Guided Hiking
Mountain Skills Training
Trekking in Ireland
We can guide you on day hikes and multi day hikes in any of the mountain ranges or lowland trails around Ireland where you will enjoy spectacular scenery from the Twelve Bens on the west coast, the Mourne Mountains or Wicklow Mountains on the east or Irelands highest mountain Corrantuathail in the south
Mountain Skills Courses
There are a number of skills required to become a competent hillwalker and to enjoy the mountains safely. You can acquire these through our Mountain Skills training courses which will cover map reading, route planning, hill safety, equipment, navigation in poor visibility and at night.
See "Upcoming Events" below for the courses available.
About PaulsTreks
At PaulsTreks we provide - Guided day hikes in the scenic mountain ranges around Ireland, Training in Mountain Skills and organise multi-day treks. Paul Mather is a Mountaineering Ireland qualified Mountain Leader, Trained in the provision of Mountain Skills courses and is FIrst Aid qualified in Remote Emergency Care Level 3, also is a member of Mountaineering Ireland and the Mountain Training Association. Paul has organized and lead day hikes and multi day mountain hikes in Ireland and abroad for a number of years, has contributed articles to the Irish Mountain Log and when not in the mountains enjoys road cycling, playing traditional music, landscape photography and golf.
Upcoming Events
Mountain Skills 1 - June 2025Sat, 21 JunHollywood
Mountain Skills 1 - July 2025Sat, 05 JulLaragh.
Austria - Multi Day HikeMon, 07 JulWilder Kaiser
Hill Skills Day - Mountaineering IrlelandSat, 19 JulLaragh
Map & Compass - ImproversSun, 27 JulLaragh- Hill Skills Day - Mountaineering IrlelandMon, 28 JulLaragh
Mount Brandon, Co KerrySat, 20 SeptBrandon, Faha, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Mountain Skills 2 - October 2025Sat, 11 OctLaragh
Mountain PhotographyDate and time is TBDLocation is TBD
