Hiking & Mountain Training Courses plus Assessments
Become qualified
for your adventures and inspire others with our range of National Governing Body qualifications. We provide the Mountain Skills, Lowland Leader and Camping Leader awards. Be self sufficient hiking and lead others on the trail.
Learn new skills.
Learn map reading and navigation skills for hiking the hills and mountains or improve your existing ones. Our expert trainers and instructors will help you to realise your potential. From Wicklow to the Reeks in Kerry, turn your intention into habit.
Create your own adventures.
Learn how to route plan, scramble and manage adventurous terrain. With the right training you can and will explore the more remote mountainous areas of Ireland.
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Mountain Skills 1
Wicklow Mountains National Park
This course teaches:
- Map reading and understanding
- Navigational techniques, using map and compass
- How to recognise natural features
- Mountain hazards and dangers
- Measuring distance and time of hikes
- Safety and emergency procedures
- Personal and safety equipment
Mountain Skills 2
This course covers:
- Advanced map reading and understanding
- Navigational techniques, map and compass
- Mountain hazards and dangers
- Indoor and outdoor practical sessions
- Further use of a compass
- Route planning
- Navigation day into night
- Nighttime navigation
- Safe travel on uneven and steep ground
- Emergency procedures
Mountain Skills Assessment
This Assessment involves:
Map-reading
Navigation techniques, day and night
Compass techniques
Route planning
Managing hazards
Emergency equipment and procedures
Gift Vouchers
The perfect voucher for any hiking enthusiast
Gift vouchers can be used for any of our courses or day hikes
- Mountain Skills Courses
- Lowland Leader Courses
- Mountain Leadership Days
- Day hikes
- Delivered by email
Lowland Leader Award Training
Location: Wicklow Mountains National Park
This training covers:
Leadership skills and group management
Walking skills
Planning walks
Map work and route finding skills
Personal and group equipment
Hazards and emergency procedures
Environmental awareness and conservation
Hillside access and land ownership
Sourcing local Information and maps
Lowland Leader Award Assessment
Date: September 3rd – 4th 2022
Location: Wicklow Mountains National Park
This assessment tests:
Leadership skills and group management
Navigation skills
Walking skills
Planning walks
Weather forecasting
Hazards and emergency procedures
Environmental awareness and conservation
Hillside access and land ownership
Sourcing local Information and maps
Get into an Adventure . . . . .
Mountain Skills
Our Mountain Skills training courses provide a great and practical introduction to hiking we introduce the basics of navigation, and provide a solid foundation for personal proficiency in the mountains.
Lowland Leader
Become a qualified leader, our Lowland Leader course trains you to lead groups on day walks, along clearly defined tracks and trails, in forests, coast and countryside during summer conditions.
Health and Well-being
Are you thinking of organising a Health and Well-being event for your company? Hiking.ie can provide advice and suggested mountain routes for your company. We provide leaders and guides for such corporate events. We can supply maps, routes and support material.
Experiential learning
Experiential learning is the process of learning through experience or more specifically as learning through reflection on doing. It is somewhat new in the general education sphere, however students are greatly rewarded by partaking in such projects.
Charity Hikes
We can support your charity event. We provide leaders/guides for private groups and charity events. We guide all Irish routes, consider something like a Tour du Mont Blanc for your challenge. Please ask for our fundraising ideas booklet.
Tour du Mont Blanc
Europe's classic route the TMB - you won't find a finer multi day hike than this. We journey through France, Italy and Switzerland as we travel over 180k of Alpine Trails. One or two weeks hiking the choice is yours.