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Walking & Hiking

To get the best of Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands, lace up your walking boots, pack a snack and get out onto the rolling hills, vibrant green pastures and vast woodlands surrounding Lough Derg. Whether you enjoy a relaxing family stroll along an easy looped walk, a challenging mountain hike, or a Waymarked Way to take in key heritage points and hidden gems, you’ll find your path. Whatever pace you set, you’ll be surrounded by miles of natural, unspoilt beauty across the land and waterscapes of Lough Derg.

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Portumna Forest Park – Rinmaher Walking Trail

Portumna Forest Park – Rinmaher Walking Trail

The Rinmaher trail is one of the two long waymarked loops in the Park. It begins along a two-way section of trail from the car-park and overlaps with the Woodland …
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Killaloe Historic Town Walk

Killaloe Historic Town Walk

Killaloe is synonymous with lakeside tourism, but history runs deep here too. The town was once the home of Brian Boru, and visitors can explore Killaloe’s 13th-century cathedral, wells, oratories …
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Ballycuggaran Loop Walk

Ballycuggaran Loop Walk

This Loop Walk is located in the townland of Ballycuggaran, the homeland of the O’Cuggarans, an important family at the court of Brian Boru.Ballycuggaran Loop Walk is overlooking Lough Derg, …
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The Lough Derg Way

The Lough Derg Way

The Lough Derg Way is a 64km walking route that starts at the Tourist Office behind the Hunt Museum in Limerick City in the west of Ireland and follows the …
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