Arna chur i láthair ag Féile Ealaíne an Earagail agus Walking Donegal, Earagail Arts Festival in association with Walking Donegal, www.walkingdonegal.net

present An Tírdhreach Beo – Árainn Mhór, The Living Landscape – Arranmore, Siúlóidí Cultúrtha Treoraithe i dTírdhreach Dhún na nGall, Guided Cultural Walks in The Donegal Landscape

• Limited capacity. Pre-booking essential for all walks
• Contact  Telephone: +353 (0) 74 9168800
• Email: info@eaf.ie
• Website: Earagail Arts Festival
•  Please bring your known refreshments/snacks

• D É  S A T H A I R N , 9  I Ú I L / S A T U R D A Y, 9 T H JULY • 10AM   • €15

Á R A I N N M H Ó R,

A R R A N M O R E   I S L A N D   M E E T I N G  P O I N T

– B E A V E R I S L A N D  MONUMENT, ARRANMORE

Agus tú ar an tsiúlóid lúibe seo, téann tú ó thuaidh ó leacht Beaver Island i dtreo Chruach an Fhir Mhóir ar chósta creagach thuaidh an oileáin. Agus tú ag siúl ar imeall mantach an oileáin ar chósta an Atlantaigh, áit a bhfuil na haillte os cionn 10 méadar ar airde, bíonn an teach solais,le feiceáil agus tú ag dul siar i dtreo Rinn Ramhrois. Téann tú soir ó dheas cois cósta sa deireadh ar an tsiúlóid 2.5 uair / 8km seo agus ar ais go leacht Beaver Island. Le linn na siúlóide seo, beidh tú i gcuideachta treoraí agus saineolaí áitiúil, agus beidh deis agat sult a bhaint as taobh tíre fíorálainn agus as radhairc stairiúla, le cois blaiseadh a fháil ar chultúr Thír Chonaill. Is siúlóid Grád 3 é seo, ar phortach, ar chosáin agus ar bhóithre den chuid is mó, atá fóirsteanach do shiúlóirí atá measartha aclaí.

From the Beaver Island monument, this loop walk takes a northward direction to Giants Reek on the rugged northern coast of this Island. Along the jagged edge of the island’s Atlantic coast, where the sea cliffs are over 100 mts in height, the walk moves westwards to Rinrawros Point taking in the view at the Lighthouse. The 3.5 hour / 8 km walk finally heads South East along the coast back to the meeting point at Beaver Island monument. Guided by Seamus, your local walking expert and guide, you will be introduced to the stunning local scenery, historical views and indigenous Donegal culture. This is a Grade 3 walk, mostly on bog and tracks, and roadways, suitable for walkers of moderate fitness.

The Living Landscape – The Donegal Railway Guided Cultural Walks in The Donegal Landscape.

SATURDAY  16th of JULY • 10AM • €15 M E E T I N G  P O I N T – A R D S ( D O E )

C E M E T A R Y – 2 K M  F R O M C R E E S L O U G H  TOWARDS DUNFANAGHY.  

         A  Popular walk of the locals is the old Light Gauge Railway walk,  Leaving by bus from Letterkenny, we will take you to the beginning of your walk , with Muckish Mountain on your left, as you walk the track, try to imagine what it was like to be sitting on the old Mhuc Dubh railway, as it rattled its way westwards to its next destination. Spot the miner’s path and learn its history, which is still visibly etched into the shoulder of this majestic mountain and discover Lough Agher and the Shepard’s lodge  . This is a Grade 3 walk, suitable for walkers of moderate fitness. Duration 3.5 hours.

The Living Landscape – Inishowen Head Guided Cultural Walks in The Donegal Landscape,

SATURDAY 23rd of JULY • 10AM • €15,  M E E T I N G P O I N T – C A R  P A R K  A T  

I N I S H O W E N  HEAD,  NORTH OF STROOVE  LIGHTHOUSE,

On this northwestern  tip of Donegal, this exhilarating walk begins at a World War 2 Lookout Tower atop Inishowen Head. On this wild and remote loop walk you pass the point from where St Columba left Ireland on his way to Iona (Portkill) and a viewing point from where, on some fine days, the west of Scotland is visible. The 3 hour / 8km hike will take you along the cliff paths and the weather battered slopes where the land drops into the crashing waves of the wild North Atlantic. A great place to blow the cobwebs away! This is a Grade 3 walk, suitable for walkers of moderate fitness. Terrain: Bog roads, lane ways, rough tracks and minor roads.