Other Walks
Sunday July 10th @ 3 pm 5 km 1hr
Celbridge Abbey to Castletown
A guided walk of Celbridge Abbey Grounds and the lovely Castletown river walk. The Abbey grounds have a rare beauty and feature “The Rock Bridge,” the oldest remaining bridge spanning the Liffey. Connections to Celbridge Abbey include Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels, and Henry Grattan, the greatest orator in the Irish House of Commons.
Meeting Point: Car Park Celbridge Abbey
Walk Leader: Breda 087 9630719
Monday July 11th @ 11 am 5 km 1hr
Bogland Walk Lullymore Heritage Park
A guided Bog land walk, looking at the changing face of the midland bogs and taking in the butterfly conservation nature reserve.
Meeting Point: Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park
Walk Leader: Michael 087 2896648
Tuesday July 12th @ 7.30 pm 5 km 1hr
Guided Walk of Carton House Parklands
A guided walk of Carton House Parklands featuring wonderful specimen, trees and the Tyrconnell Tower.
Meeting Point: Meeting Point: Reception Carton House
Walk Leader: Breda 087 9630719
Wednesday July 13th @ 7.30 pm 6-7 km 1.5hrs
Curragh Camp to Gibbet Rath
A guided walk on the Curragh Camp focusing on the structures of the original military camp built at the turn of the 20th Century (1km) and then an optional longer walk (5/6 km) to the Gibbet Rath (with a moderately steep climb), the site of a massacre in 1798. The walks can be done independently of each other.
Meeting Point: Main public car park in Curragh Camp (opp. St Brigids Church)
Walk Leader: Mary 087 2358355
Thursday July 14th @ 11 am 5 km 1hr
Arthur’s Way Walk, Celbridge
A guided walk along a section of Arthur’s Way taking in Batty Langley Lodge at Castletown and the magnificent Wonderful Barn near Leixlip built in 1743 by Catherine Connolly.
Meeting Point: Steps of Castletown House, Celbridge
Walk Leader: Breda 087 9630719
Friday July 15th @ 7.30 pm 5.2 km 1hr
Clane to Clongowes Wood Walk
A 5.2 km round trip walk to Clongowes which will highlight how the locality was portrayed in James Joyce’s book. Walkers can join the route anywhere between Clane and the 202 year old school.
Meeting Point: Manzor’s Village Inn car park
Walk Leader: Pádraig McEvoy 086 8658262
Saturday July 16th @ 3 pm 4 km 1hr
Monasterevin Town Walk
A guided walk around the town of Monasterevin, a place referred to as the ‘Venice of Ireland’ because of the number of bridges in close proximity and looking at the connections to such famous people as the tenor Count John McCormack and the poet and Jesuit Gerald Manley Hopkins.
Meeting Point: Main entrance to Moore Abbey in town square (free on street parking in Monasterevin)
Walk Leader: Mary 087 2358355
Information
Kildare Sports Partnership
Kildare County Council
Kildare County Council Road Safety
Irish Heart Foundation
Health Service Executive
'Get Kildare Walking'
Sport Ireland
Slí na Sláinte
For further information contact:
Kildare Sports Partnership, Kildare County Council, Level 7, Áras Chill Dara, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Email: ksp@kildarecoco.ie • Phone: 045 980546/7
