Grange - Grange Loop
Walking Trail · Tipperary
Grange - Grange Loop is a 3.7 km easy waymarked loop in Tipperary, starting near Urlingford.
Grade
| Activity | Grade | Difficulty | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | Easy | Easy | 1 hour 15 minutes |
Getting there
Starts at Hogans Pub, Grange, near Urlingford.
- Trailhead coordinates
- 52.65779, -7.54582
- Irish Grid reference
- S 30779 56354
- Ordnance Survey sheets
- Discovery Series Sheet 67
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 loop takes walkers into Grange Crag Wood and past a very interesting €˜ice-house' structure to a viewing point directly above the village from where Grange's medieval tower-house castle and the surrounding countryside as far as the Devil's Bit Mountain in the west can be seen Grange is a very small village in the Slieveardagh Hills on the Tipperary border with Kilkenny. It lies just east of the magnificent ruin of Kilcooly Abbey founded in 1182 and operated by the Cistercian order. Grange derives its name from its being an out-farm or the Gainseach (in Gaelic) of Kilcooly. The village is based around the medieval tower-house castle that protected the area for the abbey estate. The Grange area is acknowledged to be extremely attractive in terms of scenery and interesting in its historical heritage.
- Waymarking
- Green arrow
- Dogs
- Yes
Who manages it
Grange Development Group
Grange Development Group
Conditions and closures change. The operator is the authority on both, not this page.
Trails nearby
Measured trailhead to trailhead, in a straight line.
- Grange - Crag Loop 0 m away · 4.8 km trail
- Loch Dhoire Bhile Loop 10 km away · 2.4 km trail
- Freshford Loop 13 km away · 5.6 km trail
- Gathabawn Loop 13 km away · 11.3 km trail
- Gathabawn Short Loop 13 km away · 6 km trail
- Coille an Fhaltaigh Millennium Park - Green Trail 16 km away · 2.4 km trail
Common questions
How long is the Grange - Grange Loop?
3.7 km, recorded as a loop on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. It climbs 110 m in total. Sport Ireland estimates 1 hour 15 minutes.
How hard is the Grange - Grange Loop?
Sport Ireland grades it Easy. Grades are set against national criteria, so they are comparable with other registered trails.
Where does the Grange - Grange Loop start?
Starts at Hogans Pub, Grange, near Urlingford. The trailhead is at 52.65779, -7.54582 (Irish Grid S 30779 56354).
Can you bring a dog on the Grange - Grange Loop?
Yes. The register records dogs as allowed. Much of the Irish trail network crosses working farmland, so keep a dog under close control near livestock.
Who manages the Grange - Grange Loop?
Grange Development Group. They are the authority on current conditions and closures, not this page.
More in Tipperary
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.