This message has been send emailed to everyone who has registered for the Sligo Camino 2019 on Saturday 6th July. Please read both sections carefully.
1. The Day.
Check In: Please bring your printed ticket to Coolaney Community Centre on Main Street Coolaney.
Walkers with tickets for the 7am departure should check in anytime after 6 am with registration closing at 6.45 am and the final bus leaving at 7am.
Walkers with tickets for the 8.30am departure should check in anytime after 7 am with registration closing at 8.15 am and the final bus leaving at 8am.
Walkers with tickets for the 10am departure should check in anytime after 8.30 am with registration closing at 9.45 am and the final bus leaving at 10am.
Once we have confirmed your registration, you will be given a Sligo Camino t-shirt in the size selected when booking your ticket and a colour coded “Camino Passport” which acts as your ticket for the bus and the food stops.
This booklet may be stamped at each of 3 stages along the route as a souvenir of the event. You will also receive a colour map of the route and safety notes.
Buses of approx. 50 walkers will be filled as people check in and depart once each bus is full. Only walkers with the correct Camino passport will be allowed on the buses.
A walk leader will accompany each group and will give a safety briefing onboard the bus before it departs for Dromahair.
Parking: There is car parking in Coolaney village. Follow signs and stewards to park your car for the day. Please do not park on the main street as this obstructs local residents.
Food and Drink: Given the warm weather expected walkers should bring plenty of liquid in a refillable bottle as well as their own packed lunch (sandwiches / roll etc.) to consume on the trek.
At Slishwood (6 miles) walkers will be offered water, fruit and biscuits. At Union Wood (14 miles) walkers will be offered water/tea/coffee, fruit and biscuits.
A hot meal and tea/coffee will be served to walkers in Coolaney Community Centre at the end of the walk.
2. The Walk:
Distance: 36km / 22 Miles from Dromahair Co. Leitrim to Coolaney, Co. Sligo. This is a very long walk over hills requiring a good level of fitness and with a Grade Level of “moderate”.
Walkers who find they are unable to continue or who are struggling by the first food stop – after which comes the toughest incline on the route – should look for a lift in the “sweep up car” to the next stop. The number for this vehicle is on the Camino Passport. Any walker continuing behind our final walk leader of the day will do so at their own risk.
Duration: Averaging 6 to 8 hours.
Walk Leaders: A walk leader, wearing a red t-shirt, will be amongst each group should you need their assistance to make contact with the sweep up car or First Aid.
Route: On this self-guided walk, you will follow the Sligo Way as marked by the symbol of the yellow walker on posts and signs along the way
Clothing: Wear sun cream and a hat with light clothes. We recommend trainers or walking shoes, with a change of socks, given that the final 10km is on tarred byroads.
To avoid contact with ticks which may carry Lyme disease we recommend covering your legs fully and avoid walking through long grass where sheep or deer may be grazing.
Creams: On a very long walk such as this we recommend:
- Vaseline on the feet and other sensitive areas around the legs and chest prone to chafing.
- Suncream on exposed limbs as you will be out in the open for several hours.
- Deep Heat or neurophen gel massaged into the legs on the morning of the walk may prevent swelling later on.
Bodily Functions:
- Walkers may use the toilets in Coolaney Community Centre or O’ Grady’s pub before departing on the bus.
- There will be portaloos at the food stops (6 & 14 miles) as well as toilet facilities in Connolly’s public house in Collooney village (15 miles).
- Walkers should prepare for toileting outdoors by bringing tissues / baby wipes and nappy bags to “leave no trace” after ourselves. - Showers will be available in the changing rooms at Coolaney Community Park after the walk.
Stewarding / Safety:
- Walkers’ safety is our primary concern in this event and there will be a safety briefing on each bus in Coolaney before departure.
- The road junctions exiting Slishwood is dangerous and so walkers must stop at the road and wait until a group has formed when a steward will accompany the group the 100 metres along the road.
-The other busy road sections, entering Union Wood and the 0.5m stretch between Collooney & Coolaney will be stewarded and walkers should exercise caution in travelling these sections of road.
- Walkers should be careful near open water at rivers and lakes. Exercise common sense and stay well back.
- Details of a “sweep up” vehicle which can collect those unable to continue and return them to Coolaney are found on the Camino Passport.
- Anyone who decides to drop out early must text Michelle on the number on the Camino Passport to indicate you are leaving. We will record each walker as they return to Coolaney & will call walkers or their emergency contacts if we haven’t heard from you.
- Sligo Order of Malta will be on duty during the day to deal with any accidents and incidents.
Organisers: The Sligo Camino trek is organised by the volunteers of Coolaney Development Company and all funds raised go to community facilities in our village including our Community Park, Centre, Playground and Café Fia our Community Café.
