Deserted Village Walk Achill Island
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
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
Public Transportation
450 Bus Eireann bus from Louisburgh via Westport - times may change seasonally