Dingle Hikes

ProudDUB

Howdy ya'll

Will be in Dingle next week for work and was hoping to do some hiking in the area. Anyone have any suggestions, or would know which of these routes below are the best for 2 moderately experienced, Dingle newbies?

https://outsider.ie/ireland/dingle-hikes/

Love the idea of hiking up to the Conor Pass, but also don't want to end up on the news as the latest stupid eegit getting rescued off the side of a mountain. 15-20 km is no bother to us, but we only know the area from Slea Head driving tours, not hiking.

- Looking for routes that are a loop, so we will start and finish in the same spot
- Also would prefer routes that are well marked & popular with other hikers. Phone is a bit knackered. Don't want to over rely on GPS and apps in case of phone dying or lack of signal. Trying to de-cyper maps in force 10 gales doesn't really appeal either.


Cheers folks.

unkel

ProudDUB wrote: »

Phone is a bit knackered. Don't want to over rely on GPS and apps in case of phone dying or lack of signal.

Fair enough for not overly relying on apps or GPS or even having a phone signal, but there's no excuse to go out without a phone or with a phone that is not working well. If the battery is the problem, bring a power bank.

Planet X

OSI Map during the week.

Study the proposed route. Make notes of distances between landmarks on the map. Usually grid lines are a kilometre apart.
Make your own route card, can be on a small piece of paper sealed in a ziplock bag, this way you might not need to take the map out of your rucksack.
Or, as a lot of people do, photocopy the map section you plan to hike.....shove it in a ziplock bag.

For eg. if you're walking at 5kph you can gauge when you'd arrive at the next landmark etc etc. Up hills, slower.
Compass in case of claggy weather.