FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - HILL WALKING
Booking Information
Use the booking calendar to find the next available date and follow the instructions to book and pay online. Can't find a date that suits? Use the contact us page and get in touch with your desired hike, date and number of people.
Payment is in full at the time of booking.
No, unless agreed in advance.
- Should you wish to cancel, cancellation charges may be imposed.
- All payments are refundable if cancelled 10 working days in advance of the start date of the booked activity.
- Cancellations must be in written form (email).
- If not cancelled 10 working days before the start date of the said booked activity Adventure Burn reserves the right to deduct all costs for the booked activity from the full fee paid. This includes any rental equipment or personnel required for the booked activity, including but not limited to loss of income.
- Participants who don't show up for the activity/course forfeit the full cost.
See full booking terms and conditions at the link below or in the footer.
A full refund can be processed if you cancel at least 10 working days before the event/activity.
Hike Difficulty / Group Size / Medical Info
We have a range of hikes from easy to challenging. For more information see our page on Hiking grading below.
Our minimum age is 14 years old and anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. We have no maximum age.
Minimum group size is 6. Max group size is 60. Please note large groups will be spilt into manageable group sizes to reduce environmental impacts; this will include the usage of different walking routes and trail types. For large groups please use the contact us section to discuss this in advance.
Yes, any injuries or medical conditions which may be worsened due to participation or that might have the effect of making an accident more likely to occur, which could result in injury to oneself and/or others must be declared in advance of the activity.
Please use the contact us section and let us know how we can help.
Weather and Equipment
No. We do our very best to provide a safe and enjoyable activity. However the Irish weather can provide challenging conditions at the best of times. With this in mind we may have to change our planned route and duration on the mountainside. A little rain and wind is part and parcel of the mountain environment. However if the weather is bad enough we will re-schedule the activity for a later date. If the area we intend to use has an orange or red weather warnings we will not be able to operate.
- Hiking boots - It can be wet and boggy with off trail sections and open mountainside.
- Clothing suitable for hiking/sport - Avoid cotton/ jeans etc.
- Raingear - Waterproof jacket and leggings.
- Water & Nutrition/Food/Snacks.
- Extra layers such as a fleece jumper.
- Hat & gloves.
- SPF - even if it’s not sunny.
- Bug spray - There can be midge and ticks from spring to autumn.
- Any medications you may need.
- Small rucksack to hold the above items.
- Spare clothing such as socks/tops/bottoms/shoes for after the hike - you don’t need to carry these, leave them in the car for your return.
- Walking sticks if you normally use them.
No.
If you arrived for the activity without the required equipment and it is deemed a safety hazard for you or anyone else you will not be allow to participate in the activity.
Insurance, Risk Assessments & Qualifications
Yes our instructors and leaders are qualified in the relevant sport. For example, for hill walking we use qualified Lowland Leader Award (LLA) and Mountain Leader (ML) award holders. For rock climbing we use Climbing Wall Instructor (CWI) and Rock Climbing Instructor (RCI) award holders. These awards are issued by Mountain Training Board Ireland which is a training sub-committee of our National Governing Body (NGB) Mountaineering Ireland. Mountaineering Ireland is the representative body for walkers and climbers in Ireland. See more details on training and awards from Mountaineering Ireland at the link below.
We also support the development of trainee instructors in the above awards and often will have trainee instructors logging hours, assisting and gaining experience with our qualified staff.
Yes all our instructors or leaders are first aid trained to the standard of either; Rescue Emergency Care (REC) 3, Wilderness First Aid 3 or an equivalent first aid certificate or higher. This first aid training is designed for the relevant environment and the associated risks found inherently in hillwalking and rock climbing activities and other outdoors sports that have a remote and/or wilderness element to them.
Yes. Our insurance is obtained through the Mountain Training Association (MTA) and allows us to operate under the remit of the awards we hold (CWI, RCI, ML) including some additional activities. We are insured for the following activities; indoor climbing, outdoor single pitch rock climbing, hillwalking, team building activity, use of low ropes courses, work on artificial structures, bush craft (except foraging) and film/media work. We have Public and Product Liability to €5,000,000 and Professional Indemnity to €5,000,000. We have Employers liability to €13,000,000. We are insured to operate within the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Yes, all our activities are risk assessed and reviewed every 6 months.
Environment, Transportation & Parking
Yes. We believe in, use, and recommend the Leave No Trace (LNT) ethos. Everything we pack in on a hike, gets taken out. This includes for example tea bags, banana peels, apple cores and any litter. We try to remove litter that we find during our hikes. More information on LNT can be found at the link below.
Where possible we also follow the Good Practice Guidelines set out by Mountaineering Ireland which can be found out the link below.
Unless the hike is stated as a dog friendly walk, dogs are not allowed. As a rule, dogs in the upland are not allowed, they can interfere with sheep and ground nesting birds.
Yes. We pick locations that have car parking. However please note some parking locations are small and careful parking is required. No gates, driveways or entrances should ever be blocked. Some parking areas have a fee. Although we try select safe areas to park, we are not responsible for your car or its contents. Leave nothing valuable in your car.
Sadly public transport can be hard to get to the majority of areas we go. However, there are some exceptions. Glendalough in Co. Wicklow is serviced by a bus (183 LocalLink bus services runs four times per day connecting South Coast of Wicklow to West Wicklow over the Wicklow Gap) and we run many hikes from this area. Obviously, if possible, we recommend carpooling, so convince that car driving friend of yours to come along for the hike too!