Walks and adventure sports in Leitrim

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Leitrim has 28 waymarked trails on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register, covering about 785 kilometres in total across walking (23), cycling (8).

Waymarked trails
28
Total distance
785 km
Longest
362.2 km

Waymarked trails in Leitrim

The 25 longest of 28, from the National Trails Register.

Kingfisher Cycle Trail

362.2 km · Very Challenging · Loop

Starts near Carrick-on-Shannon. Directions

5 days

Miner's Way & Historical Trail - Slí an Mhianadóra & Conair Stairiúil

144.6 km · 2376 m climb · Strenuous · Loop

Starts at Arigna, near Keadew. Directions

5 days · Waymarked: yellow arrow on black background

The North West Trail Cycling

126 km · 1357 m climb · Very Challenging · Linear

Starts near Lifford. Directions

6 hours 30 minutes

Leitrim Way

58.9 km · 760 m climb · Strenuous · Linear

Starts at Manorhamilton Castle, near Manorhamilton. Directions

2 to 3 days · Waymarked: yellow arrow on black background

Crummy Loop

10.2 km · 80 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Aghacashel Post Office, 8km from Drumshanbo. Directions

3 hours 30 minutes · Waymarked: purpple arrow on white background

Battlebridge - Drumhauver Bridge Loop

9.9 km · 20 m climb · Easy · Loop

Starts at Battlebridge Lock, 1km from Leitrim Village. Directions

2 hours 45 minutes · Waymarked: purple arrow on white background

Bothar na Naomh

7 km · 50 m climb · Easy · Loop

Starts at Community Centre, Cloone, near Cloone. Directions

2 hours · Waymarked: red arrow on white background

Starts at Railway Road carpark, near Ballinamore. Directions

2 hours · Waymarked: white on blue background

Starts at Railway Road carpark, near Ballinamore. Directions

2 hours · Waymarked: white on blue background

Battlebridge - Drumleague Lock Loop

5 km · 20 m climb · Easy · Loop

Starts at Battlebridge Lock, 1km from Leitrim Village. Directions

1 hour 45 minutes · Waymarked: red arrow on white background

Ballinamore Town Loop

4.4 km · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Ballinamore Marina, near Ballinamore. Directions

1 hour 30 minutes · Waymarked: yellow arrow on black background

Keeldra Lake Trail

4.2 km · Easy · Loop

Starts at Car park at Keeldra Lake Amenity, near Cloone Village - 3.2km Mohill Village - 7.6km. Directions

45 minutes · Waymarked: white writing on black background

SLNCR – Manorhamilton to Boggaun

4.1 km · 35 m climb · Easy · Linear

Starts at 1km south of Manorhamilton, near Manorhamilton. Directions

45 minutes · Waymarked: white markings on a blue background

SLNCR – Manorhamilton to Boggaun Cycling Trail

4.1 km · 35 m climb · Easy · Linear

Starts at 1km South of Manorhamilton on the R280, near Manorhamilton. Directions

30 minutes · Waymarked: white markings on a blue background

Ballyglass Walk

4 km · Moderate · Out and Back

Directions

45 minutes · Waymarked: blue arrow

Cranny Walk

4 km · Moderate · Out and Back

Directions

1 hour 15 minutes

Glenfarne - Demesne Cycle/Walk Trail

3.4 km · 58 m climb · Easy · Loop

Starts at car park at the lakeside pier in Glenfarne Wood, near Glenfarne. Directions

1 hour 30 minutes · Waymarked: red arrows

Bonet River Loop

3.3 km · Moderate · Loop

Directions

30 minutes

Aghacashel Loop

3 km · 30 m climb · Easy · Loop

Starts at Aghacashel Post Office, 8km from Drumshanbo. Directions

1 hour 20 minutes · Waymarked: blue arrow on white background

Fowley's Falls Trail

2.8 km · Moderate · Linear

Starts at Forest Entrance Car Park, near Rossinver. Directions

1 hour

Glenfarne - Lough McNean Trail

2.1 km · Easy · Loop

Starts at car park at the lakeside pier in Glenfarne Wood, near Glenfarne. Directions

