Walks and adventure sports in Leitrim
Connacht
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 in Leitrim
The 25 longest of 28, from the National Trails Register.
Kingfisher Cycle Trail
362.2 km · Very Challenging · LoopStarts near Carrick-on-Shannon. Directions
5 days
Miner's Way & Historical Trail - Slí an Mhianadóra & Conair Stairiúil
144.6 km · 2376 m climb · Strenuous · LoopStarts 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 · LinearStarts near Lifford. Directions
6 hours 30 minutes
Leitrim Way
58.9 km · 760 m climb · Strenuous · LinearStarts 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 · LoopStarts 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 · LoopStarts 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 · LoopStarts at Community Centre, Cloone, near Cloone. Directions
2 hours · Waymarked: red arrow on white background
Cavan Leitrim Ballinamore to Aghawillin Greenway Cycling Trail
5.9 km · 64 m climb · Easy · LinearStarts at Railway Road carpark, near Ballinamore. Directions
2 hours · Waymarked: white on blue background
Cavan Leitrim Ballinamore to Aghawillin Greenway Walking Trail
5.9 km · 64 m climb · Easy · LinearStarts at Railway Road carpark, near Ballinamore. Directions
2 hours · Waymarked: white on blue background
Battlebridge - Drumleague Lock Loop
5 km · 20 m climb · Easy · LoopStarts 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 · LoopStarts at Ballinamore Marina, near Ballinamore. Directions
1 hour 30 minutes · Waymarked: yellow arrow on black background
Keeldra Lake Trail
4.2 km · Easy · LoopStarts 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 · LinearStarts 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 · LinearStarts at 1km South of Manorhamilton on the R280, near Manorhamilton. Directions
30 minutes · Waymarked: white markings on a blue background
Glenfarne - Demesne Cycle/Walk Trail
3.4 km · 58 m climb · Easy · LoopStarts at car park at the lakeside pier in Glenfarne Wood, near Glenfarne. Directions
1 hour 30 minutes · Waymarked: red arrows
Aghacashel Loop
3 km · 30 m climb · Easy · LoopStarts 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 · LinearStarts at Forest Entrance Car Park, near Rossinver. Directions
1 hour
Glenfarne - Lough McNean Trail
2.1 km · Easy · LoopStarts 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 · LinearStarts at Footpath along Ballinamore Road, near Drumshanbo. Directions
20 minutes
SLNCR Greenway Glenfarne
2 km · Easy · Out and BackStarts 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 BackStarts at Famine Memorial Seat, near Ballinamore (13km), Drumshanbo (7.7km). Directions
1 hour 30 minutes · Waymarked: mass rock symbol
SLNCR Rail Trail 'The Long Stretch' Cycling Trail
1.1 km · Easy · LinearStarts at Riverbank Restaurant and Clubhouse Bar, near Dromahair. Directions
15 minutes · Waymarked: white arrow on red background
The other 3 in Leitrim
- SLNCR Rail Trail 'The Long Stretch' Walking Trail 1.1 km
- Dean's Lake Trail 1 km
- O'Rourke’s Table Trail 0.9 km
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…
If this doesn't update, check beaches.ie directly before you swim.
Data from the EPA Bathing Water Open Data service, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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.
Lough Allen Education Centre
School- Website
- allen.ie
- Phone
- 0876312708
- [email protected]
Adventure centres in Leitrim
Established centres operating in Leitrim. None currently carries a published accreditation we can cite.
The full directory →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.