Connemara Self-Guided Treks and Walks | Guided Treks

SELF-GUIDED TREKS & WALKS

Self-guided treks and walks We have a wealth of information on local walks and locations. All our maps and information are available to you for planning your hill walking expeditions in Connemara. You can email for information to plan your holiday or we can meet you during your stay at Heatherhill.

GUIDED TREKS

Local guides are available to guide individuals and groups on all levels of walks. Letterfrack is the centre for training hillwalking guides in Ireland and as such has more than its fair share of trained and experienced guides. We can put you in touch with local guides before your arrival or once you are here. You can also look at our links page for links to local guides web sites.

FOOD

Connemara Lamb You can opt for fully self-catering at Heatherhill Cottages to fully catered in the comfort of your own cottage, or anything in between (such as all dinners supplied or one special meal). All meals are cooked and supplied by John Walsh of Pangur Ban restaurant and cookery school.

Sample menu

Saturday
Dinner: Grilled sea bass with baby potatoes, red onion and baby spinach
Treacle tart

Sunday
Continental breakfast including ham, cheese, and fruit
Lunch: Warmed mussel tart with baked potato and soda bread
Dinner: Sauté lambs liver with onion bhaji, rice and stir-fry
Bread and butter pudding

Monday
Continental breakfast
Lunch: Goats cheese tart with bread and green salad
Dinner: Lamb rogan josh with rice and cucumber salad
Blueberry and sour cream tart

Tuesday
Continental breakfast
Lunch: Chicken chang mai with noodles
Dinner: Beef and Guinness stew with new potatoes and soda bread

Wednesday
Continental breakfast
Lunch: Cheese omelette with bread and salad
Dinner: Roast chicken with roast pumpkin, new potatoes and parsnip puree
Chocolate cake

Thursday
Continental breakfast
Lunch: Sausage tart with coleslaw and bread
Dinner: Baked salmon with lime butter puree, fennel, baked potato
Rhubarb tart and cream

Friday
Continental breakfast
Lunch: Asparagus tart with bread and salad
Dinner: Sirloin Steak with garlic butter, gratin potatoes, glazed carrot and buttered cabbage

TRANSPORT

We can arrange all transport from airport pick-ups to simply dropping you to the start of your walk and collecting you at the finish. Email us with your transport needs so that we can arrange a price if you need full transportation. If you only need transport for occasional drop-offs or pick-ups you can arrange that when you are in Letterfrack. It would be best to give us at least 24 hours notice. Prices will vary depending on your requirements.

Email us and we will help you design your hill walking trip to Connemara
For updates, information on weather, walking festivals and special offers, please look at our Connemara Hill Walking page on Facebook.