1 hour · Waymarked: blue arrows

Drumshanbo Narrow Guage Trail

2 km · 15 m climb · Moderate · Linear

Starts at Footpath along Ballinamore Road, near Drumshanbo. Directions

20 minutes

SLNCR Greenway Glenfarne

2 km · Easy · Out and Back

Starts at Parking Space off the N16, outside of Glenfarne, near Glenfarne. Directions

35 minutes

Mullaghgarve Mass Rock

1.4 km · 270 m climb · Moderate · Out and Back

Starts at Famine Memorial Seat, near Ballinamore (13km), Drumshanbo (7.7km). Directions

1 hour 30 minutes · Waymarked: mass rock symbol

Starts at Riverbank Restaurant and Clubhouse Bar, near Dromahair. Directions

15 minutes · Waymarked: white arrow on red background

The other 3 in Leitrim

Coillte maintains 15 forest car parks in Leitrim. These are the usual starting points for forest walks and mountain bike trails.

Bathing waters in Leitrim

1 designated bathing water monitored by the EPA. Water quality below is the EPA's annual classification, which is a verdict on the previous four bathing seasons and not a reading for today.

Bathing restrictions in Leitrim right now

Live from the EPA's bathing water service. Local authorities post restrictions after heavy rain, sewage discharges and pollution incidents, and they can appear the same morning.

Checking the EPA for current restrictions…

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Data from the EPA Bathing Water Open Data service, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Keeldra Lough

Excellent Quality (2025)

Parking · Toilets · Accessible

Directions · EPA profile

Bathing water data from the EPA Bathing Water Open Data service, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Snapshot taken 2026-08-13. Positions converted from Irish Grid. The EPA publishes the full profile for each water at beaches.ie.

1 clubs and schools in Leitrim

Listed by Irish Sailing. Reproduced as each body publishes it, with a link back to the register. Contact details are theirs, not checked by us.

Adventure centres in Leitrim

Established centres operating in Leitrim. None currently carries a published accreditation we can cite.

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Guides for Leitrim

Common questions

Where can I go walking in Leitrim?

23 waymarked walking trails are registered in Leitrim. The longest are Miner's Way & Historical Trail - Slí an Mhianadóra & Conair Stairiúil (144.6km), Leitrim Way (58.9km), Crummy Loop (10.2km), Battlebridge - Drumhauver Bridge Loop (9.9km). Every one has a verified start point and driving directions on its own page.

How many waymarked trails are there in Leitrim?

28 on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register, totalling roughly 785 kilometres. The register records waymarked trails only, so unmarked mountain routes and informal paths aren't counted.

How hard are the trails in Leitrim?

By register grade: 16 easy, 9 moderate, 2 strenuous, 2 very challenging. Grades are set by Sport Ireland against national criteria, so they're comparable between counties.

Are there sports clubs in Leitrim?

1 clubs and schools in Leitrim are listed by their national governing body: Irish Sailing. They cover 1 sports between them, and each listing links back to the register it came from.

Are there adventure centres in Leitrim?

1 in our directory: Lough Allen Adventure. None currently carries a published accreditation we can cite, which is a gap in what the governing bodies publish rather than a judgement on the centres.

What adventure sports can you do in Leitrim?

hillwalking & mountaineering, mountain biking, based on the trails registered in the county and the locations named on our sport guides.

Elsewhere in Connacht

Trail data from the Sport Ireland National Trails Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Start points from the companion Trailheads dataset. Snapshot taken 2026-08-13. The register records waymarked trails only, so check the trail operator for current conditions and closures. Forest park and car park data from Coillte Recreation Information (CC BY 4.0), snapshot 2026-08-04, with county boundaries from OSi.