County
Mayo
Distance
4.3 km
Duration
0.5 hours
Difficulty
Easy
Total Ascent
70 m
Activity
Hiking
At the trailhead
- Parking · Car Park on western side of Achill Sound village
- Public transport · Bus Eireann Bus https://www.buseireann.ie
- No dogs
- Part accessible · Surfaced greenway — largely step-free
This section of the Great Western Greenway is an extension of the main section between Westport and Achill Sound. This section runs between Achill Sound and Cashel and will eventually travel further westwards to Keel. It provides an alternative traffic free route for waslker or cyclists who would previously had to use the R319. The greenway includes 400 metres of wide boardwalk.
Elevation profile
Elevation data: EU-DEM 25 m © European Union, Copernicus. Profile follows the main waymarked line.
Along the way
Food & drink
Nature & wildlife
A level bog-and-coast greenway across the Corraun peninsula towards Achill. Curlew and redshank call from the shoreline, stonechats and meadow pipits work the blanket bog, and black darters hover over the Sphagnum pools.
Data sources: map & points of interest © OpenStreetMap contributors · facilities from Get Ireland Active – Sport Ireland · species via GBIF · protected areas via NPWS.