Wild Camping in Ireland | Glenveagh Bivy | Donegal
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- A 33km walk through Glenveagh National Park and the Derryveagh Mountains in Donegal, with a wild camp on the summit of Crockballaghgeeha Mountain at 480m. Starting and finishing at the Glenveagh Visitor Centre with and a beautiful walk along the 11km of Glenveagh on the return.
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amazing place. thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching 👍😊
Lovely area. I spent many summers in Dunlewey as a kid and climbed errigal a few times. Hopefully take the kids this summer.
We went there as a family too when I was young - it looks like that has had a big influence on us both 😊
Just a beautiful area love it there thanks gerry for sharing cheers 👍
Totally agree, one of the most beautiful places in al of Ireland👍
Hello my friend! Thank you for showing us the wonderful Irish camping! I was impressed by the vast and beautiful nature! It's really wonderful!
Thank you for sharing! Have a nice day!
Cheers, it is a vast and beautiful place and it is great to be able to camp in it 😊
I really enjoyed this video. Its very interesting and the way you film is very cool. We will definitely be visiting this spot soon.
Cheers, it is a place I keep coming back to and every time is different and well worth the effort😊
So good to see you again and a bit of Ireland through your eyes and camera lens.
Cheers Shirley, always good to be out for a couple of days in the mountains, especially in Donegal😊
@@gerrymcveigh I was able to trace some of my ancestry to Donegal, or that area. I see pictures of the area and your videos and think how sad it must have felt to leave it.
It must have been. I think there is still quite a drain of young people from parts of the west of Ireland as they go to university or looking for work and don't come back.
Another epic episode Gerry, thank you for sharing this wonderful place. Your eye for detail is excellent. Thanks and well done for highlighting the "take one from the hills" anti-litter campaign.
Cheers Richard, not much litter in these hills unsurprisingly due to the fairly low numbers of walkers, though was quite a bit on the road at the back of Glenveagh - could have lifted a bag full of stuff thrown from passing cars! It is a great initiative and should make a difference if everyone did their bit👍
Wonderful spot, hidden world, Gerry. We have driven to the park and dandered round for an afternoon but that was it. One of the guys put on a bird of prey exhibition with a golden eagle present. This was great. The midgies were shocking though in the parkland! Aaaaah! I was badly bitten.
That was amazing to get so close to that deer! I was very surprised! Boy you know your way about!
You opened a gate through a high fence at 17 49 why was the gate/fence so high? -Something to do with the deer maybe? I was surprised to hear the cuckooso high up! Wow!
Tom, it is a great spot, walking on past the castle along the length of the lough is beautiful if you ever get the chance to return. I had the breeze which kept the midges down - totally agree that they can be shocking. The wind was blowing the right way and I got quite close to the deer, usually they are well gone before even see them. The fence is a deer fence, there is a fair bit of forest growing and regeneration down along the lough and they would wreck havoc if they got in. Always cool to hear the cuckoo 😊
Great video, wonderful scenery. Thank you for sharing and wishing you a wonderful week. Stay safe and I’ll be looking forward to seeing you again soon.
Thank you for stopping by and watching and will do the same👍
Another incredible time in them Irish mountains gerry. You always take us to somewhere special. Fantastic bivvy - a great platform ready for you there. I gotta say I enjoy the sound and the idea of them underground streams. Watch your ankle though eh? Ha, not sure if there are any midges in the Caribbean. That was an enchanting beach and area. Lovely. Thanks again gerry. Take care. Mark
Cheers Mark, I have went down a few of those holes never with any damage though as usually go right up to the knee😊 I thought that platform was ready made and no different to the grass with a decent sleeping mat, I hope things are well and you are continuing to recover.
@@gerrymcveigh A pleasure as always gerry. Aaah, yeah the knee. And it always seems to be wetter than normal wet. Ha ha! Yeah, ready made for sure. Another spot logged. My shin has gotten stronger over night. All the ice and massage and stretching has worked. Mind you I'm not going to throw a big weight on my back just yet. I'm going to build it up over the next couple of weeks - don't want to be back to square one. Have a good gerry. Peace!
You really captured some elegant images.How lovely to have all that beauty to yourself,really pleased the midges stayed away they are little buggers LOL loved the way the waterfall just cascades almost out of nowhere a perfect spot for a brew looked perfect weather conditions well done for bringing awareness to the cause I really don't understand how people will carry stuff in full and heavy but won't carry them back out empty and lighter the mind boggles.I really enjoyed your video thank so much for sharing it .All the best Ana
Cheers Ana, I might need to get one of your midge nets😊 Education, mindset and example are so important in encouraging people to leave no trace when out in the hills.
