Clonbur Wood loop trail
Grade
Easy
Length
7.4 km
Time
2 hours 30 minutes
Format
Loop
Dogs Allowed
Under effective control
Waymarking
White
Start Point
Forest Entrance in Clonbur Village
Finish Point
Forest Entrance in Clonbur Village
Nearest Town to Start
Clonbur
Grid Ref.
M 098 559
Lat. and Long.
53.5450743, -9.3609894
This loop walk takes you through mixed woodland and along by the shore of lovely Lough Mask, following forest road and track. You will see some of the Lough's many islands and the striking geology of limestone pavement and cross the Clonbur River, with lovely views of the lake.
External Links
Trail Management
Coillte Mountbellew, The Demesne, Mountbellew, Co. Galway.
Tel: ++ 353 909 679076 Fax: ++ 353 909 679081
OSI Maps
Discovery Series Sheet 38
Grainne from Galway
I absolutely love these trails. They are full of wonderful trees and compacted paths making it easy to run walk cycle or push a buggy on. Wonderful day out for the family.
Cris from United States
We only did the west side of the loop and the loop around An tOileán Bán. The forest is amazing and filled with ferns, trees and fungi. The views of the lake are stunning and we even found a tiny frog near the shore. The limestone on the edges of the lake have nice formations, too. The hike itself is very easy, almost all level and all packed path. It took us about 3 hours to go out, walk the island , play a bit at the shore, and return. I would totally do the the other half if we had more time.
Mac Dara from Galway
Nice walk. Entrance is hard to find. Walk is signposted in part only, so you can easily miss out on the White Island section. Walk is in a Gaeltacht, so Irish version of the placename should be used.
Siobhán from Galway