View our range of guided walking paths in co-ordination with Siul Eile
All Siul Eile walks are at a relaxed pace using quiet country roads, open mountain, forest paths, tracks and trails with an experienced local guide. Choose the walks that best suits your interests, length of stay and level of fitness, from easy to moderate. We want to share our passion for the beautiful Vee Valley and give you the holiday of a lifetime - Liam Fleming, Founder of Siul Eile
Heathfield Loop |
Kilballyboy Wood - Beal Lough Loop |
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An easy all road walk that will take you past Shanrahan cemetary, resting place of Fr.Sheehy. Father Nicholas Sheehy (1728–1766) was an 18th-century Irish Roman Catholic priest who was executed on charge of accessory to murder. Father Sheehy was a prominent and vocal opponent of the Penal Laws, which disenfranchised and persecuted Catholics in Ireland. His conviction is widely regarded as an act of judicial murder amongst supporters of Irish rebellion.
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This faboulous loop has a little bit of everthing, starting off in a picnic site, taking you through paths of heather and rhododendron, crossing over a a stream via a wooden bridge, coming out at Louglins Bridge giving you a great vista of the Vee Valley. Following a short stiff climb will bring you to the mystical Beal Lough, then it’s a down another forest path bringing you back to your starting point.
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Package 1 Price: €41
Package 3 Price: €66
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Package 2 Price: €61
Package 4 Price: €106
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Package 1 Price: €41
Package 3 Price: €66
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Package 2 Price: €61
Package 4 Price: €106
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Historical Walking Trail of Clogheen |
Clogheen Loop |
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A trip down memory lane and a reminder that Clogheen was once a bustling thriving town with Artillery Barracks, Court House, Bank, Workhouse, Market House, several schools, bakeries, mills, inns, hotels etc.
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This loop crosses the lower slopes of the Knockmealdown Mountains above the village of Clogheen and the River Duag. It follows road and forest paths, a spur off will take you to the famine Reigh Cemetery. There are fine views of the village and its surrounding area.
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Glengarra - Millenium Trail |
Knockshanahullion |
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On forest track and path, this trail includes a great variety of trees, shrubs and wildlife with a number of viewing points giving great views out across the lowlands to the Knockmealdown Mountains as it takes you along the Burncourt River and through the Millennium Forest, passing the An Oige Mountain Lodge Hostel.
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This mountain peak overlooking Clogheen seems formidable but in actual fact the summit can be reached in an hours walking. The view from the summit is spectacular on a clear day, with the entire valley between the Galtee mountains and Knockmealdown mountains laid out like a patchworth quilt below and to the rear Dungarvan harbour. At the peak there is a Bronze Age Tomb (2500BC-500BC).
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Ballard Waterfall TrailThe trail runs on roadway, forest track and path passing through forest, with a spur to the beautiful hidden waterfall. As well as the stunning waterfall, the trail offers excellent views of the surrounding countryside and hills.
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KnockballiniryThis loop follows forestry roadway, ascending to give good views into the Knockmealdown Mountains. It includes a waterfall viewing platform and a stretch along the banks of the Glengalla River.
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Three Dunes Waterfall |
Sugarloaf Hill |
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This spectacular waterfall is off the beaten track and a real hidden treat with a mesmeririding cascade well worth the visit in a remote location.
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Starting at the iconic Vee, this climb takes in Grubbs Monument. Samuel Grubb is buried here standing up, so he could look down on his estate in the beautiful Vee Valley. At the summit is a cairn and panoramic views of the Vee Valley, Galtees, Slievenamon, Comeraghs and the rest of the Knockmealdown Range.
Longer Version: You can choose to add in a trail on the Knockmealdown Mountain range also.
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Soldiers Path Walk |
Liam Lynch Loop |
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A gradual uphill walk to Beal Lough, famous corie lake in the Knockmealdowns. The lake has a strong historical significance both in South Tipperary and West Waterford. In local folklore it is famed as the lake to which Petticoat Loose was banished for all time, ordered to empty it with a thimble.It is also widely held that the lake is ‘bottomless’ and that it is not possible to swim across it, despite its rather modest proportions. To see the lake at its finest the best time to visit is the last two weeks in May and the first two weeks in June. This is when the Rhododendron plants bloom in the area, making for truly spectacular views all the way from Bay Lough to Clogheen.
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This loop winds up on forest roads to travel along the shoulder of Crohan Mountain and traces a stretch along the Glengalla River. It takes you within 200m of the round tower monument to Liam Lynch, whose death nearby heralded the end of the Irish Civil War. Views are into the Knockmealdown Mountains and the plains spread below.
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Flemingstown Loop |
Knockshanahullion Loop |
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Looped walk taking in the eastern side of the Knockmealdowns, includes a shallow water crossing.
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Starting and finishing in Clogheen, this loop will take up to Beal Lough, around the back of Knockshanahullion, back out onto a quiet country road giving you faboulous views into the heart of the Galtees, back onto a forest track and return to Clogheen.
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Knockmealdown Trail |
Guided Night Walks |
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A 32KM forest trail from Ballyporeen to Newcastle. The Knockmealdown Trail take you on gravelled access roads, old paths and minor tarred roads/boreens, mainly through Coillte forest on the scenic northern slopes of the Knockmealdown Mountains, an area steeped in historical, cultural and ecological interest with attractive vistas across the rich agricultural lowlands to mountains beyond.
Shorter Version: The trail can also be split into two, starting at either Newcastle or Ballyporeen and both finishing in Clogheen.
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Guided night walks are available on request - Please contact us for more information.
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