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Kerry Walks

Kevin Corcoran author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:O'Brien Press Ltd

Published:15th Feb '16

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The perfect walking guide to the wilderness and beauty of Kerry. Discover the landscape and wildlife of Ireland’s most beautiful county with walking enthusiast and expert naturalist Kevin Corcoran. These twenty walks explore heathland and bog, Ireland’s highest mountains, coastal peninsulas, beaches, islands, forests, rivers, lakes.

  • 20 walks, spread throughout the county
  • walks from 3 hours to 8 hours, graded from casual to tough
  • a special Killarney section
  • clear, detailed instructions
  • beautiful wildlife illustrations by the author
  • location maps, with each walk outlined
  • information on flora and fauna

The walks: Lough Acoose, Bray Head, Lough Currane, Derrynane, Rossbeigh, Anascaul, Ballydavid, Great Blasket Island, Mount Eagle, The Magharees, Kenmare Uplands, Barraboy Ridge.

Killarney walks: Muckross, The Paps, Mangerton, Torc Mountain, Knockreer, Old Kenmare Road, Crohane, Tomies Wood.

'Nothing short of superb ... deserves pride of place in the backpack of all those who enjoy the great outdoors’'

-- The Examiner

'A must for any walking enthusiast’s bookshelves'

-- Walking World Ireland

'If you have a wandering pair of legs, don’t neglect to pack a Corcoran'

-- Belfast Telegraph

'Liberally illustrated with maps, scenery and wildlife drawn by the author ... includes some fine walks ... clear and concise style ... the illustrations are well executed.'

-- Kerry's Eye

'West Cork Walks, West of Ireland Walks and Kerry Walks all combine beautiful prose, genuinely captivating insights, and thoroughly reliable facts about the terrain and route of each walk ... O’Brien Press has shown ... laudable interest in walking, most

-- The Irish Times

‘Nothing short of superb’

-- The Examiner

'This is an attractive book which is just small enough to fit into an anorak pocket ... Corcoran clearly has a love of this area and an intimate knowledge of the terrain, both of which come across in his descriptions of routes.'

-- Books Ireland

'Expert naturalist, Kevin Corcoran, includes beautiful illustrations of the flora and fauna that will catch your attention as you set out ... With over 20 walks included in the book there is something to suit everyone.'

-- Irish Farmers’ Monthly

'easy to read'

-- Books Ireland

'intriguing and useful'

-- Books Ireland

'immensely practical for walkers'

-- Books Ireland

'excellent ... Straightforward'

-- Books Ireland

the magic of this book is in Corcoran’s loving descriptions (and illustrations) of the local flora and fauna as he guides you along the various ways … Corcoran’s book contains such history without ever losing sight of the practicalities of the walks, with each route featuring a detailed description (including length, time, terrain and when to walk) before outlining the walk in stages offering, where possible 

-- RTE G

ISBN: 9781847177803

Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 13mm

Weight: 179g

160 pages

5th Revised edition