Knockcarron - Lakelly Loop

Walking
County Limerick
3.7/5
3 reviews
Grade Moderate
Length 3.4 km
Time 2.2 hours
Format Loop
Ascent 20 m
Waymarking Blue arrows on black background
Start Point
Old School/Community Centre Knockcarron
Finish Point
Old School/Community Centre Knockcarron
Nearest Town to Start Knockcarron
Grid Ref. R 762 313
Lat. and Long. 52.433067, -8.349744
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This pleasant community walk takes the walker around the village of Knockcarron on very quiet tarred roads, with a lasso section circling through vegetated farm lanes and fields, offering some points of cultural and historic interest with good views over the surrounding countryside.

Maps and other information

Knockcarron - Lakelly loop - Map.pdf

External Links

Trail Management

Ballyhoura Heritage and Environment CLG,
Main St.,
Kilfinane,
Co. Limerick.
Tel: 063-91300
E-mail: info@ballyhoura.org
Web:www.ballyhouracountry.com

Waymarking issues

OSI Maps

OSI Maps

Discovery Series Sheet 65
3 trail reviews
3.7/5
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2/5
04/10/2021

Richard from Limerick

Signage was sufficient (blue arrow on black post) and the historical points of interest (Ailbe's rock and the site of the Lackelly Ambush) were nice, but the walk was spoiled for me by a portion that was very muddy, and had long grass and uneven ground (deep holes where cow prints sunk into the mud). I do not plan to return.
4/5
01/17/2019

Ruth from Cork

Fantastic, history filled walk. If you add on the Golden mile right beside it you can bring the whole thing up to 10k. Quiet roads, tracks and fields add up to make this something special. Waymarking is very poor and it would be great to see this remedied.

Ruth

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5/5
01/11/2016

Mike from Limerick



Don't be put off by the short distance, it makes up for it in terms of History Boards, the views Knockcarron Hill of the Galtees. While most of this is on roads, some is on bohreens & double ditches...which were muddy in places as I did it in Winter after the floods of 2015. If you pick the right time, the hair will stand on the back of you neck when you hear the local Scarteen Hounds baying before feeding time.

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