Ards Forest Park – Red trail

Hiking Challenging

County

Donegal

Distance

14.1 km

Duration

4 hours

Difficulty

Challenging

Total Ascent

100 m

Activity

Hiking

At the trailhead

  • Parking · Ards Forest Park
  • Toilets
  • Dogs allowed

This is the longest Ards Forest Park trail and goes around the perimeter of the park, touching on a wide variety of habitats, each with its own associated flora and fauna. On forest road and track, it switches from level ground at the seashore to more difficult conditions at higher elevations, providing much fine hill, forest and coastal scenery.

Download GPX Route data: Get Ireland Active – Sport Ireland

Elevation profile

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

Along the way

Heritage & points of interest

Food & drink

Nature & wildlife

Orange-tipSpeckled WoodGreen-veined WhiteRingletSilver-washed Fritillary

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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