Carran Loop

Grade Strenuous

Length 9.3 km

Am 4 hours

Format Loop

Ascent 100 m

Dogs Allowed No

Waymarking Purple arrow

Start Point

Cassidys Pub, Carron village

Finish Point

Cassidys Pub, Carron village

Nearest Town to Start Carron

Lat. and Long. 53.03564, -9.07609

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This loop follows minor roads, animal tracks and grassy lanes, taking in the Clab Valley, St Fachtnan's Holy Well and part of Termon Hill as it traverses fields of stone slab and passes a €˜turlough' (an area which floods in winter but disappears in summer).

Maps and other information

Carran Loop Map

External Links

Hiiker Online Map

Take care as the limestone pavement may be slippery during or after wet weather

OSI Maps

Discovery Series Sheet 51

14 trail reviews

3.5/5

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5/5

12/05/2016

Pat from Clare

Beautiful walk, would not rate it "Hard" but site may be using a different rating system. The route sections E-F and F-G could be better marked. Met a few who had struggled in these sections finding markers, a few supplementary arrows using paint would suffice. All in all a great day out.

5/5

04/16/2016

Damian from Galway

An excellent hike through some amazing scenery and well signposted too.

4/5

09/03/2015

Fiona from Westmeath

Very nice trail, highly recommended. Lovely views of Clab Valley. Well marked except for last portion before joining road (if in doubt, just keep walking straight). Recommend walking boots, and take care on descent as limestone gets very slippery.

5/5

09/14/2012

Mary from Wicklow

This is a walk that shows the best of the Burren. It is well marked, apart from the last portion (after G) where we lost the route, but got back to the start without serious problems.

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