What's New?
RTE "Tracks and Trails"
RTE's new programme about hillwalking presents walking and cycling tracks in some of the most spectacular locations in Ireland. Each week a different personality takes on a new walking challenge, ranging from moderate to difficult trails.
If you plan on following in the footsteps of Kevin Thronton and Derry Clarke who took to the hills of the Beara Peninsula, an OSi Discovery Series
Map is essential.
Programme One: Cork - Discovery Sheet 84
Episode 1 - Friday 16th July @ 7.30pm RTE 1
Derry Clarke and Kevin Thornton walk the Beara Peninsula.
The two celebrity chefs decided on a walk from Allihies across past Garnish Pier and up over the Bull Point down to Dursey Sound where they took the cable car across to Dursey Island. Zoom to the Beara Peninulsa with OSi's free map viewer or buy this map online
Download an free sample map of the walk covered in the programme, from Allihies to Dursey Sound. Click on the image to open the map
Programme Two: Mayo - Discovery Sheets 30 & 31
Episode 2 - Friday 26th July @ 7.30 RTE 1
Diarmuid Gavin cycles from Newport to Mullaranny along the Greenway
On this week's Tracks & Trails famous garden designer Diarmuid Gavin cycles the 18k of the newly opened Greenway which follows the track of the old railway line from Newport to Mallaranny. This beautiful part of Mayo is covered by Discovery Maps 30 and 31. Click here to buy online. See a birds-eye view of Clew Bay and the stunning south Mayo with our free map viewer
Programme Three: Donegal - Discovery Sheet 11
Episode 3 - Friday 30th July @ 7.30 RTE1
Packie Bonner walks the
Bluestack Mountains
Packie Bonner, former Irish soccer goalkeeping great, returns to his native Donegal for this week's Tracks and Trails and takes on the challenging 40km walk over the Bluestack Mountains. Packie is accompanied by Inga Bock who knows every inch of the Bluestacks. The Bluestacks are covered by OSi Discovery Sheet 11, click here to buy this map online Or browse OSi's free map viewer.
Programme Four: Limerick / Cork - Discovery Sheet 73
Episode 4 Friday 6th August @ 7.30 RTE1
Aidan Power and Fiachna O' Bhraonain tackle the Ballyhoura Bike Track
This week's "Tracks and Trails" sees TV presenter Aidan Power and Hot House Flowers musician Fiachna O' Bhraonain team up to go off the beaten track on a first-time mountain bike trail on a grade A trek on the Ballyhoura Mountains in Limerick by the Cork and Tipperary borders. Aidan and Fiachna also discover the beauty of the Glen of Aherlow as they undertake a 40k section of the Ballyhoura Way by foot, crossing the Tipperary border to the spectacular scenery at the base of the Galtee Mountains.
Click here to buy this map online or browse OSi's free map viewer