The Slieve Bloom Walking Festival, the 28th version of the event, takes place from May 4 to 6.
The Slieve Bloom mountains straddle the counties of Offaly and Laois in central Ireland.
The festival offers a choice of woodland walks, riverside and gentle rolling hills with experienced walk leaders who will provide information on local history, geology and fauna.
There are A, B and C walks, to reflect the ease of the terrain, with A being the more strenuous hikes and B and C being moderate or easy walks.
The event kicks off with the 9km Brittas Lake and Woodlands walk, and the 10km Knockastumpa hike, on Saturday, May 4, both at 10:30am.
A more sedate 6km Capard Woods Bluebell Walk takes place at 1pm.
On the Sunday, the walks are Paul’s Lane/Spink Mountain, Kinnitty Woodlands, and Knockbarron Woodlands. The Monday Conlawn Hill walk is a longer, more difficult hike expected to take around four hours.
The cost is €8 per walk or €20 for the festival and an individual annual subscription or €30 for the festival and an annual family subscription. More information and booking can be found here.
