Trail · County Sligo

Queen Maeve Trail Knocknarea

6.5 km2 hr 30 minChallengingLoopNo dogs

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

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Outdoors in County Sligo this week

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

Thu, 29 Oct14° / 10°Scattered cloudsGreat day outdoors
Fri, 30 Oct15° / 10°Grey cloudGreat day outdoors
Sat, 31 Oct12° / 5°DrizzleGood day outdoors
Sun, 1 Nov11° / 2°Scattered cloudsGreat 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 · 3.8 km awayKillaspugbrone Loop7 km2 hrModerateLoopThis relatively remote walk passes the early Christrian site of Killaspugbrone church and follows sandy, stony and gravel path through a variety of coastal habitats including sand dunes, salt marsh and pine woodland…

Trail · 5.9 km awayRosses Point Coastal Walk2.2 km1 hrEasyLoopRosses Point Coastal Trail is a coastal walk with amazing views of the Atlantic Ocean, the Metal Man Light House, Deadman’s Point and Oyster and Coney Island.

Trail · 7.1 km awayUnion Wood - Oakwood Trail5.1 km2 hrEasyLoopThis trail takes you along the edge of an old oak woodland currently managed by NPWS and formerly part of the Cooper Estate. There are views of the surrounding Ox Mountain range, Knocknarea, Ballygawley Lake and the…

Beaches & bathing waters

Beach · 6.3 km awayRosses Point BeachWater quality: Excellent (2025)Blue FlagLifeguards in seasonToiletsRosses Point Beach is a sheltered sandy beach, backed by sand dunes. The beach lies between the Drumcliff Bay Special Protection Area (Ref. SPA 004013) to the north which contains the Drumcliff Bay Designated Shellfish…

Beach · 11 km awayDunmoran BeachWater quality: Excellent (2025)Lifeguards in seasonToiletsParkingDunmoran Beach is an exposed sandy beach backed by sand dunes. There are no formal designations associated with this beach, however there is a proposed National Heritage Area (pNHA) close by at Aughris. This area is…

Forests & woodlands

Forest · 900 m awayRáth Mhic ConcharraigeRathcarrick2 trailsParking

Forest · 6.7 km awayNa CarnaCarns4 trails

Parks, gardens & islands

Nature spot · 3.9 km awayStrandhill BeachBeachStrandhillStrandhill Beach in County Sligo is a popular surf beach featuring a number of schools catering for both novices and experienced surfers.

Nature spot · 5.2 km awayConey IslandIslandConey IslandConey Island, off the coast of Sligo, is so named because of the vast quantity of rabbits that call it home. It is accessible by boat from the pier at Rosses Point, or you can make your way over across Cummeen Strand at low tide.

Heritage sites

Heritage site · 2.5 km awayCarrowmore Megalithic CemeteryMegalithic tombCarrowmore (Carbury By.)This is the largest cemetery of megalithic tombs in Ireland and is also among the country's oldest, with monuments ranging from five and a half thousand to six and a half thousand years old. Archaeologists have recorded…

Heritage site · 6.0 km awaySligo Abbey, SligoReligious houseAbbeyquarter NorthKnown locally as the Abbey, this Dominican Friary was founded in the mid - 13th century by Maurice Fitzgerald. The site contains a great wealth of carvings including Gothic and Renaissance tomb sculpture, well preserved…