaps her hiking boots for the two wheels of an electric bike for a cycle from Ballycommon to Rahan along the Grand Canal Greenway.
Former International Rugby player Keith Wood, who was capped 58 times for Ireland and also capped for the British and Irish Lions, has chosen a scenic route near his home town in County Clare for his walk. This is a hike and a boating trip. However there are many trails along the way which can be hiked. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Former International Rugby player Keith Wood, who was capped 58 times for Ireland and also capped for the British and Irish Lions, has chosen a scenic route near his home town in County Clare for his walk. This is a hike and a boating trip and is shown here in two parts. There are many trails along the way which can be hiked. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
TV presenter Aidan Power and Hot House Flowers musician Fiachna O' Braonain team up to tackle some cycling and waling together. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
TV presenter Aidan Power and Hot House Flowers musician Fiachna O' Braonain team up to tackle some cycling and walking together. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Met Éireann forecaster Joanna Donnelly, starts her walk in the peaceful border village of Blacklion. Blacklion is a two and half hour drive from Dublin and the Cavan Burren Park is a hidden gem close to the borders of Fermanagh and Monaghan.
Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Met Éireann forecaster Joanna Donnelly explores two of the four different trails on the Cavan Burren Way during which she will examine monuments, including archaeological and historic trails. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Writer and storyteller Michael Harding is walking from the historic town of Boyle in Roscommon to his home in Arigna. Michael is following the Miner’s Way and Historical Trail, part of which is based on the routes miners walked over the mountains to Arigna, the site of the last underground coal mine in Ireland.
Writer and storyteller Michael Harding is walking from the historic town of Boyle in Roscommon to his home in Arigna. Michael is following the Miner’s Way and Historical Trail, part of which is based on the routes miners walked over the mountains to Arigna, the site of the last underground coal mine in Ireland. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Rob and Amy Rankin run a travel tour business. Along with their son Finn and daughter Sana they spend a weekend exploring the Shannon Blueway starting in Drumshanbo and follow the Allen canal to Battlebridge. Over the two days the Rankin family head east towards Ballinamore on a stretch of waterway that connects the Shannon ultimately to Lough Erne. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Rob and Amy Rankin run a travel tour business. Along with their son Finn and daughter Sana they spend a weekend exploring the Shannon Blueway starting in Drumshanbo and follow the Allen canal to Battlebridge. Over the two days the Rankin family head east towards Ballinamore on a stretch of waterway that connects the Shannon ultimately to Lough Erne.
Author and Fomer politican and Liz McManus explores Lough Boora, County Offaly and Durrow Castle, County Laois. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Author and Fomer politican and Liz McManus explores Lough Boora, County Offaly and Durrow Castle, County Laois. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Scientist and journalist Mary Mulvihill has chosen to walk, cycle and canoe the River Barrow in Co.Carlow. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Scientist and journalist Mary Mulvihill has chosen to walk, cycle and canoe the River Barrow in Co.Carlow. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Broadcaster Tracy Piggott undertakes a challenging and breathtaking set of waks in the Knockmealdown Mountains in Co.Tipperary. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Broadcaster Tracy Piggott undertakes a challenging and breathtaking set of waks in the Knockmealdown Mountains in Co.Tipperary. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Setting out in Belturbet Co. Cavan comedian Colin Murphy cycles to the border to meet Fermanagh native Graham Little, and together they cycle to Upper Lough Erne. This is not so much a lake as a watery maze of islands, inlets and meandering waters. The two lads cycle along the Kingfisher cycle which goes all around Upper Lough Erne. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Setting out in Belturbet Co. Cavan comedian Colin Murphy cycles to the border to meet Fermanagh native Graham Little, and together they cycle to Upper Lough Erne. This is not so much a lake as a watery maze of islands, inlets and meandering waters. The two lads cycle along the Kingfisher cycle which goes all around Upper Lough Erne. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Fair City actress Ciara O'Callaghan joins former snooker champion and fellow Dubliner Ken Doherty for a walk across the Dublin Mountains. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Fair City actress Ciara O'Callaghan joins former snooker champion and fellow Dubliner Ken Doherty for a walk across the Dublin Mountains. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.