1.4 km
Total Distance
234 m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

The climb up Ireland's holy mountain above Clew Bay, a place of pilgrimage for over a thousand years. The steep, loose path leads to a summit chapel with a huge view over the drowned drumlins of the bay. Some pilgrims still climb it barefoot on the last Sunday of July.

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes