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The Western Way - This is a
famous walk that will take you into
Connemara.
It starts
some six mile out the Glann road near
Lough Corrib.
This is an excellent viewing point to the
Hill
of Doon.
The first part of the trail will take you all the
way to Maam, a distance of 14km. |
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The Western Way takes you along the banks of one of Ireland longest lake,
Lough Corrib, a world-renowned fishing Lough for freshwater trout and
salmon. It is said that Lough Corrib has an island for every day of the
year, so as we stroll along you will have a chance to count them. The
first section of this walk is on a narrow country road that eventually
guides us into a plantation of Silver Birch and conifers. Over the Owenree
River and onto an area of open moorland, it is this wilderness area that
will give you your first great sense of remoteness.
Wild flowers like, Sundew, Butterwort, Bog Asphodel and many more wild
species grow in abundance here. The trail eventually leads us onto an old
bog road that is only used today by the local people, mainly for the
harvesting of peat and to take the sheep to and from the mountains.
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Tonwee Wood Walk
This walk begins over the small bridge on the church side of
town. Instead of going along the river, continue along the
road as you turn right off the bridge. The road is the
Scenic Route or the High Road and will give you spectacular
panoramic views of Lough Corrib.
The Owenriff Way Walk
A walk through the town and along the banks of the Owenriff
river.
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