{"id":2542,"date":"2026-07-26T21:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dsfscouts.ie\/?p=2542"},"modified":"2026-07-26T21:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T20:55:16","slug":"ventures-kerry-way-hike-august-13-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/ventures-kerry-way-hike-august-13-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Ventures Kerry Way Hike, August 13 &#8211; 16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The plan:\u00a0<\/strong>We will hike a section of the Kerry Way, one of the nicest long-distance trails in Ireland, from Killarney to Cahersiveen &#8211; 88 km over 4 days. We try to keep our environmental impact as low as possible by using public transport to get us to the start of the hike.<br><br><strong>Start<\/strong>:\u00a0Thursday, August 13, Cork Kent Station, 11.45am<br><strong>End<\/strong>:\u00a0Sunday, August 16, approx 4pm in Cahersiveen, collection by parents<br><strong>Cost:<\/strong> \u20ac190 (covers transport, camping fees, food), payment via Payzone: <a href=\"https:\/\/platform.payzone.ie\/customer\/11394\/product-list\/details\/131413\">https:\/\/platform.payzone.ie\/customer\/11394\/product-list\/details\/131413<\/a><br><br><strong>Itinerary<\/strong><br>Day 1, Thursday, August 13: bus from Cork to Killarney, hike to Fossa campsite, do shopping on the way<br>Day 2, Friday, August 14: Kate Kearney&#8217;s Cottage to Climber&#8217;s Inn, Glencar &#8211; 27km<br>Day 3, Saturday, August 15: Glencar to Glenbeigh campsite &#8211; 23km<br>Day 4, Sunday, August 16: Glenbeigh to Cahersiveen, 21km &#8211; collection by parents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hike Gear List<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neckerchief (please iron, we want to look smart)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rucksack &#8211; 65 liter or larger. Smaller bags won&#8217;t work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Large bin bag to line rucksack. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lightweight hiking boots or good quality trainers\/trail runners: most of the walking will be on quiet country roads and trails &#8211; no difficult terrain will be encountered <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rain gear: jacket with hood &amp; trousers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hiking trousers &#8211; no cotton! Zip-offs might be ideal considering the time of year, alternatively add shorts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Baseball cap or sun hat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Light fleece for cooler evenings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Head torch + extra batteries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sleeping bag + optional liner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ground mat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plate, bowl, cup, knife, fork, spoon + tea towel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minimum 2 x 1L Water bottles or a platypus of equivialent capacity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wool or hiking socks + spares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swimgear<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal wash gear incl. small towel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sun block<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insect repellant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Small personal 1st aid kit, ensure it contains a set of blister plasters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Survival bag, i.e. <a href=\"https:\/\/thescoutshop.ie\/products\/survival-bag3?_pos=1&amp;_sid=1ae2605f0&amp;_ss=r\">the scout shop has these<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Optional, but very useful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trekking poles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Electronic Device Policy:<\/strong> It is advised that scouts do not bring electronic devices, Douglas &amp; St Fin Barre&#8217;s Scout Group, its leaders and Scouting Ireland will not be held responsible for any electronic devices lost or damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plan:\u00a0We will hike a section of the Kerry Way, one of the nicest long-distance trails in Ireland, from Killarney to Cahersiveen &#8211; 88 km over 4 days. We try to keep our environmental impact as low as possible by using public transport to get us to the start of the hike. Start:\u00a0Thursday, August 13, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2545,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","category-ventures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2542\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.apeoconsulting.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}