Ireland - Carrauntoohill June

Join HBUK / Global in our first trip to Ireland, to visit the gorgeous Carrauntoohil, County Kerry, for 2 nights.

Friday 14th June 2024 until Sunday 16th June 2024.

Accommodation is a mixture of Twin and Double bedrooms in Self-Catering Apartments. Sharing will be necessary.

Price Per Person £300

Deposit £100

Balance to be paid by 14th May 2024.

Itinerary

• We will be departing from Liverpool Airport via Ryanair at 20:50 and arriving in Cork Airport at 22:00. (flights not included in price, you are in control of booking your own flight)

• Coach transfer to the accommodation in Killarney will take about an hour.

• Saturday morning after breakfast at 9am we will be taken by coach to the start of the hike.

• The hike will take as long as it takes depending on group ability and weather.

• The coach will be ready to take you back to the accommodation to freshen up before a free night to socialise together. Killarney is a great town for food and drink.

• Sunday morning after breakfast, pack your bags and be on the bus for 10am then were off to visit Torc Waterfall and The Gap of Dunloe – details below.

• We will then stop for dinner at a nice pub.

• Then on to Cork Airport for departure at 22:15 arriving back at Liverpool at 23:25

The Devils Ladder

This trip is a moderate hike for able scramblers and hikers and will be lead by a professional guide.

The Carrauntoohil Devils Ladder route is arguably the most popular route. In fact, it’s so popular that it’s been nicknamed the ‘tourist route’. It is also the shortest and the most direct way to go about climbing Carrauntoohil Mountain, taking between 4 and 6 hours to complete.

You will start the 12km (8miles) hike from Cronin’s Yard where there are Tearooms and toilets, following the path into the beautiful Hags Glen, a wide valley with lakes on either side of the trail. Crossing the Gaddagh River via the steppingstones, with Carrauntoohil mountain rising ahead in the distance while you pass by the Lough’s Gouragh and Callee. The walk up to Devil’s Ladder along fairly flat ground should take around 1.5 hours though the ground can get quite boggy. The hardest part of the hike is the scramble named Devil’s Ladder and that’s due to its steepness and gully like climbing.

The scramble up Devil’s Ladder can take up to 1.5 hours and it’s definitely not an area of the trail to rush. Once you’ve successfully emerged from the ladder you will take on the final long climb to the summit (look out for the cross).

Once you’ve made it to the top, you’ll be treated to some stunning views of the Kerry landscape. You will then descend down the Zig Zag path back to the start. The hike can take around 6 hours but will be dependent on group ability and weather conditions.