Carrowteige - Children of Lír Loop

Walking
County Mayo
1 review
Grade Moderate
Length 10.7 km
Am 2 hours 30 minutes
Format Loop
Ascent 180 m
Dogs Allowed On a lead
Waymarking Blue arrow on yellow background
Start Point
Carrowteigue Village
Finish Point
Carrowteigue Village
Nearest Town to Start Carrowteige/Belmullet
Grid Ref. F 821 420
Lat. and Long. 54.31314, -9.81323

This is a beautiful wild coastal walk in a landscape of bog and windswept mountainside with stirring seaward panoramas from towering cliff edges. It follows surfaced roadway, grassy tracks and paths and brings you past the Children of Lir sculpture.

Maps and other information

Trail Management

Chomhar Dún Chaochain Teo, Seanscoil, Ceathrú Thaidhg, Tel: 097 88082
Email: dunchaochain1@gmail.com (in conjunction with Mayo County Council and Cill Chomain Rural Social Scheme)
 

Enjoyable walks along the coast and cliffs

Map Guides

Map Guides

Children of Lir Walk Brochure

OSI Maps

OSI Maps

Discovery Series Sheet 22
Public Transportation

Public Transportation

None

06/03/2014

Michael Quirke from Mayo

Very interesting walk, great coastal and cliff views.Not too difficult but a bit of climbing Weather was very good the day I did loop,not too sunny or windy.I would recommend walk to anybody with a reasonable level of fitness.Will do it again.

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