WELCOME
Tá fáilte romhat, to Cork's Free membership hiking club.
Membership of our club is now FREE for 2024 (subject to admin fee of €5 which goes to web hosting etc and not the club) for a full year from January to December.
Our aim is to make hiking as accessible to as many as possible and for many years we had a vision of being a free membership club but with all the safety measures in place that ad hoc meetups lack. We have experienced mountain leaders, safety equipment and ongoing training at the core of our club.
Membership of our club is now FREE for 2024 (subject to admin fee of €5 which goes to web hosting etc and not the club) for a full year from January to December.
Our aim is to make hiking as accessible to as many as possible and for many years we had a vision of being a free membership club but with all the safety measures in place that ad hoc meetups lack. We have experienced mountain leaders, safety equipment and ongoing training at the core of our club.
As a club we organise a hike on the mountains every other weekend as well as weekends away. New members are always welcome. If you would like to join us on one of our walks then simply sign in below and we will see you on the day. You must do a lower grade walks initially. Membership is open to those over 30 years of age. The Club has a policy of car pooling where possible.
Higher grade hike to Carrauntoohil
Go Ahead - Book your hike from the selection of upcoming hikes; Click below!
We carpool and leave Copley street, (around the corner from the Fire station) in the city centre, at 8.45 am for hikes.
Directions
Coming from the City Hall, pass the fire station on your left. Next pass the Garda station and take a right at the traffic lights on to Copley street. We meet across from the red brick building.
Coming from the City Hall, pass the fire station on your left. Next pass the Garda station and take a right at the traffic lights on to Copley street. We meet across from the red brick building.
Hiking is a great sport that provides a connection with nature as well as with likeminded people. There are a number of advantages to joining a hiking club and Cork Hillwalkers offers plenty of choice, as we hike throughout the year, organise social events, and weekends.
Download:
For those wishing to try out hillwalking for the first time you can download our brochure on what you can expect when hiking with the club. This will give you an overview of what happens from the start of the day at the meet up point through to the hike and the social aspect afterwards.
For those wishing to try out hillwalking for the first time you can download our brochure on what you can expect when hiking with the club. This will give you an overview of what happens from the start of the day at the meet up point through to the hike and the social aspect afterwards.
If a hike is cancelled due to severe weather conditions etc. it will be advertised on our club Facebook page at 8am on the morning of the hike. Therefore we encourage you to check Facebook on the morning. If there is no 'Cancelled Hike' notice, then the hike is going ahead as normal. Click Here for Facebook.
