Walks and adventure sports in Louth
Leinster
Louth has 10 waymarked trails on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register, covering about 126 kilometres in total across walking (9), cycling (1).
Waymarked trails in Louth
All 10 from the National Trails Register.
Tain Way
40.3 km · 1025 m climb · Moderate · LoopStarts at Carlingford. Directions
2 days · Waymarked: yellow arrow on black background
Boyne Valley Camino
25.5 km · 200 m climb · Moderate · LoopStarts at St Peter's RC Church, Drogheda, near Drogheda. Directions
5 hours · Waymarked: yellow arrow
Barnavave Loop
14.3 km · 400 m climb · Strenuous · LoopStarts at Tourist Office (Harbour Carpark), near Carlingford. Directions
4 hours 30 minutes · Waymarked: red arrow on white background
PLEASE NOTE: There has been significant storm damage on this trail and some diversions are in place. Please adhere to all signage. DOGS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS TRAIL
Slieve Foye Loop
9.8 km · 270 m climb · Strenuous · LoopStarts at Tourist Office (Harbour Carpark), near Carlingford. Directions
2 hours 30 minutes · Waymarked: blue arrow on white background
PLEASE NOTE: There has been significant storm damage on this trail and some diversions are in place. Please adhere to all signage. DOGS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON THIS TRAIL
Carlingford Greenway Cycling Trail
7.7 km · 40 m climb · Easy · LinearStarts at Carlingford Marina / Omeath Pier, near Carlingford / Omeath. Directions
40 mins · Waymarked: white arrow on black background
Carlingford Greenway Walking Trail
7.7 km · 40 m climb · Easy · LinearStarts at Carlingford Marina / Omeath Pier, near Carlingford / Omeath. Directions
1 hour 30 minutes · Waymarked: white arrow on black background
Grange Loops - Rooskey Loop
6.9 km · 150 m climb · Moderate · LoopStarts at John Long's Pub, near Grange. Directions
2 hours 15 minutes · Waymarked: purple arrow on white background
Annaloughan Loop
5.9 km · 250 m climb · Moderate · LoopStarts at Fitzpatrick's Pub/Restaurant, near Jenkinstown. Directions
2 hours 45 minutes · Waymarked: purple arrow on white background
Grange Loops - Molly Loop
4.7 km · 150 m climb · Easy · LoopStarts at John Long's Pub, near Grange. Directions
1 hour 15 minutes · Waymarked: green arrow on white background
Commons Loop
3.2 km · 250 m climb · Moderate · LoopStarts at Tourist Office (Harbour Carpark), near Carlingford. Directions
1 hour 15 minutes · Waymarked: green arrow on white background
Coillte maintains 8 forest car parks in Louth. These are the usual starting points for forest walks and mountain bike trails.
Bathing waters in Louth
4 designated bathing waters monitored by the EPA, 3 of them flying a Blue Flag. 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 Louth 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.
Clogherhead
Excellent Quality (2025)Blue Flag · Lifeguard · Parking · Toilets · Public transport · Beach wheelchair
Port, Lurganboy
Excellent Quality (2025)Blue Flag · Lifeguard · Parking · Toilets
Shelling Hill/Templetown
Excellent Quality (2025)Blue Flag · Lifeguard · Parking · Toilets · Accessible
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.
Sports in Louth, in depth
The sports with named spots, accredited centres or registered trails in the county.
13 clubs and schools in Louth
Listed by Archery Ireland, Irish Sailing, Mountaineering Ireland and Diving Ireland. Reproduced as each body publishes it, with a link back to the register. Contact details are theirs, not checked by us.
- Phone
- 0868558253
- [email protected]
- Phone
- 042 9373238
- [email protected]
Crows Hillwalkers
ClubCuchulainn Archers
Club · Dundalk- [email protected]
Ramblers Country Tracks
ClubSlane Striders
ClubAdventure centres in Louth
Established centres operating in Louth. None currently carries a published accreditation we can cite.
- Website
- carlingfordadventure.com
- Phone
- 042 937 3100
- [email protected]
Guides for Louth
Common questions
Where can I go walking in Louth?
9 waymarked walking trails are registered in Louth. The longest are Tain Way (40.3km), Boyne Valley Camino (25.5km), Barnavave Loop (14.3km), Slieve Foye Loop (9.8km). Every one has a verified start point and driving directions on its own page.
How many waymarked trails are there in Louth?
10 on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register, totalling roughly 126 kilometres. The register records waymarked trails only, so unmarked mountain routes and informal paths aren't counted.
How hard are the trails in Louth?
By register grade: 3 easy, 5 moderate, 2 strenuous. Grades are set by Sport Ireland against national criteria, so they're comparable between counties.
Are there sports clubs in Louth?
13 clubs and schools in Louth are listed by their national governing body: Archery Ireland, Irish Sailing, Mountaineering Ireland and Diving Ireland. They cover 4 sports between them, and each listing links back to the register it came from.
Are there adventure centres in Louth?
1 in our directory: Carlingford Adventure Centre. 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 Louth?
hillwalking & mountaineering, mountain biking, based on the trails registered in the county and the locations named on our sport guides.
Elsewhere in Leinster
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.