Trail · County Galway

Coole Park Family Trail

1.6 km25 minEasyLoop10 m climbDogs on a lead

Route shape, north at the top · start (filled) and finish (ring) · Sport Ireland

This walk follows tracks as it brings you by a deer pen and passes the site of the house and the walled garden on its way to tthe Autograph Tree.

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Outdoors in County Galway this week

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

Thu, 29 Oct14° / 11°Scattered cloudsGreat day outdoors
Fri, 30 Oct15° / 10°Grey cloudGreat day outdoors
Sat, 31 Oct13° / 5°Grey cloudGood day outdoors
Sun, 1 Nov11° / 4°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 · 100 m awayCoole Park 7 Woods Trail4.5 km1 hr 15 minModerateLoopThis trail uses paths, tracks and steps to connect the different woods made famous by W.B. Yeats in his poems and take you to a viewing point overlooking Coole Lough. There are tree roots underfoot in places. You may…

Trail · 3.1 km awayGort River Walk3.6 km45 minEasyLoopThe Gort River Walk starts close to Gort Town center at Bridge Street /Aldi and follows the east side of Gort River as it flows North. The trail passes first through an area previously used as large mill site. It skirts…

Trail · 13 km awaySlieve Aughty Trails - Gortnamanagh Loop6.5 km1 hr 30 minModerateLoop

Beaches & bathing waters

Beach · 13 km awayTraught, KinvaraWater quality: Excellent (2025)Blue FlagLifeguards in seasonToiletsTraught beach is a long, sandy, gently sloping beach consisting of a lower sand/mud shore with shingle on the upper shore. There is a wide variety of animals, plants, shellfish and birds supported at Traught beach…

Beach · Co. Clare · 20 km awayCeathrú an EaspaigBishopsquarterWater quality: Excellent (2025)Lifeguards in seasonToiletsParkingBishopsquarter is located in the Ballyvaughan Bay. There are a variety of habitats including rocky shores, muddy shores, a lagoon, low islands, sand dunes and a turlough. These habitats support a variety of plant and…

Forests & woodlands

Forest · Co. Clare · 15 km awayCathair MhurchúCahermurphy2 trailsParking

Parks, gardens & islands

Nature spot · Co. Clare · 15 km awayThe Burren PerfumeryGardenCarranDiscover the enchanting Burren Perfumery in Carran, County Clare. Ireland’s first perfumery was established over 50 years ago, amidst one of the world’s most extraordinary floral landscapes.

Nature spot · Co. Clare · 19 km awayNa LeacachaFlaggy ShoreBeachNewquayFeast your eyes on the limestone pavements, historical fossils and views of Aughinish Island and the wider Atlantic from the peacefully secluded beach of Flaggy Shore.

Heritage sites

Heritage site · Co. Clare · 15 km awayMainistir Chorca MruaCorcomroe AbbeyReligious houseAbbey WestCorcomroe Abbey is beautifully situated on the edge of the rocky hills of the Burren. It was founded for Cistercian monks around 1195 as a daughter house of the Abbey at Inisloughnaght, Co. Tipperary. The church was…

Heritage site · 24 km awayAthenry CastleCastleAthenryAthenry is one of the most notable medieval walled towns surviving in Ireland, owing its foundation to Meiler de Bermingham who built his castle there c.1250. The oldest part of the castle is the hall-keep. It is a…