A new walking and running trail has just opened in Blarney near Cork City. It is located at the Blarney Driving Range which is on the approach road to Blarney once you turn off the N20 Cork/Mallow road.
If you look at the map above, you can see the approach road from the N20 bottom right which is alongside the Clogheenmilcon Sanctuary. This is on the left as you drive in towards Blarney. Go past the next T-junction and the driving range is about 200m after it on the right.
There are a choice of two loops...a shorter 1.5km loop and a longer 3km one. The surface is mostly grass which is cut short once a week. Short sections are made up of compact gravel/crushed stone.
The fee for the course is €3.
There is also a tea shop for the driving range which might be of interest to any groups wanting to make a social event out of it as well. They serve all the usual things like tea/coffee/cakes/scones, etc.
You can see more info in the brochure for the walk HERE
This short video will give you a good idea of what it is like.
This new facility might make a welcome change for some people who would like to get away from the traffic even if it's just for the occasional run.
Addendum...
A preview of the course by Mike McGrath can be seen on the Eagle AC website.
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Thursday, September 25, 2014
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