Trail · County Limerick

Ballyhoura - Lyre na Freaghaun

4.9 km1 hr 45 minModerateLoop70 m climbDogs on a lead
Route shape, north at the top · start (filled) and finish (ring) · Sport Ireland

This walk brings you through beautiful stands of mature Scot's Pine and Beech as it follows forest tracks and trails over the Lyre na Freaghaun stream, alongside Sitka Spruce plantations and adjacent to Gleann Easa Mór. Some sections are shared with mountain bikers.

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Outdoors in County Limerick this week

Best day outdoors: Sat, 31 Oct — dry by day, light winds, up to 13°C

  1. Thu, 29 Oct13° / 11°Sun with light cloudGreat day outdoors
  2. Fri, 30 Oct14° / 10°Grey cloudGreat day outdoors
  3. Sat, 31 Oct13° / 8°Grey cloudGreat day outdoors
  4. Sun, 1 Nov11° / 5°Sun with light cloudGreat day outdoors

Forecast: Met Éireann · outdoor rating by Winsome Planet

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