The Loop of Laghile and Loughaun

Starting in Sopwell Woodlands (Coill na Lathach), an old woodland site, the walk passes through the townlands of Lahile (An Leathchoill) and Loughaun (an Lochán), a diverse landscape of woodlands, bog and boreen. A footbridge over the Silver Stream leads to Scohaboy Bog LIFE site, an SAC, home to a unique tapestry of peatland life. One of the most successful community supported conservation efforts of its kind in Ireland, Scohaboy Bog is an award-winning raised bog restoration project and a 1000m bog-bridge crosses the restoration area, passing a spur to a viewing platform with expansive views south over the high bog to low lying hills with a high point of Keeper Hill (Sliabh Coimeálta). Exiting onto the old bog road and crossing the Silver Stream a sheltered boreen leads to the Old Birr Road, left to Lahile Woods and back to the trailhead on the forest path network.