12 O'Clock Hills

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Due to the longitude of the (8.5° west of Greenwich), this time is adjusted: in winter it is around 12:25, and in summer it is around 13:25, which makes the name of the slightly ironic, as they could be called “Twenty-Five Past One Hills” in the summer. 2. Unique viewpoint: The main summit of the hills, 309 meters high, is marked by an Ordnance Survey trigonometrical point and a sundial with a compass. The summit offers panoramic across County Clare, including West Clare, the Burren and the Shannon Estuary. On a clear day, all the High Mountains of Munster and even the Connemara Mountains can be seen, as well as local landmarks such as Kilkishen village, Loch Callaun and Steele Tower. 3. Heritage and Restoration: The 12 O’Clock project was initiated in 2011 by the local community to create a recreational and heritage area. The project has seen the restoration of features such as Mary Ann’s 1950s stone cottage and the bridge over the River Crag, and the creation of three waymarked routes (red – 5km, blue – 8.5km, purple – 13km). A particular highlight is the family-friendly Fairyland (3.8km return), which includes a children’s themed and the Kindness Rocks with a focus on mental health. Nice place for a We have done blue trail, which was Kids friendly and very hike. Around 5km long. Also went around the fairy land. Cute 😍 There are more difficult and longer trails,might try them in the future. Three to choose from - we did the blue one that amounts to 8 km. It leads through the forests up the - every step reveals new nature and beauty. Such gorgeous views! Very diversified! Amazing place for a family with dogs. Lovely for walks, hikes or runs. Blue is about 2-3 hours taking you along Coillte roads, through woods & forestry & some steepish to 1st the lower hill then along a sloping decline before a last quick push up to the 12 o'clock hill where there is a picnic table, a little further along down a slight decline there is another picnic bench amongst trees sheltered from any wind then an down a forestry track to another Coillte road & a turn back into forestry for another push up then along a board to the fairy garden before getting back onto the Coillte road heading back down to the carpark There are 3 for the hike. I took the purple which will take around 3 hrs. to follow the trail, signs are all over the place. There has been lot of improvements done around. There is fairy space created which I found almost at the end of the loop when followed a purple trail. It looks and is kid friendly. I also found lots of wooden as well inside the Forest which gives it a mix of different kinds of hiking spots. I was there on the sunny day and didn’t face any issues, rainy days might not be that great with all the walking on logs but it depends on the you follow and shouldn’t be problem if you have hiking shoes. I also found benches to sit at the top with the views, felt a bit modernised but as i said, it’s all mixed. There’s also a buddhist resort while heading back to the (Plenty of space available). Interesting walk, great mix of climbing & flat. Very well signposted & to follow trails. Beautiful views!!! Took us longer than advertised because we had to keep stopping to take photos 😊. Excellent fantastic well maintained keep up the Good work. ..great . Very well signed posted. Fantastic walking and have clean toilets also. Did purple trail, enjoyed it, fabulous A beautiful in the 12oclock hills. We did the Blue 8.5km. Not too strenuous, a couple of inclined nothing to difficult. The scenery was beautiful from expansive of the countryside to gnarly through the woods with streams and mini waterfalls. Schöne 360 Grad Aussicht am höchsten Punkt. Fantastic 23km We enjoyed our hiking at 12’o clock hills. Nice view ane peaceful in nature. An with and signs so you won’t get lost out there, three different available 5km, 8km and 13km you can bring dogs with you. Free and (high roof vans or camper vans) won’t go through It’s just such a lovely and the fresh air at the top of the along with the are amazing Great place for a walk. We did the blue route, very nice around 8km , well signed and well kept. Fair play to the community. really nice, always enjoyed. Great hiking This is a beautiful to in and huge credit is due to the people who have worked so hard on the project to open it up to all of us. The is excellent and composting toilets on site are very innovative. There are colour coded and the sundial on the top is special, as it details the direction of other mountains in Ireland. On a clear day the are spectacular. Well done to all involved. Maith sibh uilig, We came here today off a recommendation for walking our dogs, both rescues and don't like main road walking so always looking for suitable walks, and we were not disappointed. Very to find, lots of parking, very informative boards for all the trails. Well maintained paths, the fairy was amazing, we loved looking at all the painted stones and quotes and sat with lunch there looking at the stunning views. Back at the car park there is eco toilets which were spotless and even contact numbers if the loo roll/sanitiser runs low. Even down to bowls of water for the dogs and a hosepipe on hand was just amazing. Everything that could be thought of was for people to enjoy for years to come. Well done to you all and we most certainly will be coming back again 😁 Website change monitoring Monitor any webpage for changes – get instant email alerts when prices drop, new jobs are posted, products come back in stock, or competitors update their sites. See how the number of reviews and average review scores have changed over time. Hiking area