Knockfierna Heritage Loop
Loop Walk · Limerick
300
XP
about 2 h 16 min walking
378 m
260 m
143 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.
Hilly walk
4 steep stretches — marked on the map.
Climb
227 m
Drop
224 m
Highest
275 m
Lowest
177 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 13% for 270 m early on, comes down 11% for 320 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 11% for 320 m early on, comes down 13% for 270 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 5.7–6.8, from 270 m to 178 m.
How the 9.4 km splits
Flat
2.6 km
Climbing
2.7 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.6 km
Descending
2.9 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.6 km