CullahillLoop
Hard Effort (4/5 Difficult level)
Initial part steep elevation
~ 16000 steps
~ 210min (3hrs 30mins)
Dog Friendly
Traffic – Low (expect 1 or 2 cars passing)
Proper Roadway for whole of loop
Excellent views and Ileigh Church
Hard Effort (4/5 Difficult level)
Initial part steep elevation
~ 16000 steps
~ 210min (3hrs 30mins)
Dog Friendly
Traffic – Low (expect 1 or 2 cars passing)
Proper Roadway for whole of loop
Excellent views and Ileigh Church
.Head out Nenagh Road from Borrisoleigh
At the CIRCLE K/ CENTRA garage/shop at end of village .. take a LEFT
Follow road up the hill.
The initial walk is quite steep and it is sure to get your heart pumping 🙂
The initial walk is quite steep and it is sure to get your heart pumping 🙂
There should be excellent views over the countyside to your LEFT after about 20mins of steep walk
Continue up the road until you come to a junction. Keep RIGHT
At eh next junction , take a left down towards ILEIGH CHURCH
ILEIGH CHURCH built in 1846. More info here
Continue on this road , at take a RIGHT at the next junction
There are good views down over the county on the BOTH sides of this road on a good day
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At the next junction take a RIGHT
At the next junction, take a LEFT.
At the next corner, if you look over the gate (on you LEFT) , you should see Cullahill Castle
At the next junction KEEP LEFT and head straight
The next junction is the main NENAGH. Be careful crossing it. You want to head RIGHT and then CROSS over to the Road on the LEFT
Walk up this road and that the LEFT road where the road splits
Walk along this road, keep going straight at the next juntion
At the end of this road, you will come to a T junction, take a RIGHT
At the next junction, take a RIGHT to head back towards Borrisoleigh
On a nice day there are some excellent views on this road
Further slong this road on your RIGHT you will find a monument to Bishop Shanahan o Bishop Shanahan
At the next junction, keep LEFT and head on along what is known as the Back Road
At the end of this road, take a RIGHT
And then RIGHT again, and head back in towards Borrisoleigh
The old BURKES/DE BURGO Castle can be seen on the LEFT as you enter the village. More INFO here
On reaching the church , you will have completed the LOOP
CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE COMPLETED the BORRISOLEIGH CULLAHILL LOOP – ~15km in total !!