Trail · County Limerick
Knockfierna Heritage Loop
6 km2 hrModerateLoop190 m climbDogs on a lead
Knockfierna Heritage Trails are rich in history (Sweathouse, Famine Houses, etc.) and preserved natural landscape. The trails are quiet, peaceful, flat and well-maintained, with some steep slopes not suited to wheelchair users, bikes or prams.
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Outdoors in County Limerick this week
Best day outdoors: Sat, 10 Oct — dry by day, breezy, up to 12°C
- Fri, 9 Oct13° / 9°Medium rain showers
- Sat, 10 Oct12° / 7°Sun with grey cloud
- Sun, 11 Oct14° / 14°Drizzle
Make a day of it
The nearest trails, beaches, woods and heritage within 25 km.
Trails & walks
Parks, gardens & islands
Nature spot · 16 km awayCurragh Chase Forest ParkParkKilcornanOver 300 hectares of forests and lakelands now surround the shell of Curraghchase House, in County Limerick. It was once home of poet Aubrey de Vere, who penned the famous 'Ballad Of Athlone'.
Nature spot · 20 km awayBallynacourty GardensGardenAskeatonAn expanse of about 1.6 hectares, Ballynacourty comprises a series of small gardens, all of which are interlinked. On the property, which is near Askeaton, County Limerick, visitors will find vegetables, fruit and flowers.