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Title: Ireland Wilderness
Post by: RedLeader on August 20, 2010

I know you guys are never as happy as when you're on your way up a mountain but if we fancied a few days on the flat / variable terrain where's the most largest, most wild place in Ireland.

Is there anywhere nice and remote that you can do a few days walking and just get lost in for a bit.

Title: Re: Ireland Wilderness
Post by: MG1 on August 20, 2010

Connemara is pretty wild but does have mountains

Title: Re: Ireland Wilderness
Post by: Celt_Ginger on August 20, 2010

Large parts of Donegal.

Title: Re: Ireland Wilderness
Post by: Hunter on August 20, 2010

the poisoned glen donegal, was down there a few weeks ago for the day and that is wilderness lads.

Title: Re: Ireland Wilderness
Post by: Paul72 on August 22, 2010

The Burren in Co Clare?

Title: Re: Ireland Wilderness
Post by: suspectmonkey on August 24, 2010

Pop over to Scotland and do the WHW!  Very low cost if you take the boat/bus option and use the designated "wild" camp spots.  Or you could just do a section of the WHW, and if its wilderness you are looking for then taking in some of Rannoch Moor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rannoch_Moor) would be a decent place to start :)

Title: Re: Ireland Wilderness
Post by: NeilB on August 28, 2010

Did you ever decide where you are going to go jonno?

we were in connemara last year camping, the whole family its about as wild and desolate as you can get in this country, fantastic place

Title: Re: Ireland Wilderness
Post by: RedLeader on August 29, 2010

I wasn't planning anything soon. Just gathering ideas. I'm really liking the idea of Donegal bring both wild and not too far away.

Title: Re: Ireland Wilderness
Post by: Hunter on August 29, 2010

Let me know if ur coming my way i just mite join u lad