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B Walk – Blackstairs Peaks, Carlow Autumn Walking Festival 2026

3 October 2026Ticketed

Blackstairs Peaks takes experienced walkers to Blackstairs Mountain and the folklore landscape around Caher Roe’s Den.

MyMap visitor guide · Sources checked 22 September 2026

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When
3 October 2026
Where
Ballymurphy Hall, Ballymurphy, Ballymurphy
Entry
Ticketed
Kind
Sport

The walk

The B-grade itinerary covers about 10.5km in roughly five hours. It combines open-mountain walking with local stories, over rough and exposed ground rather than a surfaced visitor trail.

Sources: Carlow Tourism

Joining the group

Register at Ballymurphy Hall, R95 NN62, at 8.30am on 3 October for a 9am departure. The €30 ticket includes transport to Scullogue Gap, collection from Knockmulgurry and refreshments afterwards.

Sources: Carlow Tourism

Programme

  • Saturday, 3 October 202609:00

    B Walk – Blackstairs Peaks, Carlow Autumn Walking Festival 2026

Tickets and entry

Ticketed.

Carlow Tourism, read 22 September 2026

Booking happens on the organiser’s own site: carlowtourism.digitickets.co.uk. This site does not sell tickets and holds no information about whether any are left.

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Where this comes from

Programme and visiting details are based on the sources below, checked on the dates shown. The original listing was supplied by Fáilte Ireland under CC BY 4.0. For changes to the programme or ticket availability, follow the organiser’s official link.

  • Fáilte Ireland Open Data · imported 22 September 2026
    Venue, dates, entry details and official links imported from the Events dataset under CC BY 4.0. Source descriptions are not republished.
  • Carlow Tourism · read 22 September 2026
    Programme and visiting details used to write the MyMap visitor guide.

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