County
Galway
Distance
1.6 km
Duration
0.2 hours
Difficulty
Easy
Activity
Hiking
At the trailhead
- Parking · Forest Park Car Park
- Public transport · Bus Eireann bus, Local Link bus, Kearns Transport bus, The Local Bus
- No dogs
This trail is on wide and smooth forest road and wide timber boardwalk. It winds gently through trees to a viewing platform close to the shore and on to the duck pond before returning to the car park. The viewing platform looks out across Lough Derg and its islands and southwards towards Terryglass while to the right the main expanse of the lake can be seen.
With a tarred surface, this trail is ideal for teaching kids to cycle and for all range of bikes – toy bikes, tag-a-longs and child seats.
Elevation profile
Elevation data: EU-DEM 25 m © European Union, Copernicus. Profile follows the main waymarked line.
Nature & wildlife
Data sources: map & points of interest © OpenStreetMap contributors · facilities from Get Ireland Active – Sport Ireland · species via GBIF · protected areas via NPWS.