Walks and adventure sports in Wexford

Leinster

Wexford has 87 waymarked trails on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register, covering about 2,886 kilometres in total across walking (83), cycling (5).

Waymarked trails
87
Total distance
2,886 km
Longest
2300 km

Spots worth the trip

Named on our sport and activity guides.

Hook Head

Diving

Reefs, gullies and accessible shore dives on the south-east coast, with sheltered options when the Atlantic is unworkable.

Mount Leinster

Paragliding & Hang Gliding

The best-known inland flying site in Ireland, working across several wind directions with reliable thermal and ridge lift.

Waymarked trails in Wexford

The 25 longest of 87, from the National Trails Register.

EuroVelo 1 Ireland - Atlantic Coast Route

2300 km · 21700 m climb · Very Challenging · Linear

Starts at Newtowncunningham or Rosslare Harbour. Directions

Waymarked: blue text on white signs with bicycle symbol and eurovelo logo

Wexford Cycle Hub Loop 3

77.3 km · Challenging · Loop

Starts at Wexford. Directions

5 hours · Waymarked: blue text on white background

Wexford Cycle Hub Loop 1

53.3 km · Challenging · Loop

Starts at Wexford. Directions

3 hours 30 minutes · Waymarked: blue text on white background

The Columban Way - Nine Stones to Magany

50.1 km · 410 m climb · Moderate · Linear

Starts at Nine Stones carpark on Mount Leinster, near Myshall. Directions

10 hours · Waymarked: columban way markers

Wexford Cycle Hub Loop 2

36 km · Challenging · Loop

Starts at Wexford. Directions

2 hours 30 minutes · Waymarked: blue text on white background

Clody Valley Craan Loop

14.3 km · 180 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Market Square in Bunclody, near Bunclody. Directions

4 hours · Waymarked: red arrow on white background

Three Rocks Trail

13.3 km · 205 m climb · Moderate · Linear

Starts at Ferrycarrig Castle Car Park, near Wexford Town Centre 4km from Ferrycarrig Trailhead. Directions

4 hours · Waymarked: brown finger signs on road sections and blue arrows on off-road sections

Coolmelagh - Coolmelagh Loop

12.5 km · 280 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Car Park at Coolmelagh Trail Head sign 6km R746 Road, near Bunclody. Directions

3 hours · Waymarked: red arrow on white background

Lacken Hill & Dunbrody Forest Trails - Millstream Trail

11.9 km · 118 m climb · Moderate · Linear

Starts at Lacken Hill Forest Entrance, 2km from New Ross. Directions

2 hours · Waymarked: green arrow on white background

Tintern Trails - Caesar Colclough Trail

11.3 km · 200 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at In walkers' car park at main entrance to Tintern Abbey, near Fethard -on-Sea. Directions

3 hours 20 minutes · Waymarked: green arrow

Slieveboy Loop

10.9 km · 300 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Church Carpark, Askamore Village, near Carnew. Directions

3 hours 30 minutes

Oulart Hill 1798 Walking Hub - The Unyoke Walk

10.8 km · 79 m climb · Moderate · Linear

Starts at Outside the GAA Grounds in Oulart Village, near Oulart Village. Directions

2.5 hours · Waymarked: red arrow on white background

Bree Hill Beech Trail

10.2 km · 150 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Bree Community Centre, near Bree Village. Directions

2 hours 30 minutes · Waymarked: blue arrow on white background

St Brigid's Loop Askamore

10.2 km · 160 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Car Park opposite Church, near Askamore Village. Directions

3.3 hours · Waymarked: red arrow on white background

Coolmelagh - Gibbet Hill Loop

9 km · 210 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Car Park at Coolmelagh Trail Head sign 6km R746 Road, near Bunclody. Directions

2 hours · Waymarked: orange arrow on white background

Bree Hill Wilton Trail

8.2 km · 120 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Bree Community Centre, near Bree Village. Directions

2 hours · Waymarked: green arrow on white background

Annagh Hill Yellow Belly Trail

8 km · 260 m climb · Strenuous · Loop

Starts at Car park opposite The Gap Pub, near Kilanerin - approximately 7 minutes. Directions

2 hours 40 minutes · Waymarked: purple arrow on white background

Ballybeg loop

7.7 km · 200 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Church Carpark, Askamore Village, near Carnew. Directions

2 hours 30 minutes

Clody Valley Long Lane Loop

7.7 km · 180 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Market Square in Bunclody, near Bunclody. Directions

2 hours · Waymarked: green arrow on white background

Oulart - Siul Ladhru

7.7 km · Moderate · Linear

Starts at Bridge of Blackwater, near Blackwater. Directions

1 hour 45 minutes · Waymarked: purple on white

Forth Mountain Trail

7.1 km · 210 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at New Line Car Park, 3km from Cleariestown Village. Directions

2 hours 30 minutes · Waymarked: red arrow on white background

Carne Carnsore Point Trail

6.9 km · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Caravan park at Carne, near Our Lady's Island. Directions

1 hour 40 minutes · Waymarked: red arrow

Lacken Hill & Dunbrody Forest Trails - Scarke Loop

6.6 km · 122 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Lacken Hill Forest Entrance, 2km from New Ross. Directions

1 hour 30 minutes · Waymarked: orange arrow on white background

Ballytrent Loop

6.3 km · Easy · Loop

Starts at Car park at St Helens Pier, near Rosslare Harbour. Directions

1 hour · Waymarked: red

Kiltealy Cullentra Trail

6.3 km · 235 m climb · Moderate · Loop

Starts at Village Graveyard, near Kiltealy. Directions

2 hours · Waymarked: red arrow

The other 62 in Wexford

Coillte maintains 24 forest car parks in Wexford. These are the usual starting points for forest walks and mountain bike trails.

