Deserted Village Walk Achill Island

Walking
County Mayo
Grade Moderate
Length 9 km
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Format Out and Back
Ascent 125 m
Dogs Allowed No
Waymarking Green arrows on white background
Start Point
Public Beach Car Park
Finish Point
Car Park for Graveyard/Deserted Village at Slievemore
Nearest Town to Start Dooagh
Grid Ref. F 606 049 / F 640 072
Lat. and Long. 53.974311, -10.125881 / 53.996257, -10.076253
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This walk on an old unpaved road passes through bogland, below the ruins of a signal tower and by a disused quartzite quarry to reach the abondoned roofless houses of the Deserted Village on the slopes of Slievemore Mountain with fine views of Croaghaun, Slievemore and Minaun mountains and a spectacular vista of the coast from Dooega Head and Minaun to the Carrickmore Islands off Mweelaun, with Bills Rocks out to sea.

Maps and other information

Deserted Village Walk Map.pdf

External Links

Trail Management

Anna Connor, Walking Development Officer, Community & Enterprise Section, Aras on Chontae, The Mall, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Tel: 094 9047545
Email: mayowalks@mayococo.ie
Web: www.mayowalks.ie

Facilities

Car parking, restaurant, pubs, accommodation, public transport, etc.

OSI Maps

OSI Maps

Discovery Series Sheet 30
Public Transportation

Public Transportation

450 Bus Eireann bus from Louisburgh via Westport - times may change seasonally

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