Hotel Newport, County Mayo, Ireland

Walking

Mayo is a lightly populated and largely rural county, lending itself ideally to walking. The scenery is spectacular and the variety of terrain interesting - some areas are level and easygoing, ideal for strollers, while the hills, mountains and bogs offer a stiff challenge to the accomplished walker.

There are a number of superb marked loop walks from Newport, and surrounding areas, encompassing lakes, hills and coastline:

Newport:	Newport Town	3km
	Derryloughan	6km
	Derryhillagh	9km
	Doogary	13km
Desradda:	Lettermaghera	7km
	Furnace	9km
	Aghillies	9km

Map

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Other Walks

• Letterkeen Loop Walk (9km)
• Croagh Patrick Walk (12km)
• Nephin Mountain Walk (10km)

Clare Island

Clare Island has some excellent walks ranging from a gentle scenic stroll to the lighthouse, right up to a challenging climb up Croaghmore.

Achill Island

Achill offers a variety  of walks from a stroll on the beach to lakeside walks and more challenging hill walks.

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