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Our first Beginner Hike of the second semester is at the Paps of Anu. Historically a deeply spiritual place for Irish pagans of old who wished to worship Mother Earth. It consists of two peaks (East and West) of a height of 690m and 694m respectively. We will first go up the West Pap, to which the path can be extremely boggy and wet, especially at this time of year. Afterwards, we will lose some elevation to get to the saddle between the Paps and up again to the East Pap. This path has a mixture of grassy and rocky terrain, and isn't too difficult to navigate. On our way down the East Pap, we will encounter first a grassy slope which will suddenly turn into a rocky one, before we get to a country road and back to our bus. The length of the hike is around 13km and the elevation gain is around 600m.

The Essentials

If you cannot attend the hike you will have to give notice by Friday evening, 6pm, in order to receive a refund!

If you have any pertinent medical issues please send us an email so we can accommodate this.

The bus is leaving the Western Gateway Building at 8am sharp, so make sure to get there around 15 minutes beforehand.

Remember to bring:

• Student card
• Rain Jacket
• Rain pants if you have them
• Lots of warm layers - it will be much colder at the summit than when we're setting off (pack all the layers you think you'll need, then pack an extra one or two just to be safe!)
• Thick socks
• Appropriate shoes - Hiking Boots or sturdy runners.
• Packed lunch and water
• Warm gloves and hat
• Spare change of clothes and shoes for after – You will be wet and muddy by the end of the hike. Put them in a separate bag. You can leave it on the bus during the hike.
• No jeans allowed. No exceptions. You will not be allowed on the bus if you arrive wearing jeans.
• No Shorts!