Slieve Aughty Trails - Gortnamanagh Loop

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Loop Walk · Galway

250

about 1 h 31 min walking

Moderate

6.5 km

Loop

1 hour 30 minutes

Dogs welcome

261 m

180 m

99 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.

Navigate to the start

Weather at the start

Hilly walk

1 steep stretch — marked on the map.

Climb

130 m

Drop

131 m

Highest

236 m

Lowest

107 m

Which way round

Clockwise: Easy first 3.8 km, climbs 12% for 200 m near the end, no steep descents.

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, comes down 12% for 200 m early on.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main climb: km 3.8–5.4, from 132 m to 232 m.

How the 6.5 km splits

Flat

2.0 km

Climbing

1.7 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.2 km

Descending

2.5 km

Link it with other walks

Slieve Aughty Trails - Sonnagh Old Loop

Starts here too · Shares 4.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.9

7.2 km

Slieve Aughty Trails - Old Curragh Road

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0, 6.4

1.2 km

Campsites near the start

The Snowdrop

11.6 km from the start

Crann Og Eco Farm

12.9 km from the start · 4.8★ (22)