Buen Camino!
1. The Day.
Check In: Please bring your printed ticket to Coolaney Community Centre on Main Street Coolaney.
Walkers with tickets for the 7am departure should check in anytime after 6 am with registration closing at 6.45 am and the final bus leaving at 7am.
Walkers with tickets for the 8.30am departure should check in anytime after 7 am with registration closing at 8.15 am and the final bus leaving at 8am.
Walkers with tickets for the 10am departure should check in anytime after 8.30 am with registration closing at 9.45 am and the final bus leaving at 10am.
Once we have confirmed your registration, you will be given a Sligo Camino t-shirt in the size selected when booking your ticket and a colour coded “Camino Passport” which acts as your ticket for the bus and the food stops.
This booklet may be stamped at each of 3 stages along the route as a souvenir of the event. You will also receive a colour map of the route and safety notes.
Buses of approx. 50 walkers will be filled as people check in and depart once each bus is full. Only walkers with the correct Camino passport will be allowed on the buses.
A walk leader will accompany each group and will give a safety briefing onboard the bus before it departs for Dromahair.
Parking: There is car parking in Coolaney village. Follow signs and stewards to park your car for the day. Please do not park on the main street as this obstructs local residents.
Food and Drink: Given the warm weather expected walkers should bring plenty of liquid in a refillable bottle as well as their own packed lunch (sandwiches / roll etc.) to consume on the trek.
At Slishwood (6 miles) walkers will be offered water, fruit and biscuits. At Union Wood (14 miles) walkers will be offered water/tea/coffee, fruit and biscuits.
A hot meal and tea/coffee will be served to walkers in Coolaney Community Centre at the end of the walk.
2. The Walk:
Distance: 36km / 22 Miles from Dromahair Co. Leitrim to Coolaney, Co. Sligo. This is a very long walk over hills requiring a good level of fitness and with a Grade Level of “moderate”.
Walkers who find they are unable to continue or who are struggling by the first food stop – after which comes the toughest incline on the route – should look for a lift in the “sweep up car” to the next stop. The number for this vehicle is on the Camino Passport. Any walker continuing behind our final walk leader of the day will do so at their own risk.
Duration: Averaging 6 to 8 hours.
Walk Leaders: A walk leader, wearing a red t-shirt, will be amongst each group should you need their assistance to make contact with the sweep up car or First Aid.
Route: On this self-guided walk, you will follow the Sligo Way as marked by the symbol of the yellow walker on posts and signs along the way
Clothing: Wear sun cream and a hat with light clothes. We recommend trainers or walking shoes, with a change of socks, given that the final 10km is on tarred byroads.
To avoid contact with ticks which may carry Lyme disease we recommend covering your legs fully and avoid walking through long grass where sheep or deer may be grazing.
Creams: On a very long walk such as this we recommend:
- Vaseline on the feet and other sensitive areas around the legs and chest prone to chafing.
- Suncream on exposed limbs as you will be out in the open for several hours.
- Deep Heat or neurophen gel massaged into the legs on the morning of the walk may prevent swelling later on.
Bodily Functions:
- Walkers may use the toilets in Coolaney Community Centre or O’ Grady’s pub before departing on the bus.
- There will be portaloos at the food stops (6 & 14 miles) as well as toilet facilities in Connolly’s public house in Collooney village (15 miles).
- Walkers should prepare for toileting outdoors by bringing tissues / baby wipes and nappy bags to “leave no trace” after ourselves. - Showers will be available in the changing rooms at Coolaney Community Park after the walk.
Stewarding / Safety:
- Walkers’ safety is our primary concern in this event and there will be a safety briefing on each bus in Coolaney before departure.
- The road junctions exiting Slishwood is dangerous and so walkers must stop at the road and wait until a group has formed when a steward will accompany the group the 100 metres along the road.
-The other busy road sections, entering Union Wood and the 0.5m stretch between Collooney & Coolaney will be stewarded and walkers should exercise caution in travelling these sections of road.
- Walkers should be careful near open water at rivers and lakes. Exercise common sense and stay well back.
- Details of a “sweep up” vehicle which can collect those unable to continue and return them to Coolaney are found on the Camino Passport.
- Anyone who decides to drop out early must text Michelle on the number on the Camino Passport to indicate you are leaving. We will record each walker as they return to Coolaney & will call walkers or their emergency contacts if we haven’t heard from you.
- Sligo Order of Malta will be on duty during the day to deal with any accidents and incidents.
Organisers: The Sligo Camino trek is organised by the volunteers of Coolaney Development Company and all funds raised go to community facilities in our village including our Community Park, Centre, Playground and Café Fia our Community Café.
Buen Camino!
The Sligo Camino would like to recognise the generous support of Sligo LEADER through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
