Trail · County Wexford

Raven Wood Loop

4.7 km1 hr 30 minEasyLoopDogs on a lead

Route shape, north at the top · starts and finishes at the dot · Sport Ireland

Maps and more

Outdoors in County Wexford this week

Best day outdoors: Fri, 30 Oct — dry by day, breezy, up to 14°C

Thu, 29 Oct13° / 12°Grey cloudGreat day outdoors
Fri, 30 Oct14° / 9°Scattered cloudsGreat day outdoors
Sat, 31 Oct14° / 5°Sun with light cloudGreat day outdoors
Sun, 1 Nov12° / 8°Sun with grey cloudGreat 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 · 7.5 km awayOulart - Siul Ladhru7.7 km1 hr 45 minModerateLinear

Trail · 7.6 km awayBlackwater Forest Trail5.4 km1 hr 50 minModerateLoop

Trail · 7.7 km awayWexford Cycle Hub Loop 153.3 km3 hr 30 minChallengingLoopThe Slaney Route brings the cyclist around North Wexford and as far as Enniscorthy. Much of this route is on quiet scenic back roads although some is on main road and the road to Castlebridge can be busy with traffic…

Beaches & bathing waters

Beach · 300 m awayBearna Mhic CollatáinCulletons GapDogs on a leadCulleton’s Gap is located 1 mile from the village of Curracloe Co Wexford and is part of the sandy Curracloe stretch facing in an easterly direction over Wexford Bay and the Irish Sea. The Raven Nature Reserve, the…

Beach · 1000 m awayCurrach ClóCurracloeWater quality: Excellent (2025)Blue FlagToiletsParkingCurracloe is a rural peaceful fine-sand beach with a relatively gentle slope. The sand type is soft and windblown and often covers the wooden walkways. The sand dunes extend between 100m and 300m to the rear (west) of…

Forests & woodlands

Forest · 17 km awayShelmaliere / Forth Mountain2 trailsParking

Parks, gardens & islands

Nature spot · 4.4 km awayThe Wexford Slobs and Wildfowl ReserveParkThe Wexford Slobs and Wildfowl Reserve in Castlebridge, County Wexford are a natural haven for birds. Home to large flocks of geese, ducks and wading birds during the winter, with as many as 8,000 Greenland White-Fronted Geese going there.

Nature spot · 10 km awayRosslare StrandBeachRosslare Strand is a beach 12km south east of Wexford Town and 4km north west of Rosslare Europort. It is a mixture of sand and stone and runs the length of the southern peninsula which protrudes into Wexford Harbour.

Heritage sites

Heritage site · 25 km awayFerns AbbeyReligious houseFerns DemesneIn 1162, a new Augustinian monastery was founded at Ferns by Diarmait MacMurrough. Only parts of the church and the vaulted chancel survive today. Behind the chancel is the small sacristy where vestments and sacred…

Heritage site · 25 km awayFerns Cathedral and High CrossesCathedralFerns UpperThe earliest cathedral was built here at the beginning of the 13th century by John St John, Bishop of Ferns between 1223-1243. The principal remains consist of fragments of the two side walls of the chancel of the 13th…