Loughgall Country Park 27.04.19
On Saturday 27 April 12 Ramblers set out for Loughgall Country Park, undaunted by the onset of Storm Hanna and the forecast of strong winds. In the event the weather was great for a walk along 10 km...
Bannadoo Killeter 02.03.19
On 2nd March 2019 25 brave and hardy members of the club completed a 6.5 mile walk following the Bannadoo trail at Killeter forest near Castlederg. The weather forecast was for heavy rain and sure enough as soon as...
Necarne 22.12 08
On Saturday 22 December 2018, 27 West Tyrone Ramblers had a winter walk in Necarne Forest, near Irvinestown. The winter solstice sun, low in the clear sky, shone brightly through the trees as the group started the walk at...
Gosford Forest Park
On Saturday, 10th November 2018 some 23 ramblers spent a very pleasant day in Gosford Forest Park, Co Armagh. The walkers followed way-marked trails through extensive parkland laid out in the 19th century to display trees and shrubs from...
Ramblers AGM 2018
The Annual General Meeting of the West Tyrone Ramblers was held in the Silverbirch Hotel on Friday, 2nd November 2018 with 34 members present. Club Chairperson, Anne McGarvey, welcomed everyone and began by thanking the Committee for...
Dooish, Derryveagh Mountains, Co Donegal
Last Saturday ten of us set out for the Derryveagh Mountains in Donegal to walk Dooish Mountain and its environs. The day was dry and pleasant enough for walking but there was a gusty, nagging wind when we got...
Ulster Federation AGM
The West Tyrone Ramblers hosted the Ulster Federation of Rambling Clubs Annual General Meeting in An Creagan on Saturday 13 October 2018. A number of West Tyrone Ramblers were among the 50 delegates who attended the AGM and partook...
Newry Canal Towpath
On Saturday 15th September 16 ramblers assembled in Portadown to walk 8.3 miles along the Newry Canal towpath to Scarva. Along the way the walkers learned something of the history of the canal. It was constructed over a period...
Tollymore Forest Park, Bryansford, Co Down
Wet, windy and misty conditions put paid to the ramblers intention to climb Slieve Meelmore. But guided by our man in the Mournes an 8 mile spirited walk led to the highest point in Tollymore Forest. Great views over...
Lough Formal, Derrygonnelly, Co Fermanagh
On Saturday 18th August 2018, 15 West Tyrone Ramblers enjoyed a 7 mile walk through part of the Carrigan Forest approximately 6 miles west of Derrygonnelly. The Lough Formal Loop is a moderate walk mostly on forest paths with...