Castlecomer – Captains Loop

Hiking Easy

County

Kilkenny

Distance

2.2 km

Duration

1 hours

Difficulty

Easy

Total Ascent

40 m

Activity

Hiking

At the trailhead

  • Parking · Car Park at Visitor Centre
  • Public transport
  • Toilets
  • Dogs allowed

This pleasant walk follows wide compacted tracks through mixed woodlands encircling the lower lake as it winds its way through part of the old Wandesforde demesne and is named after a former owner of the estate, Captian R.H. Prior Wandesforde.

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

+4 more nearby

Food & drink

+1 more nearby

Nature & wildlife

Beautiful AgrionTreecreeperGallinuleBlackcapBuzzard

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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