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High Point Ireland 2025 Schedule

Dates, deadlines and links for our range of Sport Hillwalking and Challenge Hillwalking initiatives in 2025.

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Sports Competition Status

 

1st January [00:00am]

• Sport Hillwalking Entry Form opens.

 

• Year-Long Hillwalking Challenges begin. Sign-up opens for the Peakhunter components of these challenges.

 

• Hillwalking Challenge Completion Form (Year-Long Challenges) opens.

 

• Sign-up opens for the Peakhunter components of Rounds 1 and 2 of the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships.

1st May [00:00am]

• Sport Hillwalking Season begins.

 

• All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships Round 1 begins.

 

• All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships “Give it a try” period begins.

 

• Irish Highpointeer of the Year competition begins.

 

• Irish Mountaineer of the Year competition begins.

 

• Irish Challenge Hillwalker of the Year competition begins.

 

• Single-Day Hillwalking Challenges begin.

 

• Hillwalking Challenges Completion Form (Single-Day Challenges) opens. Link will be emailed to each registered participant who makes the half-way cut in the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships.

31st May [11:59pm]

• All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships Round 1 ends.

 

• First deadline for Sport Hillwalking Entry Form submission.

 

• Peakhunter logbook sync. Round 1 (May) points locked in early June.

1st June [00:00am]

• All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships Round 2 begins.

30th June [11:59pm]

• All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships Round 2 ends.

 

• All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships “Give it a try” period ends.

 

• Final deadline for Sport Hillwalking Entry Form submission.

 

• Peakhunter logbook sync. Round 2 (June) points locked in early July.

1st July [00:00am]

• All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships Round 3 begins.

8th July [08:00am]

• Peakhunter logbook sync. Previous week’s points are at risk of being deducted if sync is not carried out.

15th July [08:00am]

• Peakhunter logbook sync. Previous week’s points are at risk of being deducted if sync is not carried out.

22nd July [08:00am]

• Peakhunter logbook sync. Previous week’s points are at risk of being deducted if sync is not carried out.

29th July [08:00am]

• Peakhunter logbook sync. Previous week’s points are at risk of being deducted if sync is not carried out.

31st July [11:59pm]

• All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships Round 3 ends.

 

• Peakhunter logbook sync. Round 3 (July) points locked in early August.

1st August [00:00am]

• All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships Round 4 begins.

8th August [08:00am]

• Peakhunter logbook sync. Previous week’s points are at risk of being deducted if sync is not carried out.

15th August [08:00am]

• Peakhunter logbook sync. Previous week’s points are at risk of being deducted if sync is not carried out.

22nd August [08:00am]

• Peakhunter logbook sync. Previous week’s points are at risk of being deducted if sync is not carried out.

29th August [08:00am]

• Peakhunter logbook sync. Previous week’s points are at risk of being deducted if sync is not carried out.

31st August [11:59pm]

• Sport Hillwalking Season ends.

 

• All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships Round 4 ends.

 

• Irish Highpointeer of the Year competition ends.

 

• Irish Mountaineer of the Year competition ends.

 

• Irish Challenge Hillwalker of the Year competition ends.

 

• Single-Day Hillwalking Challenges end.

 

• Peakhunter logbook sync. Round 4 (August) points locked in early September.

8th September

• Hillwalking Challenge Completion Form (Single-Day Challenges) closes. Certificates of Completion or Irish Challenge Hillwalker of the Year competition points cannot be claimed for 2025 Single-Day Challenges after this date.

15th September

• High Point Ireland aims to have announced final top-3 placings in the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships (all categories) and Specialist Award competitions by this date.

 

• High Point Ireland aims to have issued Certificates of Completion for all successfully-completed 2025 Single-Day Challenges by this date.

30th September

• High Point Ireland aims to have issued Gold, Silver and Bronze Award certificates issued to top-3 placed individuals and team members in the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships (all categories) and Specialist Award competitions by this date.

31st December

• Year-Long Hillwalking Challenges end.

8th January

• Hillwalking Challenge Completion Form (Year-Long Challenges) closes. Certificates of Completion cannot be claimed for 2025 Year-Long Challenges after this date.

15th January

• High Point Ireland aims to have issued Certificates of Completion for all successfully-completed 2025 Year-Long Challenges by this date.

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