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This trail takes you on forest road and path around little Lough Bonnyglen and passes through a plantation of Sitka…

• 0.9 km
• 0.7h

This trail visits a site associated with the myth of Diarmuid and Grainne’s bed, and also features a ring fort,…

• 5.2 km
• 2h
• 50 m

On forest road and path, this trail skirts around the wooded Ards Hill and runs out along the edge of…

• 3.9 km
• 2h
• 50 m

This relatively short but difficult trail takes the walker through some of the higher parts of Ards Forest Park. Following…

• 2.8 km
• 2h
• 100 m

This is the longest Ards Forest Park trail and goes around the perimeter of the park, touching on a wide…

• 14.1 km
• 4h
• 100 m

This trail is located along the wooded shore of Lough Sladdamore and gives a vista over the Back Strand to…

• 1.2 km
• 1h

Mainly following path, this delightful walk starts on the valley floor and traces the course of the infant River Lee…

• 1.4 km
• 1h
• 50 m

Moanbaun Wood lies on a plateau on high exposed ground. The trail is mostly level with a few small inclines…

• 3.4 km
• 1.2h

This is a short trail on forest track and path adjacent to the Ards Forest car park, passing through coniferous…

• 1.3 km
• 1h
• 50 m

Mostly on path and minor road, this is the longest, most difficult and most exciting of the trails in the…

• 2.2 km
• 1.8h
• 130 m

The River Barrow vies with one of its sister rivers, the Suir, as the second longest river in Ireland. It…

• 116.9 km
• 4 days

The Iveragh Peninsula is the largest of Kerry’s Atlantic peninsulas, extending 60 kilometres into the ocean from the mainland, and…

• 232.1 km
• 9 days
• 5310 m