Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => Meets, places, trips and reviews => Topic started by: suspectmonkey on March 15, 2011
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There have been a couple of mentions of the Glover Highlander (http://www.simonstewart.ie/Glover/glover.htm) walk on the forum before, but to be honest I didn't pay much attention until it was mentioned in a recent TGO article on Donegal. I'm now pretty keen to give this one a blast, but just trying to work out the logistics.
The main question is where can I leave my car, and where can I camp? I think the route is traditionally started from Muckish and finishes with Errigal; anyone any suggestions for how to get back to my car without having to walk back the way I came?
Oh, and anyone else interested? ;)
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I really would be, but depends on dates and what you could do is leave a car at the errigal car park if you have 2 cars. (more than one person driving)
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Looks interesting. There's a route card here:
http://www.simonstewart.ie/Glover/profile.htm
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I might be interested in this too.
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I think a car left at each end is probably the best idea. Another thought I had is that if there was enough of us interested we could maybe hire somewhere for the weekend like this cottage/barn (http://www.donegalcottageholidays.com/thebarn-dunfanaghy#). Sleeps 9 and costs EUR295 for weekend (2 nights), so would be around £30 each for the weekend. We could all meet there on the Friday night, tackle the Glover Highlander on the Saturday, have a BBQ on Saturday night and then do a bit of sight-seeing on the Sunday :)
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I think a car left at each end is probably the best idea. Another thought I had is that if there was enough of us interested we could maybe hire somewhere for the weekend like this cottage/barn (http://www.donegalcottageholidays.com/thebarn-dunfanaghy#). Sleeps 9 and costs EUR295 for weekend (2 nights), so would be around £30 each for the weekend. We could all meet there on the Friday night, tackle the Glover Highlander on the Saturday, have a BBQ on Saturday night and then do a bit of sight-seeing on the Sunday :)
That sound like a great plan. But yet again dates depended
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If you are talking about doing the organised walk then cars aren't an issue as I think you park in Dunlewey and they will bus you round to the start. The walk finishes at Dunlewey and I think they do a BBQ on the Sat night.
The graphical comparison with other walks on that website is a good illustration, or a check list for those ambitious enough!
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I think a car left at each end is probably the best idea. Another thought I had is that if there was enough of us interested we could maybe hire somewhere for the weekend like this cottage/barn (http://www.donegalcottageholidays.com/thebarn-dunfanaghy#). Sleeps 9 and costs EUR295 for weekend (2 nights), so would be around £30 each for the weekend. We could all meet there on the Friday night, tackle the Glover Highlander on the Saturday, have a BBQ on Saturday night and then do a bit of sight-seeing on the Sunday :)
I'd be up for a trip to Donegal but I love camping and bivvying so I would probably prefer to wild camp somewhere, rather than stay in a cottage. I'm easy though..!
I'll go with the flow if you decide to rent the cottage so that the cost per head stays low :)
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I think a car left at each end is probably the best idea. Another thought I had is that if there was enough of us interested we could maybe hire somewhere for the weekend like this cottage/barn (http://www.donegalcottageholidays.com/thebarn-dunfanaghy#). Sleeps 9 and costs EUR295 for weekend (2 nights), so would be around £30 each for the weekend. We could all meet there on the Friday night, tackle the Glover Highlander on the Saturday, have a BBQ on Saturday night and then do a bit of sight-seeing on the Sunday :)
I'd be up for a trip to Donegal but I love camping and bivvying so I would probably prefer to wild camp somewhere, rather than stay in a cottage. I'm easy though..!
I'll go with the flow if you decide to rent the cottage so that the cost per head stays low :)
I think the cottage is the way ahead. I am getting old and I have seen enough tents for awhile
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Self catering cottage - you bringing your granny :P
I think a car left at each end is probably the best idea. Another thought I had is that if there was enough of us interested we could maybe hire somewhere for the weekend like this cottage/barn (http://www.donegalcottageholidays.com/thebarn-dunfanaghy#). Sleeps 9 and costs EUR295 for weekend (2 nights), so would be around £30 each for the weekend. We could all meet there on the Friday night, tackle the Glover Highlander on the Saturday, have a BBQ on Saturday night and then do a bit of sight-seeing on the Sunday :)
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Guys you are showing your age. Suck it up! Sleep were you fall.
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Self catering cottage - you bringing your granny :P
I think a car left at each end is probably the best idea. Another thought I had is that if there was enough of us interested we could maybe hire somewhere for the weekend like this cottage/barn (http://www.donegalcottageholidays.com/thebarn-dunfanaghy#). Sleeps 9 and costs EUR295 for weekend (2 nights), so would be around £30 each for the weekend. We could all meet there on the Friday night, tackle the Glover Highlander on the Saturday, have a BBQ on Saturday night and then do a bit of sight-seeing on the Sunday :)
Yep and my mum
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Guys you are showing your age. Suck it up! Sleep were you fall.
I feel an Errigal Summit Bivvy coming on ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/VtpSg.jpg)
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Guys you are showing your age. Suck it up! Sleep were you fall.
I feel an Errigal Summit Bivvy coming on ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/VtpSg.jpg)
on your own big lad, there is no cross to climb ontop of Errigal ;)
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Ah Errigal... bruised my ribs on that one and hurt my knee plus didn't quite make the top due to the weather. Would be definitely up for trying it again..
I stayed in a cottage in Bunbeg. It was quite reasonable and slept 8. It was right beside the beach.
There is a hostel close to Errigal if you wanted a really cheap option.
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Guys you are showing your age. Suck it up! Sleep were you fall.
Amen Brother.......was just thinking that ;)
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I'm doing this on the next good weather window, i'll post photos.
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I'm doing this on the next good weather window, i'll post photos.
Soooooooo jealous. I still haven't got round to doing this. I really should just book the time out of my busy schedule and get it done.
Can't wait to see the photo's. Get one of you having Fun Outdoors and get it into this month photo comp too ;)
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Soooooooo jealous. I still haven't got round to doing this. I really should just book the time out of my busy schedule and get it done.
Agreed, there is a risk the Glover Highlander could become every bit as elusive as Salt Island :D
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There have been a couple of mentions of the Glover Highlander (http://www.simonstewart.ie/Glover/glover.htm) walk on the forum before, but to be honest I didn't pay much attention until it was mentioned in a recent TGO article on Donegal. I'm now pretty keen to give this one a blast, but just trying to work out the logistics.
The main question is where can I leave my car, and where can I camp? I think the route is traditionally started from Muckish and finishes with Errigal; anyone any suggestions for how to get back to my car without having to walk back the way I came?
Oh, and anyone else interested? ;)
Can I ask which TGO that was in? Normally buy the mag but didn't get that one so gutted as the Glover is something I've been wanting to do for quite a while now.