{"id":509,"date":"2013-07-15T11:36:05","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T10:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.20\/loop_head\/sea-angling"},"modified":"2019-08-27T12:25:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T11:25:55","slug":"walking-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/?p=509","title":{"rendered":"Walking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A ramble around Loop Head takes in wildlife, history, geology, heritage, scenery and of course the obligatory stops to chat with the locals and enjoy a meal or a coffee. You can please yourself: either wander wherever the road and the mood take you, or try a guided walk led by a knowledgeable local chaperone.<\/p>\n<p>Self-guided looped walks around Loop Head include Kilcredaun to Rinevella and back, taking in the drowned forest and the Kilcredaun lighthouse; the 15km Loop Head Lighthouse circuit; and any of several historical and scenic walks around Kilkee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loopheadwalkingtours.ie\">Loop Head Walking Tours<\/a> offers professional guided walks and hikes around the peninsula. Local guide Martin Haugh&#8217;s schedule includes nature and birdwatching walks, historical town walks, and heritage walks, each approximately two hours long. Ring Martin to book on\u00a0086 8260987.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, the community has put together a selection of walks around the bog roads and back roads of the peninsula and have just completed a project which has mapboards installations in the small villages and towns. Here are some maps showing you the walks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4384\" src=\"https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/academy.loveloophead.com\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/LHT-TrailMap-Kilkee--300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LHT-TrailMap-Kilkee--300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LHT-TrailMap-Kilkee--150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LHT-TrailMap-Kilkee--768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/LHT-TrailMap-Kilkee--600x424.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4383\" src=\"https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/academy.loveloophead.com\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapQuerrin-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapQuerrin-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapQuerrin-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapQuerrin-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapQuerrin-600x424.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4382\" src=\"https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/academy.loveloophead.com\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapKilbaha-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapKilbaha-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapKilbaha-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapKilbaha-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapKilbaha-600x424.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4381\" src=\"https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/academy.loveloophead.com\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapDoonaha-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapDoonaha-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapDoonaha-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapDoonaha-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapDoonaha-600x424.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4380\" src=\"https:\/\/old.loveloophead.com\/academy.loveloophead.com\/..\/wp-content\/uploads\/FINALTrailMapCross-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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