Trails and Viewpoints in Co. Sligo
3 places
1.Benbulben Forest Walk
Arctic-alpine flora found nowhere else
An easy, family-friendly 5.5km looped gravel trail circling beneath Ireland's most distinctive table mountain, with sweeping views across Donegal Bay to the Slieve League cliffs.
- Highlights
- Dramatic close-up views of Benbulben's limestone cliffs
- Panoramic vistas over Donegal Bay to Slieve League
- Cashelbaun early-medieval ringfort on the trail
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Dog-friendly · Wheelchair access
2.Gleniff Horseshoe
Ireland's highest cave steeped in legend
A dramatic 10km single-lane loop through a glacial valley in the Dartry Mountains, where towering limestone cliffs, myth-laden caves, and views of Donegal Bay create one of Sligo's most exhilarating drives — or walks.
- Highlights
- 10km glacial valley loop through the Dartry Mountains
- Diarmuid & Gráinne's Cave — Ireland's highest cave, steeped in legend
- Magic Hill optical illusion
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Dog-friendly
3.Hazelwood Forest
a flat 3.2km Yeats-favourite loop on Lough Gill
A flat, waymarked lakeshore loop through 250-year-old woodland on Lough Gill, just 5km from Sligo town and a favourite walk of W.B. Yeats.
- Highlights
- Flat 3.2km lakeshore loop, ~1 hour, buggy-friendly
- Island views over Lough Gill from Half Moon Bay
- 250-year-old trees on a nature trail with info panels
- Facilities
- Good for kids · Dog-friendly · Wheelchair access