Ballyhoura – Canon Sheehan Loop

Hiking Moderate

County

Limerick

Distance

7.6 km

Duration

2.5 hours

Difficulty

Moderate

Total Ascent

120 m

Activity

Hiking

At the trailhead

  • Parking · Glenanaar Forest car park
  • Dogs allowed
  • Part accessible · Some accessible facilities at trailhead

Following glorious forest tracks, woodland paths and riverbank through Glenanaar Forest and along the banks of the Ogeen River watch out for the natural well, the bluebells in May, a standing stone and a mossy mass rock. There are fine views of the Blackwater Valley and the Nagle and Knockmealdown Mountains.

Download GPX Route data: Get Ireland Active – Sport Ireland

Elevation profile

1251501752002252502750 km3.6 km7.2 km255 m

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

Nature & wildlife

ChaffinchDipperArctic RedpollGoldcrestCoal Tit

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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