Beautiful shots throughout
Cheers Owen, the Derryveagh Mountains and Glenveagh are a spectacular area to walk in👣😊
Glad I got the pleasure of you delivering that unfinished business that needed tending to! I recently watched your last trip to Glenveagh so I remember your camera lost and found story. Fab shots of the mountain range and your descent along the valley trail. It looked a cold night for the bivy but no complaints from you so you were obviously snug! Definitely a spot you’ve inspired me to visit in 2021! 👍 you
Miriam, it was an itch that needed sorted! It was pretty cool with that northerly breeze though nowhere near freezing and was pretty snug in the bivy. There is some beautiful walking all around Glenveagh and the Poisoned Glen so well worth a visit👍
So lovely Gerry, great views of "That" mountain lol and valley walks just perfect, well done brother you really got a great catalog of adventures :) Tim/Mandy
Cheers Tim & Mandy, we all know it is a great mountain😊
You made that look quite effortless Gerry, certainly not a walk for the novice. Superb scenery on the way down rewarded by the sun opening up the beauty of the place. Always look forward to you signature B roll. really gives a sense and feel for your hikes. lovely to hear the cuckoo Loved it. ATVB
Cheers, it was quite dull for most of the trip which didn't show the mountains in all their glory though it was great when the sun came out the second day. It was a fair old walk😊 The walk down through Glenveagh along the lough and past the castle is superb👍
Just subbed your channel to support a fellow TH-cam vlogger and hiker out there. Looking forward to watching more of your videos of exploring the beautiful country of Ireland and following along with your upcoming adventures.
Thank you and subbed back to see more of the beautiful USA😊
@@gerrymcveigh that’s awesome! I certainly appreciate it!
Inspirational thank you
Cheers Michael👍 Those hills are perhaps one of my most favourite areas in Ireland for walking and wild camping and it is a place that always comes to mind when thinking of another camping trip😊
Really nice video, thank you for sharing :-)
Thank you, I love that part of Donegal and it is a pleasure to return again and again😊
Great video, lovely views
Cheers Patrick, one of my favourite places for walking and wild camping😊
Brilliant matey. A really good video well done
Cheers James, that has to be one of the best place for walking and wild camping in Ireland 😊
@@gerrymcveigh yea it definitely looks it mate
A very enjoyable watch Gerry. You've inspired me to have a go at hiking up the Poison Glen next time I visit.
Cheers Jonathan, it will be well worth it as it is a beautiful place👍
I did Poison Glen in August in mad heat after weeks of rain. It was brutal - heavy and overgrown underfoot and I couldn't find the route up to the top so had to camp down with the midges. I'll tame it next time!
Tim, I have camped with the midges on many an occasion🦟😊 It can be pretty tough and unpleasant around there when really wet. Cool that a you will be going back👍
I might need to give bivvying a try, seems a wee bit easier than camping! Thanks for sharing a great video!
Cheers, a lot less hassle with set up, though only if no midges😊
like 👍 !!! Very Nice Sharing Stay Connected 😊👏
Thank you very much👍
Wow! Very beautiful video! Thanks for sharing!
I just joined in your family!!🔔🙏🙏 Stay in touch!!
Thank you and I have joined in your family👍
Gorgeous Gerry, really enjoyed this, Glenveagh is my favourite place in all of Ireland. Mind you, after that many miles joking, Id be tempted to go into the Castle coffee shop for the Strawberry Cheese Cake, and the bus back :)
Cheers Peter, I was sorely tempted to cut out the last few kilometres with the bus but am just to tight😊 The coffee shop was open though I stank to high heaven or would have went for that cheesecake🍰 That area around Glenveagh has to be one of my favourite places to - you know when you find yourself going back time and again - a bit like the coast around Port in Donegal too😊
Love your Videos Gerry, Just wondering where was the start point that you followed for this walk? Wanting to venture out over them hills. The route have taken looks amazing with the view over to the castle at the start.
Cheers Esther, I started at Glenveagh Visitor Centre which has loads of free car parking and headed for the hills to circuit around Lough Beagh and return down through Glenveagh itself. A superb area to explore all along those hills from Dooish to Slieve Snaght.
Great video. Just wondering what make is your bivi & sleep mat?
Cheers Shane, I use an Alpkit Hunka bivy (a Hunka XL will allow you to put the sleeping mat inside) which was a great upgrade from an old army surplus bivy I have had for years. The sleeping mat is an Exped Synmat 7 which has a good rating for temperature and giving insulation on cooler nights. Hope this is useful👍
Great Videos Gerry, how do you work out your routes Gerry?
Cheers, I pretty much look at the map (Viewranger is good as you can plot a route and save it and it gives you the distance and ascent) and mark it out. Mountainviews.ie is a great reference for information on specific hills, routes and starting points in out of the way places that I have never been Ito before. It is always good to add something different to a rout done before - this one was slightly different from my visit in 2019 was was the camp spot😊
Thanks Gerry, brilliant stuff.
Gerry you dont happen to have a gpx file for this route I have done most of the individually but fancy giving an over night a try
Roger, if you have an email I can send it on. Have a partial gpx for this route to the road above Glenveagh when my phone died😊
Where do you normally park the car?
There is a very large carpark at Glenveagh Visitor Centre and I have also parked at the old church in Dunlewey which has room for a couple of cars if going up the Poison Glen.👍