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Donal Outdoors
Ireland
Приєднався 23 бер 2018
Hiking, backpacking, wild camping, bushcraft, and canoe trips around Ireland. Having spent most of my younger years in the scouts, the outdoors is where I like to spend my free time. Guest appearances by my Bichon Frise, Albie.
Achill Island
Visiting Achill Sound, Keem, The Deserted Village, Keel, Dugort, Minaun Cliffs, Dooagh, Bull’s Mouth, Lough Acorrymore, Slievemore, and more...
31/07/24 - 06/08/24
31/07/24 - 06/08/24
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Відео
ISG Summer Camp ‘24
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Riverhollow Nature Reserve and Wild Campsite riverhollowwildcamping
The Wicklow Way 2024
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The Wicklow Way - Clonegal to Dublin - Walking 132km through the Garden of Ireland. Walking the Wicklow Way from south to north would be my preferred choice as it leaves the best until last, in terms of scenery. There's two days of walking in lowlands on the southern end, so its nice to get that done first. From there on you will have stunning landscapes, mountains, valleys, lakes, waterfalls, ...
Saltee Islands and Kilmore Quay Wild Camp.
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Puffins on Great Saltee Island.
Cold December camp at Riverhollow Nature Reserve
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Riverhollow Wild Camping. riverhollowwildcamping
Durrow Leafy Loop
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23 km loop over 5 hours at a comfortable pace, and allowing time to stop for photos and to observe the environment. I began at Dunmore, and walked clockwise. The section on the trailhead map marked A to B is for access to and from the trail from Durrow centre. After passing by the Castle, I walked along a tarmacked country lane before I came to a T-junction. There is no waymarker here, but turn...
Arderin, Co. Laois.
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Arderin, at 527m, is the highest point in the Slieve Bloom mountains, and the highest point in Co. Laois.
CLEAR LAKE
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Clear Lake is the only natural lake in the Slieve Bloom mountains. Remarkable because of its fresh water, considering it is located in the middle of a bog, but also because of its almost perfect circular shoreline. It has been described as “bottomless”, and judged to be somewhere between 25 and 30 metres in diameter. It is to be found on high moorland.
Wild camping the Slieve Bloom Way | Lost Village of The Cones | Slieve Bloom Mountains
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Wild camping the Slieve Bloom Way | Lost Village of The Cones | Slieve Bloom Mountains
A bushcraft gathering in a private forest.
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A bushcraft gathering in a private forest.
Howth Head cliff walk. Bog of Frogs Loop.
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Howth Head cliff walk. Bog of Frogs Loop.
The Ridge of Capard, one of Ireland's largest blanket bogs.
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The Ridge of Capard, one of Ireland's largest blanket bogs.
An afternoon in the forest. Black Pudding, Tea, and Albie.
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An afternoon in the forest. Black Pudding, Tea, and Albie.
Carrauntoohil via the Devil's Ladder.
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Carrauntoohil via the Devil's Ladder.
The Slieve Bloom mountains - Cadamstown
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The Slieve Bloom mountains - Cadamstown
“In the Wild”, Riverhollow- extended cut.
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“In the Wild”, Riverhollow- extended cut.
We sure are lucky to live in such a beautiful and rich history of a country.
Achill is amazing Frank! You're right about the beauty, history, and culture!
Looks fabulous 😍 Putting on my to-visit list
Definitely worth a visit! Weather hit and miss, but beautiful nonetheless!
Nicely put together Donal. Looks like that you had a brillant and well deserved week off mate💚
Thanks Gary! Loved every minute of it!
Hi Donal. That's a nice looking base you had for the week. You got all the weathers !! Lovely drone footage of the Island and its beaches. It definitely looks like a place to visit. All the best 👍
Thanks Andrew! Incredible place to visit! Weather rolling in off the Atlantic is very changeable!
Just beautiful. Incredible footage!! 💚
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Superb video and lovely birds! Loved seeing this! ❤️ Greetings from a Swedish youtuber! 🇸🇪
Glad you enjoyed watching! Thank you, and greetings from Ireland!
Great Donal
Great achievement well done
Thank you!
Beautiful trip Donal. We love The Wicklow Way 💚🤍🧡
Hi! The Wicklow Way is beautiful for sure! And so is your video of it! Thanks for your comment!
