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Ridge of Capard - Glenbarrow Loop

Loop Walk · Laois

150

XP

about 53 min walking

Moderate
3.9 km
Loop
2 hours
Dogs welcome
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387 m

337 m

287 m

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

57 m

Drop

59 m

Highest

361 m

Lowest

296 m

Which way round

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

Main descent: km 0.7–1.6, from 359 m to 320 m.

How the 4.0 km splits

Flat

1.4 km

Climbing

1.3 km

Descending

1.2 km

Link it with other walks

Slieve Bloom Way

Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.4

71.4 km

Glenbarrow - Old Mill Loop

Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 0.9

10.2 km

Ridge of Capard - Capard Loop

Starts here too · Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 3.9

1.3 km

Glenbarrow - Eco Walk

Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.1, 3.9

8.3 km

Ridge of Capard - Viewing Platform Loop

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0, 3.9

0.3 km

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