Erris Head Loop

Hiking Easy

County

Mayo

Distance

3.9 km

Duration

2 hours

Difficulty

Easy

Total Ascent

70 m

Activity

Hiking

At the trailhead

  • Parking · Erris Head car park
  • No dogs

Spectacular scenery abounds on this loop which takes you on grassy paths, earth banks and open ground as it follows an old earth bank around the steep cliffs of Mayo’s rugged and beautiful Erris Head. At the Head’s northernmost tip a railed viewing point gives views of Illandavuck Island, Pigeon Rock and dramatic sea arches.

Download GPX Route data: Get Ireland Active – Sport Ireland

Elevation profile

3040506070800 km1.5 km3 km80 m

Elevation data: EU-DEM 25 m © European Union, Copernicus. Profile follows the main waymarked line.

Nature & wildlife

ChoughGreat Black-backed GullGannetHerring GullFulmar

Data sources: map & points of interest © OpenStreetMap contributors · facilities from Get Ireland Active – Sport Ireland · species via GBIF · protected areas via NPWS.

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