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Cong Nature Trail loop from Cong — County Mayo

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Cong Nature Trail loop from Cong — County Mayo

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Cong Nature Trail loop from Cong — County Mayo

00:27

4.00km

30m

Running

Moderate run. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 9, 2024

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123 m

Cong Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Cong Abbey is a beautiful, ancient 13th-century ruined monastery. Here you feel transported back a few centuries and can imagine how the monks lived in the Middle Ages. Benjamin Guinness was probably the last person to restore the complex in the mid-19th century – since then nature (and tourists) have been reclaiming it.

Entry is free. Parking is available directly at the Abbey.

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Monks' Fishing House on the River Cong

Highlight • Historical Site

The house on the Cong River was once used by the monks for fishing. There is a hole in the bottom through which the net was lowered and where it got stuck. When enough fish were caught in the net, a bell tied to the net with a string rang and the cook came down from the monastery to the river to collect the fish. Pretty imaginative!

Incidentally, the small bridge behind the abbey also gives free access to the grounds of Ashford Castle.

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597 m

Cong Woods

Highlight • Forest

In Cong Wood you can run various trails. Everything very well signposted. On a Monday in April you are on your own here. In between, there are nice places to relax.

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1.75 km

Pigeon Hole Cave

Highlight • Cave

The cave is in the forest on a small hill. There are stairs down that we couldn't climb as a rappelling course was going on. It's definitely worth looking down.

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End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.09 km

942 m

718 m

162 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.68 km

980 m

924 m

298 m

105 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 8 July

20°C

14°C

16 %

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