A Looped Walk from Drumkeeragh Forest
Derek, 76, spent 35 years working in national, academic and public libraries, followed by 14 years in the wine trade. He only began serious walking in his 60s, although he had previously travelled many miles on foot pursuing his favourite hobby of fishing. After retirement, he decided to give the fish a rest and bother the hills of Ireland and Britain instead. Derek regards walking as a simple pleasure to be enjoyed, not endured, and prefers a solo hike in quiet, remote surroundings.
Mourne Mountains
A Ring of Bright Waters: a Mourne hydrotrek
Mourne Mountains
An Attical Loop: Eagle Mountain, Shanlieve and Finlieve
Fermanagh and Tyrone
Belmore and Ballintempo: two Fermanagh forests
Mourne Mountains
Chimney Rock Mountain: Donard’s wallflower sibling
Mourne Mountains
Slieve Croob via Pass Loaning
Mourne Mountains
A Looped Walk in the Dromara Hills
Armagh and Gullion
Slieve Gullion: trekking Armagh’s mysterious high point
Mourne Mountains
Snapshot Trek: Hare’s Castle
Mourne Mountains
Spelga to Attical
Fermanagh and Tyrone
Mountains and Megaliths: Treading the Boards on Cuilcagh and Cavan Burren
Mourne Mountains
All Aboard the Mourne Rambler: Two Linear Treks for the Lone Walker
Armagh and Gullion
Walking the Borderlands
Mourne Mountains
Slievegarran: Unsung Peak of the Dromara Hills
Mourne Mountains
Loopin’ the Loanins
Mourne Mountains
Slieve Binnian via Moolieve and Wee Binnian