Moygownagh Loop Walk

Walking
County Mayo
1 review
Grade Moderate
Length 13.7 km
Time 4 hours
Format Loop
Ascent 40 m
Dogs Allowed Yes
Waymarking Red arrow on white background
Start Point
Near church in Moygownagh Village
Finish Point
Near church in Moygownagh Village
Nearest Town to Start Moygownagh
Grid Ref. G 12160 24403
Lat. and Long. 54.16123, -9.34564

This walk follows quiet boreens, country roads, some with grass in the centre, gravel bog road and forest track in an area of rich cultural significance including ancient rignforts, the remains of court tombs and pre-bog stone walls through a diverse landscape of rolling fields, cattle and sheep rearing land, dispersed family-farm settlements, coniferous forest, deciduous woods, flat bogland and an impressive walled garden in the grounds of an eighteenth centry Anglo-Irish country estate with impressive views of the Nephin Mountain Range.

Maps and other information

Trail Management

Moygownagh Community Centre, Address: Knockaculleen, Garranard, Ballina, Co Mayo, F26 XRR9
Email: moygownaghmanager@gmail.com

Facilities

Accommodation, café, supermarket, public toilets, pub, car parking

Map Guides

Map Guides

OSI Maps

OSI Maps

Discovery Series Sheets 23
Public Transportation

Public Transportation

Bus Eireann, No. 455 Ballina-Moygownagh-Crossmolina (Tuesdays only)

08/16/2018

Mike from Kildare

Did this walk on a showery afternoon in august. Moygownagh seems like a nice little village; the forest loop walk was nice but the way there was on bohereens through bogland - not especially inspiring on a wet day. But there's some really nice ancient heritage in the forest.

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