Hi Donal. Epic trip, you got all the weather's 😅. You captured some lovely scenery along the way. That was a good decision to go from south to north, keeping the best landscape for the end journey. The dying cow !! That brought some memories 🫣 for me. Fair play on completing the trip, it's a great achievement. All the best 👍
Thanks Andrew!! For a change I got mostly great weather. In fact, I got sun burn! As I left Glenmalure Lodge and passed up by Mullacor Hut, I was thinking of your Art's Lough video. I was looking across the valley. It's beautiful! I'd love to camp there sometime! I had never been in Glenmalure before. But I look forward to going back! Thanks for your comment! 👍
This is fantastic!
Great video...will be there on Friday and Saturday..how is the wather like is it cold? My first time any suggestions or recommendations regarding the island clothing etc will be appreciated. Is also the footage new recent?
Hi. According to the weather forecast, there isn’t much rain for the weekend. But it is Ireland, so always pack a rain jacket. (There is almost no shelter from trees etc.. ) It shouldn’t be cold either. The boat takes about 20 mins. It will pick you up four hours later. The island is private property, no dogs allowed. There are no facilities on the island. Toilets are at the harbour before you leave. Bring food and water. When you land, cross to the other side of the island (southern side), and then off to the right. Footage from a couple of weeks ago. Enjoy.
Hi Donal. The fish are really nice in the Saltee chipper 😋. Nicely captured footage of the puffins. You got a nice day for it . Thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks Andrew! Yes, the fish in the chipper are amazing! Fresh and tasty! We had a great day on the island. It was incredible to see all the birds and seals in their natural habitat, full of life, and very vocal! And what glorious weather, after all the rain of late! I look forward to visiting again.
Hi Donal. Looks like an interesting place to spend a night. Not too sure about the bottles of reindeer pi** 😂. Might have to give that a miss.Take care 👍
Hi Andrew. Have been coming here for years. It's a fantastic spot. As wild as it gets, but private property. Safe parking, compost toilet, water supply from a well. Some lovely little trails around the place, I think its 6 or 7 acres. We have always had a very enjoyable and relaxing time here. Reindeer pi** was lovely 😆 All the best!
Thanks Donal, Slieve Bloom way has been on my list the last few years. watching this I'll be doing it next spring.
Thank you Geoff. You will love it, I've no doubt! I gave some info in one of the comments below. If you've any questions, fire away. Enjoy the SBW!
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Nice video Donald. Thank you for sharing and wishing you all the best. Nice camp site 👍
A cracking looking camp spot with some fine food👍 Loved the bottle opener too😊
Thanks Gerry. It's a place frequented by many, but thankfully respected by all. I love this forest, its a lovely place to hang out, eat some nice food, chat, drink a little, and walk some of the nearby trails. The bottle opener is a great party trick 😆
Hi Donal. That looked like a good meet up. A lot of rustic food on the go. Loved the bottle opener. 🍾 . Nice one.👍
Hi Andrew. Thank you! We had a great time in the woods, catching up, eating nice food, and having a few drinks. Very peaceful indeed. We had a nice hike on day two.
Thanks for sharing your hike. Enjoyed watching.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. It's a fantastic trail. Busy in places, but you would have the rest of it to yourself. If you plan on hiking it, you will enjoy it! It's a good one!
That looked like a perfect day for the canoe☀ Travelling up a river gives a totally different perspective on a place👍 A cool looking camp in the woods and those colours were stunning👍
Hi Gerry! It was a fantastic trip. Thoroughly enjoyed it. We paddled for about 9 or 10 hours in total and, apart from two fishermen, saw nothing except wilderness. And it was serene! The river rose late in the evening, as it was tidal in that area, and visited our camp 😀Just as well we had hammocks! It was a really peaceful and enjoyable trip!
lovely videos - great locations - you'd have a lot more subscribers if you make it more personal - made each into a story. Lovely filming - your content is excellent but we have no idea about YOU or the context. Would love to see more from a fellow nature lover.
Thanks Bryan! To be honest, I only started recording some of my camping and hiking so I could look back on past trips. For me, photos are a bit static and end up on a hard drive, rarely seen again. I did try including myself in some videos, I just didn't feel I was a natural, so I went for the more anonymous approach. Some channels though, such as "Swedwoods", are successful in this regard. I do realize that's not very personal, and the potential to add more to the video has been lost. Having said that, I have been toying with the idea of going in front of camera for a five day trip I'll be doing in the new year. Thanks for your kind words. Donal.
Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing :)
Very nice video. I'm thinking of doing this myself in a couple of weeks, Is the trail well marked? Any tips? Subscribed :)
Hi Phil. Yes, the trail is fairly well marked. Although, there were a few sections I thought the markers were very spaced out, Clonaslee to Glenbarrow springs to mind. I would bring a map! Boots are essential, I think! The trailheads are supposedly 4 to 5 hours apart. You will get your water from streams around the trailheads. I filtered 2 litres each time. Water around the lowlands of Cadamstown is not ideal, I think, because of farmland. There is water east of Cadamstown near the Giants Grave, and west of Cadamstown as you rise up the mountain alongside a stream in a stand of Hazel if I remember. You cross farmland in a few areas around Cadamstown, and also just west of Monicknew. In one instance in Cadamstown, you pass by the farmers backdoor, and through their paddocks. Don't skip any sections of the trail, e.g. at Cadamstown, Kinnity, or Glenbarrow. They are too nice to miss! Kinnity castle is only 100 metres off the trail and worth a look! The goats on the northern slopes are wild, but won't bother you. I got dropped off, but if you are parking, there is a carpark at Glenbarrow where residents live right at the carpark. I've also seen people park on the street in Clonaslee and hike in. You need to bring all your food, there's nowhere really to resupply unless you add lots of kilometres to your hike. Clear's house at 24:45 is not on the trail, but nearby, drop a message if you want coordinates. You should have the trail mostly to yourself. Enjoy, let me know if you have any questions, and let me know here how you get on! Safe travels!
Those were some views from the top👍
Make that 22 , liking what I’m seeing my kind of channel !! 😀👌🏻
Thank you very much! It's just a bit of fun, and a way to look back on my adventures. Recorded and edited on my phone, so the content isn't a patch on yours. 👍
Love it.. especially the black pudding.
This is an amazing place.The zig zag was scary... Thanks for the share.
Thanks! A hike I will never forget. My first time there. It certainly is an amazing place, and an incredible feeling as you enter Hag's Glen. A very imposing mountain!
@@donaloutdoors Spectacular indeed.
Love this...
beautiful
Donal, a really great looking get together in a cool woodland, all super chilled with plenty of great conversations no doubt😊Lovely weather too☀️
Hi Gerry! Sorry, I didn't see your comment until now. Yes, it was a great weekend! Sitting around a campfire is a rare thing, and it took me back to my younger years in the scouts! Yes, we had great conversation, and made some new friends too. The weather was beautiful, and all the birds were singing their hearts out! A thoroughly great and relaxing time was had by all.
Head wier falls at 2.50...I ran this loop and more before there was a proper path...
Donal, such a peaceful spot for lunch, love the relaxing sound of flowing water. There is nothing tastier than fresh blackberries 😊A cool walk for you and the dog 😊
Thank you Gerry. I woke early that day. The sun was beaming, and I felt the urge to get out in nature. A comfortable 12km hike in my local mountains, and a simple bite to eat. I sat there for quite a while. You're spot on, peaceful and relaxing.. exactly what I needed. They're not quite the coastal mountains in your last video, but beautiful nonetheless.
Donal, there is beauty everywhere if we are willing to look for it and find it, as you did 😊
Donal, that was pretty wet and wan't it great as it got you the rainbow, the dodgy river crossing and all those glorious waterfalls in full flow :-) Not sure about your drinking technique though ;-) A cool record of your climb :-)
Donal, looked like a fantastic walk on pretty good trails, even through all those ferns ;-) Some great views over the Wicklow mountains. Loved the views over Lough Tay and the views of the deer. Great stuff :-)
Donal, loved that forest with the beautiful light highlighting the greenness. Loved the cool photos of the wildlife and wild flowers. Impressed by the cooking pit though the symmetry with your fried eggs wins the day ;-)
Thank you Gerry. I certainly am no videographer or photographer, but I shot/ filmed that on an iPhone at a bushcraft weekend recently. It's a lovely deciduous forest on the banks of the river Barrow. It started out as just a walk around camp to snap some memories, but I soon realised I had enough photos and footage for a short film. The eggs, though, were coincidental :-D
Wow so stunning
Nice one Donal
My pleasure John!