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New Walk for 2020 – The South Downs Way
Here at Hillwalk Tours we are delighted to announce that we have just launched a brand new hiking route – The South Downs Way in the Southeast of England. This [...]
3 Reasons to Hike Connemara in 2020
If you somehow haven’t heard the big news yet (we’ve had a major build up here in Galway over the past couple of years), 2020 is the year in which [...]
Top 5 Tips for Navigation from a Former Army Officer
Although the prevalence of GPS-capable smartphones is a massive leap forward for hikers and hillwalkers in recent years, you should never to allow yourself to become too complacent. As I’ve [...]
New Walk for 2020 – The Pembrokeshire Coast Path in Wales
This just in – Hillwalk Tours is delighted to announce that they are now taking bookings for their brand new walk in Wales: The Pembrokeshire Coast Path! The nearly 100 [...]
8 Perfect Reasons to Start Hiking in Ireland in 2020
We’re finally here – the year 2020 – and doesn’t the turn of the century feel miles away already? Although technically the new decade really starts in 2021 (which made [...]
Dingle all the Way
Christmas is just around the corner and what better time of year than now to throw a few good puns around, hey? Unfortunately Arnold Schwarzenegger is not set to appear [...]
Walking for Mental Well-being – 7 Huge Benefits
As we recently discussed, regular periods of moderate walking are of course highly beneficial to your physical health and fitness. And this is of course fairly obvious. However what’s far [...]
Hiking Checklist (2019 Update) – What to Pack When Hiking in Europe
Does it take you ages to figure out what to bring on hiking trips overseas? Or are you instead simply trying to find the best hiking boots out there? Maybe [...]
The Many Health Benefits of Regular Walking
While it surely goes without saying that walking and hiking outdoors is beneficial to one’s personal health in numerous ways, you’ll be surprised to learn of a whole range of [...]