Muckish - Lub Loch na Boll
Walking Trail · Donegal
Muckish - Lub Loch na Boll is a 4.2 km easy waymarked loop in Donegal, starting near Creeslough.
Grade
| Activity | Grade | Difficulty | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | Easy | Easy | 1 hour 10 minutes |
Getting there
Starts at At crossroads between minor road and tracks at Carrownamaddy, near Creeslough.
- Trailhead coordinates
- 55.1259, -7.98572
- Irish Grid reference
- C 009 309
- Ordnance Survey sheets
- Discovery Series Sheet 2
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 trail follows quiet road, bog track and open ground contained within a wild mountain landscape with points of interest and an information board detailing its use as a working railway. Views are varied overlooking sea, forest park, Loch na Boll and mountain.
- Waymarking
- Blue arrow on white background
- Dogs
- No
Who manages it
Muckish Development Group
Gerard Duffy, Muckish Development Group Tel: 087-6109331 Email: [email protected] Cornelius Mc Mullan, Swillybrin, Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal Tel: 086 8064495 Email: [email protected] Inga Bock, Rural Recreation Officer, Donegal Local Development Co Ltd, Bluestack Centre, Drimarone, Letterbarrow, Co Donegal. Tel: 074-9744937 Email: [email protected]
Conditions and closures change. The operator is the authority on both, not this page.
Trails nearby
Measured trailhead to trailhead, in a straight line.
- Muckish - Lub an Iarnrod 0 m away · 2.2 km trail
- Muckish - Lub Loch Achair 0 m away · 8.3 km trail
- Ards Forest Park - Salt Marsh trail 5.9 km away · 0.5 km trail
- Ards Forest Park - Heritage trail 6.1 km away · 5.2 km trail
- Lurgabrack Nature Walk 6.6 km away · 4.7 km trail
- Ards Forest Park - Binngorm trail 7.1 km away · 3.9 km trail
Common questions
How long is the Muckish - Lub Loch na Boll?
4.2 km, recorded as a loop on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. It climbs 60 m in total. Sport Ireland estimates 1 hour 10 minutes.
How hard is the Muckish - Lub Loch na Boll?
Sport Ireland grades it Easy. Grades are set against national criteria, so they are comparable with other registered trails.
Where does the Muckish - Lub Loch na Boll start?
Starts at At crossroads between minor road and tracks at Carrownamaddy, near Creeslough. The trailhead is at 55.1259, -7.98572 (Irish Grid C 009 309).
Can you bring a dog on the Muckish - Lub Loch na Boll?
No. The register records dogs as not allowed on this trail.
Who manages the Muckish - Lub Loch na Boll?
Muckish Development Group. They are the authority on current conditions and closures, not this page.
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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.