Bathing waters in Wexford

19 designated bathing waters monitored by the EPA, 5 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 Wexford 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.

Baginbun

Lifeguard · Parking · Toilets · Public transport · Beach wheelchair

Directions · EPA profile

Ballinesker

Excellent Quality (2025)

Blue Flag · Lifeguard · Parking · Toilets · Accessible · Beach wheelchair

Directions · EPA profile

Ballyhealy

Green Coast

Directions

Ballymoney, North Beach

Good Quality (2025)

Lifeguard · Parking · Toilets · Accessible

Directions · EPA profile

Booley Bay

Green Coast

Directions

Cahore

Green Coast

Directions

Carne

Excellent Quality (2025)

Blue Flag · Lifeguard · Parking · Toilets · Accessible · Beach wheelchair

Directions · EPA profile

Courtown, North Beach

Excellent Quality (2025)

Lifeguard · Parking · Toilets · Public transport · Accessible · Beach wheelchair

Directions · EPA profile

Cullenstown

Green Coast

Directions

Culletons Gap

Green Coast

Directions

Curracloe

Excellent Quality (2025)

Blue Flag · Parking · Toilets · Accessible · Beach wheelchair

Directions · EPA profile

Duncannon

Excellent Quality (2025)

Lifeguard · Parking · Toilets · Accessible · Beach wheelchair

Directions · EPA profile

Grange

Green Coast

Directions

Kilmore Quay Small Beach

Beach wheelchair

Directions

Morriscastle

Excellent Quality (2025)

Blue Flag · Lifeguard · Parking · Toilets · Accessible · Beach wheelchair

Directions · EPA profile

Old Bawn

Green Coast

Directions

Rosslare Harbour

Green Coast · Parking · Public transport · Accessible · Beach wheelchair

Directions

Rosslare Strand

Excellent Quality (2025)

Blue Flag · Lifeguard · Parking · Toilets · Public transport · Accessible · Beach wheelchair

Directions · EPA profile

St Helens Bay

No facilities recorded

Directions

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 Wexford, in depth

The sports with named spots, accredited centres or registered trails in the county.

Kayaking in Wexford 3 centres Rock Climbing in Wexford Diving in Wexford 1 spot Archery in Wexford Sailing in Wexford

13 clubs and schools in Wexford

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

Courtown Sailing Club

Club
Phone
086 260 9001

HOOK SAC

Club · New Ross
Phone
0879292706

New Ross Ramblers

Club
Phone
0872671981

Orion Archers

Club · Wexford

Prima Archery Academy

Club · Enniscorthy
Phone
0879000598

Ruane Maritime

School
Phone
087 9749301

Slaney Archers

Club · Enniscorthy

Southend Family Resource Centre

School
Website
sefrc.ie
Phone
0539126027

Wexford Climbing Co-Op

Club

Wexford Harbour Boat & Tennis Club

Club
Website
whbtc.ie
Phone
053 9147504

Wexford Hillwalking and Mountaineering Club

Club

WEXFORD SAC

Club · Kilmore Quay
Phone
0868718562

Woolgreen Walking Club

Club
Phone
087 6760768

Adventure centres in Wexford

All 3 currently accredited by a national governing body, with a link to the register.

GoPaddle.ie

Website
gopaddle.ie

Paddle Progression

Shielbaggan OETC

Run by Waterford and Wexford ETB

Approved here in 2001, and still accredited today.

Website
shielbagganoec.com
Phone
051 389 550
Email
[email protected]
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Guides for Wexford

Hillwalking & Mountaineering Mountain Biking Diving Paragliding & Hang Gliding

Common questions

Where can I go walking in Wexford?

83 waymarked walking trails are registered in Wexford. The longest are The Columban Way - Nine Stones to Magany (50.1km), Clody Valley Craan Loop (14.3km), Three Rocks Trail (13.3km), Coolmelagh - Coolmelagh Loop (12.5km). Every one has a verified start point and driving directions on its own page.

How many waymarked trails are there in Wexford?

87 on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register, totalling roughly 2,886 kilometres. The register records waymarked trails only, so unmarked mountain routes and informal paths aren't counted.

How hard are the trails in Wexford?

By register grade: 31 easy, 51 moderate, 1 strenuous, 3 challenging, 1 very challenging. Grades are set by Sport Ireland against national criteria, so they're comparable between counties.

Are there sports clubs in Wexford?

13 clubs and schools in Wexford are listed by their national governing body: Irish Sailing, Diving Ireland, Mountaineering Ireland and Archery Ireland. They cover 5 sports between them, and each listing links back to the register it came from.

Are there adventure centres in Wexford?

3 in our directory, 3 of which currently hold accreditation from a national governing body: GoPaddle.ie, Paddle Progression, Shielbaggan OETC. Each accredited listing links to the body's own register so you can check it.

What adventure sports can you do in Wexford?

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

Elsewhere in Leinster

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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.