Walks in the Knockmealdowns
The Knockmealdown Mountain range offers a wonderful variety of walks of various lengths and difficulty levels. Below is a list of the trails listed with Sport Ireland.
Easy
Duck Pond Loop – 5.5km – Goatenbridge
Crough Loop – 4km – Goatenbridge
Moderate
Sheep Hill Loop – 8.6km – Ballyporeen
Clogheen Loop – 7.9km – Clogheen
Liam Lynch Loop – 12km – Goatenbridge
Knockballiniry Loop – 6km – Goatenbridge
Knockroe Loop – 11km – Goatenbridge
Strenuous
Knockmealdown Trail – 30km – Ballyporeen to Newcastle
Knockmealdown Lakes Loop – 9km – Goatenbridge
St. Declan’s Way
St. Declan’s Way is an ancient Pilgrim Path and major walking route covering 104km from Cashel, Co. Tipperary, across the Knockmealdown Mountains, to Ardmore in Co. Waterford. You can find full details of the path at www.StDeclansWay.ie , where you will find information on upcoming organised walks of the path. You can find information on other Irish Pilgrim Paths at www.pilgrimpath.ie.
Other Walks in the Knockmealdowns
If you are into hillwalking, or even a nice scenic walk along a tarmac road, then the world is your oyster all along the Knockmealdown Mountains running from Newcastle to Ballyporeen. All along the Knockmealdown mountain range is a hill walker’s dream with mountain trails, forestry tracks and mountain climbs in abundance.
There are more walks than the average walker could handle even in an extended stay so, if it’s a walking holiday you’re looking for, then look no further. Contact one of the premises on our Accommodation page, book in for a few days and enjoy all this picturesque area has to offer.
There are literally hundreds of walks to choose from and, if you spend some time here, you’ll come up with some of your own favourites. Here we’ll list a few, but do be aware that this is a mere drop in the ocean, there are plenty of walks for the beginner on the flat, or right up the Knockmealdown, Comeragh or Galtee Mountain ranges. Take your pick, there are walks for everyone and enough variety to fill your whole week with walks of sufficient variety to appease the appetite of even the most demanding walking enthusiasts.
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Newcastle Walks
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Gleann Beag Loop – National Waymarked Trail.
Thanks to the Forbairt Caisléan Nua na Siuire committee for the following four suggestions:
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Tullaghmeelan Walk
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Knockperry Walk
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Liam Lynch Memorial Walk (Newcastle) – From Newcastle, not the same as the Liam Lynch Loop from Goatenbridge, although both take in the monument.
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Deisc Walk
Goatenbridge Walks
These are both National Waymarked Trails (you’ll find post markers along the route to guide you):
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Knockballiniry Loop – up mountain road at crossroads.
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Liam Lynch Loop – Same start point as previous walk, not the same as the Newcastle Liam Lynch walk.
Ballyporeen Walks
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Gorteeshal Walk – Out the Araglin Road to the Right.
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Lyrefune Walk – Out Araglin Road to the Left.
Clogheen Walks:
All these routes are mapped with Outdoor Active so you can download the chosen route to your phone. You’ll have to register for full route details, but it’s free.
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Summerhill – nice gentle 7.13 Km walk out the Clonmel Road from Clogheen and into the countryside.
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Shanrahan/Flemingstown – Araglin Road from Clogheen – part tarmac, part forestry track. 10km walk with a moderate climb to the summit. There is a very shallow water crossing.