Commons North - Woodland Walk

Walking Trail · Longford

Commons North - Woodland Walk is a 3 km easy waymarked loop in Longford, starting near Lanesborough.

Distance
3 km
Climb
40 m
Shape
Loop
Time
60 mins

Grade

Activity Grade Difficulty Time
Walking Easy Easy 60 mins

Getting there

Starts at Near the bridge in Lanesborough, near Lanesborough.

Directions to the trailhead

Trailhead coordinates
53.67283, -7.99191
Irish Grid reference
N 00584 69210
Ordnance Survey sheets
Discovery Series Sheet 40

The National Trails Register's own latitude and longitude fields are empty for all 1,186 trails on it. This trailhead comes from Sport Ireland's separate Trailheads dataset, matched to this trail on its register ID.

About the trail

This is a very attractive and accessible short walk which is marked in both directions along the same route along the shoreline as far as the woodland where it breaks into a shorter inner loop and a longer outer loop, both marked in one direction only. It passes close to lake callows and disused lime quarries and the area is generally rich in natural and industrial heritage.

Before you go

Waymarked with wooden markers painted white. The inner loop has circular discs with a yellow arrow and the outer loop circular discs with a brown arrow Dogs allowed on this trail

Waymarking
White arrow on brown background

Who manages it

Lanesborough Tourism Coop Society

Seadna Ryan Lanesboro Tourism Coop Society Main Street Lanesboro Co Longford

Conditions and closures change. The operator is the authority on both, not this page.

Trails nearby

Measured trailhead to trailhead, in a straight line.

Common questions

How long is the Commons North - Woodland Walk?

3 km, recorded as a loop on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. It climbs 40 m in total. Sport Ireland estimates 60 mins.

How hard is the Commons North - Woodland Walk?

Sport Ireland grades it Easy. Grades are set against national criteria, so they are comparable with other registered trails.

Where does the Commons North - Woodland Walk start?

Starts at Near the bridge in Lanesborough, near Lanesborough. The trailhead is at 53.67283, -7.99191 (Irish Grid N 00584 69210).

Who manages the Commons North - Woodland Walk?

Lanesborough Tourism Coop Society. They are the authority on current conditions and closures, not this page.

More in Longford

Trail data from the Sport Ireland National Trails Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Trailhead coordinates from the companion Trailheads dataset. Snapshot taken 2026-08-13.