Slieve Bloom Mountains

Steeped in folklore as the home of fearless warrior Fionn MacCumhaill, ‘the Slieve Blooms’ is the jewel in our outdoors crown. Through a network of wonderful looped routes, walkers and hikers can marvel at Glenbarrow Waterfall, trek to the Ridge of Capard, and savour the spectacular natural beauty that surrounds.  The looped walks at Monicknew take in forest and open bog areas.

Slieve Bloom Looped Walks

A selection of twenty one marked walks ranging in length from one hour to four hours and varying degrees of difficulty. Choose your access point from one of five key trailheads which provide map-boards and car-parking as follows:

Trailhead 1 – Glenbarrow Carpark

Trailhead 2 – Brittas Wood.Entrance at Clonaslee Village

Trailhead 3 – Cadamstown Village Carpark

Trailhead 4 – Kinnitty Forest Entrance near Kinnitty Village

Trailhead 5 – Monicknew Forest Carpark