Exploring Ireland: A guide to the Irish outdoors

by David Flanagan, Richard Creagh

Exploring Ireland is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the outdoors, from families looking for gentle Sunday strolls to experienced adventurers seeking out challenging hikes, paddles and cycles.This inspiring guidebook contains over 1700 things to do and places to see across the length and breadth of the island of Ireland. It’s perfect for planning days out, weekends away and longer holidays.

This book’s 384 pages are packed with over 600 spectacular photos and detailed information on Ireland’s beaches, signposted walks, mountain hikes, long‑distance trails, blueways, greenways, cycle routes, forests, islands, rivers, lakes, heritage sites, parks and gardens, as well as a selection of interesting places to stay and eat.

Exploring Ireland, a guide to the Irish outdoors is packed with inspiring and helpful information

Details of over 1700 places to see and things to doOver 600 spectacular photosAccurate coordinates for every location mentioned in the bookAn overview map at the start of each chapterCovers the entire island of IrelandProduced and printed in IrelandThe book includes the following :

beachessignposted walksmountain hikeslong‑distance trailsbluewaysgreenwayscycle routesforestsislandsriverslakesheritage sitesparks and gardensa selection of interesting places to stay and eat

964 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 24, 2025

About the author

David Flanagan is a computer programmer who has spent much of the last 20 years writing books about programming languages. He now works at Mozilla. David lives with his wife and children in the Pacific Northwest, between the cities of Seattle and Vancouver.