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A typical Sunday walk:
- 08.00: Get up!! Wash, put on gear, have breakfast, make sandwiches, pack torch, kiss cat goodbye.
- 09.45: First car pool (for Northsiders and City folk) meets outside O'Dwyer's Pub on Mount St.
- 10.30: Second car pool (for Southsiders etc.) meets at designated meeting point (consult Walk List on website).
- 11.30: Walks Start: A Walk Co-ordinator will introduce the walks (stating: height, duration, distance, route, difficulty). Please select a walk that matches your ability and fitness level on the day.
- 17.00: Groups return to walk start and head to designated pub. Buy leaders a drink!!
Main Walk notes:
- On every Main walk day there will be 4 to 5 grades of walk: slow, medium slow, medium medium, medium fast and fast. Please choose a walk that suits your fitness level. If in doubt, err on the side of caution.
- All walks start and finish at the same place (see Walks Start on the Walks Calendar).
- Walks last on average 4 hours (slow grade) to 6 hours (fast grade) depending on time of year, route, group speed, grade, weather, terrain.
- The various walks will stop for lunch at about 1.30.
- To protect the environment and to avoid congestion we insist that members use one of the two Car Pools provided (see Walks Calendar). Only in exceptional circumstances should a driver arrive at the Walk Start alone. Note that it is safer to leave your valuables at the car pool.
- Our leaders are volunteers and bear a lot of responsibility for people's safety. Please be as co-operative as possible and buy them a pint or a cuppa in the pub afterwards!!
- Sorry no dogs: we love animals and since walks sometimes may involve the crossing of farmland dogs cannot be permitted.
What to bring
- If it is your first time hill walking please choose your equipment carefully. See: Advice on Equipment
- Rucksack.
- Boots. No runners!!
- Tracksuit bottoms will do if you don't have dedicated walking trousers (recommended). No denims or cords.
- Fleece, waterproof jacket and leggings, hat, scarf, gloves (even in Summer).
- Water/soft drink, hot drink in unbreakable flask.
- Sandwiches, fruit, chocolate. Lunch is eaten at about 1.30pm.
- Torch with a spare battery.
- It is strongly advised to get a 1:50,000 map Discovery Series Sheet 56 (laminated) and learn how to use it.
- Change of clothes for pub after walk.
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