Ramble Boyne Valley Walk

Meeting Point: Oldbridge House Visitor Centre Car Park

Time: Oldbridge House – Meet 9:00 am

Walk Starting Point: Oldbridge House, Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre

Walk Starting Time: 9:15am

Route: Oldbridge House, Obelisk Bridge, Townley Hall Woods, Mellifont Abbey, Morning Star pub (thatched roof) Tullyallen, Obelisk Bridge and back to Oldbridge House.

Distance: 16km

Duration: 4 hours, 15 mins approximately (including stops)

This is a 16km RAMBLE. Please text or WhatsApp co-leader Máire Jones by Wednesday 29th July 2020if you intend going on the walk.

Before the walk you will be asked to confirm a) you have not been outside the country in the last 14 days, b) you have no sypmtoms of Covid-19, c) you have not been in contact any confirmed case of Covid-19 or have been told to self-isolate in the last 14 days. Please ensure you bring your own face mask, hand sanitiser and gloves on walk (in the event of an emergency when 2m social distancing is not possible). Please do not car-pool with others outside your household. Please observe 2 metre social distancing at all times on walk. Walk is limited to Skerries Walking Club members only. 

Leader’s Note:

We will walk 16km of the Boyne Valley walk which is a lovely 25km looped walk from Drogheda and forms part of the Celtic Camino series, starting at the Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre in Oldbridge House. The walk was created by the Boyne Valley Walking and Drogheda Walks teams. The walk goes along the Boyne, through beautiful Townley Hall woods, via two OPW sites of Mellifont Abbey and Oldbridge House, through the village of Tullyallen, along the Boyne River. The full route map is linked HERE however, we will be starting and finishing at Oldbridge House. Hiking boots are recommended as parts of the walk through the woods can be quite muddy. 

Google maps link to Oldbridge House HERE There are toilet facilities at Oldbridge House. 

1) Please ensure that, at the very least, you have either hiking boots or walking shoes (no trainers), and depending on the weather forecast – multiple layers including a warm jacket/fleece, hat and gloves, a waterproof jacket and trousers, a flask with a hot drink, sandwiches/snacks, a litre of water and a small rucksack. If you are unsure about your gear check with leader a few days beforehand as anyone turning up with inadequate gear will not be permitted to walk. 2) It is highly recommended that you do not wear any clothing made from 

DENIM/CORDUROY/COTTON on the hike. 3) The club is a supporter of the ‘Leave No Trace’ campaign so please ensure that you leave no litter 

(of any sort) on the hike route. 4) NEVER go ahead of the Leader without being sure of the way!