walks glengarriff

This walk actually starts about 3 miles from Glengarriff village at a place known as Crois na Bothar. Leaving the village and passing such easily recognizable landmarks as the Golf Course, entrance gates to Glengarriff Castle and Derrycreha National School, you reach a lone house at a point hwere the main road is intersected by a by-road going left and right.
Proceed on the left hand one and you will travel in an easterly direction towards Coomhola. Less than a mile along here the road le...

Walking out of the village along the Castletownbere road, with the river to your right for a short distance, you come to a sharp left bend. At this point a narrow road joins to the right, heading backwards. It seems. Follow this side road which is a slight incline for about 3/4 mile through mixed terrain of rock and hedgerow and you will come to the entrance to Lady Bantrys Lookout.

Descending the steps you will notice at the bottom a path directly leading downwards. Leaving the...

These walks are in an area of Glengarriff, rarely visited by foot and as such are well worth viewing.
Follow the Bantry road for a distance of approximately 2 miles passing the Golf Course, to what is known locally as the Doctors Cross. Here the tar road veers downwards and off to the right. About 100 years on this road another road leads off at right angles.

This is O Learys Point and from here charming views of the inner harbour framed by tall pine trees can be glimpsed. Ret...

Leave the village by the Kenmare road passing the Roman Catholic church you will come to a wooden entrance on your left with a Gate Lodge. Passing through this entrance you will soon reach a picnic area with very many walks leading from it.
Continue along this gravel road and it joins a tar road leading in to the Glen. Follow this to your left and you will pass through the whole forest area of new and mature woodland.

Past this spot you then travel on towards Barley Lake which...

This walk can be done clockwise or anti-clockwise, but, clockwise is recommended as being the less steep ascent and more pleasant scenically. The entrance to the walk is at an iron gate on the right of the Kenmare road, approximately 1-1/2 miles from Glengarriff village.
Passing through the gate you walk on a roughish path ascending steadily around bends to another gate at the summit. Just beyone this point magnificent views of the harbour area and Garnish Island can be photographed....