Willowtree Glamping: a Romantic, Rural Retreat in the Mournes
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.
A Ring of Bright Waters: a Mourne hydrotrek
An Attical Loop: Eagle Mountain, Shanlieve and Finlieve
Belmore and Ballintempo: two Fermanagh forests
Chimney Rock Mountain: Donard’s wallflower sibling
Slieve Croob via Pass Loaning
A Looped Walk in the Dromara Hills
Slieve Gullion: trekking Armagh’s mysterious high point
Snapshot Trek: Hare’s Castle
Spelga to Attical
Mountains and Megaliths: Treading the Boards on Cuilcagh and Cavan Burren
All Aboard the Mourne Rambler: Two Linear Treks for the Lone Walker
Walking the Borderlands
Slievegarran: Unsung Peak of the Dromara Hills
Loopin’ the Loanins
Slieve Binnian via Moolieve and Wee Binnian