Forest · County Mayo

Coill an Chornail

Colonels Wood

1 trail

Colonels Wood is a Coillte recreation forest in Teevenish. It has 1 marked trail.

Trails in the forest

Trail	Activity	Length
Western Way/Mayo	Walking	62.9 km

Outdoors in County Mayo this week

Best day outdoors: Sun, 1 Nov — dry by day, light winds, up to 11°C

Thu, 29 Oct14° / 11°Sun with light cloudGreat day outdoors
Fri, 30 Oct15° / 10°Grey cloudGreat day outdoors
Sat, 31 Oct13° / 5°DrizzleGood day outdoors
Sun, 1 Nov11° / 3°Clear weather sunGreat day outdoors

Forecast: Met Éireann · outdoor rating by Winsome Planet

Make a day of it

The nearest trails, beaches, woods and heritage within 25 km.

Trails & walks

Trail · 800 m awayWestport Greenway2.6 km15 minEasyLinearThis greenway offers traffic free walking and cycling on a tarred surface along the disused railway line which originally linked the current railway station and the quay area of the town. Views of the surrounding…

Trail · 800 m awayWestport Greenway2.6 km30 minEasyLinearThis greenway offers traffic free walking and cycling on a tarred surface along the disused railway line which originally linked the current railway station and the quay area of the town. Views of the surrounding…

Beaches & bathing waters

Beach · 10 km awayBertra Beach, MurriskWater quality: Excellent (2025)Blue FlagLifeguards in seasonToiletsBertra beach consists of a sandy dune area with the centre of the designated bathing area enclosed by caged stone. Bertra Beach is an exposed beach and can be subject to rip tides/strong currents. The sand dunes consist…

Beach · 18 km awayOld Head Beach, LouisburghWater quality: Excellent (2025)Blue FlagLifeguards in seasonToiletsOld Head Beach is a sheltered beach with a sandy substrate. The length of the beach at Old Head is backed by rocky cliffs. Old Head woodland is located approximately 200m to the rear of Old Head Beach. This SAC…

Forests & woodlands

Forest · 11 km awayRaheens Wood2 trailsParking

Forest · 18 km awayTourmakeady2 trailsParking

Forest · 19 km awayTamhnaigh ArdTawnyard2 trailsParking

Heritage sites

Heritage site · 9.1 km awayMainistir MhuraisceMurrisk FriaryReligious houseCarrowkeel (Murrisk By.)Murrisk Abbey is beautifully situated on the shores of Clew Bay and in the shadow of the majestic Croagh Patrick. The abbey was founded about 1456 by the Augustinian friars because ‘the inhabitants of those parts have…

Heritage site · 12 km awayMainistir Bhuiríos UmhaillBurrishoole FriaryReligious houseCarrowkeel (Burrishoole By., Burrishoole Par.)On the shores of Clew Bay near Newport are the ruins of Burrishoole Abbey, a Dominican Friary dedicated to St. Mary and founded by Richard de Burgo in 1470. Richard entered the order himself and lived there until his…