Solas Ireland Walks & Hikes

Solas Ireland Walks & Hikes Experience the Wild Atlantic Way just like a local on one of our authentic guided walks and hikes. Why hike with Solas Ireland Walks & Hikes?
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We offer a professional guiding service & your safety and wellbeing is our no. 1 priority. And we have been working hard over many years to ensure you have an amazing hiking experience:

• Qualified and insured guide certified by An Bord Oiliunt Sleibhe, the Irish Mountain Training Board
• Failte Ireland Regional Tour Guide
• Covid-19 Safety Charter Assurance & Sport Ireland COVID-19 Return

to Sport certified
• Cardiac First Response trained & certified
• Rescue & Emergency Care Level 3 trained & certified
• Over 30 years hill walking experience, leading groups throughout Ireland, U.K. & overseas
• A mountain rescue volunteer
• A certified eco-tourism provider
• World Host trained

We also love what we do & want to share our passion for hiking in unique & amazing places:
• Join us to explore the place we call home
• Learn about the local flora and fauna & how we all help to protect it
• Get the inside track from a 'local'
• Gain a sense of peace and well being hiking in stunning scenery with like -minded folk
• All our hikes follow ‘Leave No Trace’ principles PLUS we will help restore our local bogs or peatlands by planning moss for every hiker who books with us. Find out for yourself why of this part of Ireland was voted National Geographic's 'Coolest Place on the Planet! We can't wait to welcome you on a hike....

06/10/2024
A moody autumn hike in Donegal this morning.
06/10/2024

A moody autumn hike in Donegal this morning.

It was great fun hiking with Diane from the U.S.A and Gillian from Canada over the weekend. First up was our very unique...
30/09/2024

It was great fun hiking with Diane from the U.S.A and Gillian from Canada over the weekend. First up was our very unique Bog Safari Hike experience in Inishowen. The following morning saw us Walk Through Time at Fort Dunree, which was made extra special by a pod of playful porpoises just below us.

Happy   Day from the top of Inishowen. Share the love!
25/09/2024

Happy Day from the top of Inishowen. Share the love!

Glenveagh National Park was the office this morning for a bespoke hike with Barney and Ann from Texas, U.S.A. It was a p...
23/09/2024

Glenveagh National Park was the office this morning for a bespoke hike with Barney and Ann from Texas, U.S.A. It was a pleasure to share some of our favourite parts of the Park with them on their first trip to Ireland. Best wishes for the rest of your trip.

It was a pleasure to guide another Inishowen Walking Festival on behalf of Artlink Fort Dunree. The wind and rain didn't...
22/09/2024

It was a pleasure to guide another Inishowen Walking Festival on behalf of Artlink Fort Dunree. The wind and rain didn't diminish the spirits of a lovely bunch of walkers. Thanks for coming out folks!

It was an absolute delight to have Stacy from New Mexico, U.S.A. on our Bog Safari Hike today. She had quite the experie...
17/08/2024

It was an absolute delight to have Stacy from New Mexico, U.S.A. on our Bog Safari Hike today. She had quite the experience with several locals bringing their turf home. And of course, there's always time for a chat.

Coming soon.....
21/07/2024

Coming soon.....

A small hill with a huge role in map-making history
A walk with Karen Rann and Sharon Porter
Sunday 28th July
12-2pm

Just east of Dunree is a small hill called Mullagharry. This wee hill played a pivotal role in the history of map-making. It was here, in 1839, that the Ordnance Survey made their first ever (anywhere in the world) trial of contouring. Until then, OS hill-sketchers had drawn the hills for maps by eye. From Mullagharry’s 120m summit, Lough Swilly and many of Inshowen’s and Fanad’s hills are visible, even as far as Muckish, earning it the name ‘hill summit of the look out’ (Mullach an Airí).

Meeting at Green Hill, with a good view of Mullagharry, we will survey the rolling hills of Desertegny through mapmaker’s eyes. The walk will explore and place the hill within its local heritage and natural environment including features from neolithic times, such as the megalithic tomb at Mullagharry’s summit.

Karen Rann and Sharon Porter will lead the walk. Karen has been fascinated by Mullagharry since discovering its pivotal role in mapping. She first walked it in 2021 during field research for her PhD. On the walk she will share some of her findings on the ways in which hills have been flattened onto paper maps though the ages. Sharon is a local walking guide with a love of nature and the cultural heritage of the area. Over the years, she has climbed all of the hills and mountains visible from Mullagharry. Sharon will share some local stories and knowledge of the local flora and landscape en route.

The walk will be on small country roads, track and bogland which can be wet and slippery in places. There will also be some up hill sections. Please wear sturdy walking shoes/boots, rain gear and bring some water.

find out more here https://www.artlink.ie/whats-on/drawing_with_altitude_symposium/

The Wild Atlantic Way was looking gorgeous this morning as we explored Ireland's most northerly coastline on a bespoke h...
26/06/2024

The Wild Atlantic Way was looking gorgeous this morning as we explored Ireland's most northerly coastline on a bespoke hike for visitors from the U.S.A. We found lots of beautiful wild orchids and bog asphodel en route, such a treat. Enjoy the rest of your vacation folks, it was a pleasure hiking with you!

We're so excited, it's Love Inishowen Day! Spread the 💚 💚
08/06/2024

We're so excited, it's Love Inishowen Day! Spread the 💚 💚

Talking about the benefits of hiking, skill development and climate change for the European funded HCSD Project with Tra...
04/06/2024

Talking about the benefits of hiking, skill development and climate change for the European funded HCSD Project with Transition Year students from Scoil Mhuire, Buncrana and project partners from Slovenia, Holland, Italy and Ireland. Inishowen was looking beautiful ❤️

It was an absolute pleasure to have Caoimhe and Peter from Belfast on our Bog Safari over the weekend. Here's a wee snap...
26/05/2024

It was an absolute pleasure to have Caoimhe and Peter from Belfast on our Bog Safari over the weekend. Here's a wee snapshot of some of the wonderful views and flora we found en route. Happy Biodiversity Week 🥳

It's time to dust off the hiking boots and head to Inishowen, Co. Donegal 😉
26/05/2024

It's time to dust off the hiking boots and head to Inishowen, Co. Donegal 😉

07/04/2024
A fine morning for some navigation practice with gorgeous views of Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly. Proper Easter weather a...
30/03/2024

A fine morning for some navigation practice with gorgeous views of Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly. Proper Easter weather at last, enjoy!

17/03/2024

Happy St Patrick's Day from the Orangery, Glenveagh Castle. 🍀🍀

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Guided Walks & Hikes along the Wild Atlantic Way of Donegal

We are a Donegal based eco-tourism business offering guided day and multiday walking/hiking trips that will immerse you in the stunning untouched landscape and cultural heritage of this unique corner of the Wild Atlantic Way. The region is ideal for exploring on foot and our certified and fully insured local guide will show you the best of Donegal and our native Inishowen.

Don’t miss our unforgettable WAW walk/hiking experiences that will provide you with an insight into the place we call home as well as some great vacation photos! We also offer tailored walking/holiday so get in touch.

We are Failte Ireland registered walking guide business and World Host trained. Come and find out for yourself why Donegal was voted the ‘Coolest Places on the Planet’ in 2017 by National Geographic.


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