There is a reason Kerry is called The Kingdom, as Cathy takes to two majestic parts of the county to conquer beautiful trails. Cathy’s episode starts with a 15km walk from the pretty village of Ventry in Co. Kerry to the top of Slea Head and the high point of this trail where the Blasket Islands, Coumeenole Beach and the vast Atlantic Ocean are spread out far below.
Read MoreIrish author Cathy Kelly’s second walk is a 12km hike from Torc Waterfall in Killarney, Co. Kerry through Killarney National Park as far as Lord Brandon’s Cottage and back to Ross Castle by boat.
Read MoreThis beautiful walk take Pól O Conghaile along Ireland’s sunny southeast. Breathing in the sea air along the coastal trails and walks just south of Rosslare to Lady’s Island. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreThis beautiful walk take Pól O Conghaile along Ireland’s sunny southeast. Breathing in the sea air along the coastal trails and walks just south of Rosslare to Lady’s Island. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreCliona’s walk is on the North Coast of Antrim where she undertakes an 18 kilometre stretch along the coastline to the Giant’s Causeway. So many of us know of the Giant’s Causeway, but not so many of us have walked the coastline to get there. And, it is spectacular.…Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreOriginally from Dublin, Steve Wickham has been living in Sligo for 20 years. Best known for his fiddle playing in the band The Waterboys, when he’s not touring or recording Steve and his wife Heidi spend their time exploring the many tracks and trails county Sligo has to offer. Steve and Heidi do two challenging walks over two days. Heidi knows this landscape intimately – she is a member of the Sligo mountain rescue team. These are magnificent walks taking in ancient history, incredible elevated views and seascapes.
Read MoreOriginally from Dublin, Steve Wickham has been living in Sligo for 20 years. Best known for his fiddle playing in the band The Waterboys, when he’s not touring or recording Steve and his wife Heidi spend their time exploring the many tracks and trails county Sligo has to offer. Steve and Heidi do two challenging walks over two days. Heidi knows this landscape intimately – she is a member of the Sligo mountain rescue team. These are magnificent walks taking in ancient history, incredible elevated views and seascapes.
Read MoreChefs Derry Clarke and Kevin Thornton trek across the Beara Peninsula in south-west Ireland. The Beara Peninsula in south west Cork is full of spectacular scenery and stunning views. Everywhere there is beauty in natural landscape and history. Derry Clarke and Kevin Thornton, two celebrity chefs, who didn't really know each other except professionally, agreed to venture out from Allihies, a tiny village which was the home to the Coppermines back in the early 1900's. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MorePackie Bonner, former Irish soccer goalkeeping great, returns to his native Donegal for this episode of Tracks and Trails and takes on the challenging 40km walk over the Bluestack Mountains. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Novelist, broadcaster and travel writer Manchán Magan explores the Royal Canal towpath west from Mullingar along the Royal Canal’s towpath and on the canal itself through Abbeyshrule and Killashee, to where the canal joins the River Shannon.. At summit level, Mullingar is the highest point of the Royal Canal – from there, 25 locks descend east to Dublin and 21 locks descend west to the Shannon. Manchán will walk and cycle to where the Royal Canal joins the River Shannon, exploring the history of the canal along the way. Each lock and harbour along his journey tells new stories as Manchán travels into County Longford through Abbeyshrule,Killashee and Clondraa. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreFormer 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.
Read MoreWalk through the Garden of Ireland with The Happy Pear twins David and Stephen Flynn and learn about many of Wicklow's natural wonders.
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Read MoreDavid and Stephen Flynn are owners of the Happy Pear restaurant and health food shop in Greystones, Co. Wicklow. David and Stephen compete two walks starting in Avoca in Co. Wicklow. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreTV presenter and All Ireland Champion Camogie player, Anna Geary, walks and kayaks on a 60 km route from Toome in Co. Antrim to Coleraine in Co. Derry along the Lower Bann.
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Read MoreTV presenter and broadcaster Aoibhin Garrihy and her husband, explorer John Burke present this episode of Tracks and Trails in County Wicklow, featuring walks through the stunning landscape around Roundwood and Vartry Reservoir. This is the first video which starts in Ballinastoe, forest hikes and staggering views on show, Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreIn this second walk, Aoibhinn and John leave Roundwood behind them and head for the Varty Resevoir where they complete a 10km Loop. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreWriter and broadcaster Manchán Magan best known for his travels books and TV series undertakes two looped walks in County Sligo, one around Benbulben Mountain and the other on Streedagh Beach. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreGerry Murphy is a meteorologist and presents the weather forecast on television. A five and a half hour drive from Dublin and an hour and a half from Tralee, is the starting point for Gerry’s walk. Cahersiveen is a small but bustling town that sits in one of Kerry’s most scenic areas. Gerry knows this area well and lived here for six years. He is doing two walks over two days. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreGerry Murphy is a meteorologist and presents the weather forecast on television. A five and a half hour drive from Dublin and an hour and a half from Tralee, is the starting point for Gerry’s walk. Cahersiveen is a small but bustling town that sits in one of Kerry’s most scenic areas. Gerry knows this area well and lived here for six years. He is doing two walks over two days. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
Read MoreDavid Gillick, an Irish international 400m runner and broadcaster undertakes a 12km loop walk, starting in Letterfrack in Co. Galway. He walks the Diamond Hill Loop with Ger O’Donnell, the Conservation Manager of Connemara National Park. He concludes the walk with a visit to Kylemore Abbey and The Walled Gardens and then returns to Letterfrack. Click on the photo to find the video, a map and all the hike information.
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