Connemara Mountain Walking Festival 2024
Autumn walking festival in Connemara ⛰
A Céad míle fáilte awaits you in Leenane on the shores of the Killary Fjord for this special Autumn Connemara Mountain Walking Festival expected to be held over the weekend of 7 – 8 September 2024.
The festival has something for all levels of walkers from casual walks to the more experienced! Each day there is a choice of walks from strenuous to low level.
2024 Walks to be confirmed
Last years walks 🥾
Saturday 2nd September 2023
Benbaun (12 Bens)
Grade A – (Challenging)
Length – 15km
Height Gained – 1100m
Highest Point – 725m
Letterbreckaun
Grade B – (Intermediate)
Length – 11km
Height Gained – 760m
Highest Point – 667m
Inagh Lodge to Leenane Village
Grade C – (Normal)
Length – 15km
Height Gained – 180m
Highest Point – 120m
Sunday 3rd September 2023
Mweelrea
Grade A – (Challenging)
Length – 15km
Height Gained – 1110m
Highest Point – 814m
Ben Creggan
Grade B – (Intermediate)
Length – 8km
Height Gained – 650m
Highest Point – 693m
Tawnyard to Leenane Village
Grade C – (Normal)
Length – 9.7km
Height Gained – 50m
Highest Point – 120m
Prices
Single Day: €40 Per Walker
Full Weekend: €75 Per Walker
About the Walking Festival
Each walk is guided by qualified, experienced guides and covered by public insurance. Another unique element of the festival is that the local farmers get involved with guiding the walks and share their vast knowledge, folklore and history of the land and provides participants permission to access areas that are not normally open to the public.
While the festival is organised during the busy autumnal season, preparing for the coming winter, for the farm families on whose lands we will be walking, most can still find the time to accompany us on the walks, something that can be very rewarding for all. We encourage our walkers to interact and mingle on our walks as some of the best experiences you will have on a Connemara mountain is when you share it with others.
One other very interesting thing, especially for people who are not native Irish speakers, is to get your tongue around the names of the mountains, but don’t worry as a crash course will be provided before we set off.
What to expect at the walking festival
Aim of the walking festival
Our goal is the let you experience what this fabulous community has to offer while getting close to some of the best scenery, nature, history and geology along the Wild Atlantic Way. The walks we organise are designed to suit all levels of ability and let you fully immerse yourself in the wild Connemara landscape. We want you to enjoy our area as much as we do.
We are fortunate to have professional guides who not alone are highly trained mountain leaders, but are passionate about what they do to help make your experience all the more worthwhile.
Transport to and from starting and finishing points will be provided as well as tea/coffee & scones at various local businesses at the end of each day.
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