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Slade Castle – Fethard Castle Ruins loop from Baginbun Beach

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Wexford

Slade Castle – Fethard Castle Ruins loop from Baginbun Beach

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Slade Castle – Fethard Castle Ruins loop from Baginbun Beach

01:40

28.0km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 25.8 km for 93 m

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Parking

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239 m

Poreen Beach

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The second small beach here. More for the evening sun.

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10.7 km

Slade Castle

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The ruins of a medieval castle overlook the pretty fishing houses of this small harbour. Late medieval tower house with 16th-century extensions, built by the Laffan family on the harbour …

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13.4 km

Hook Head

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13.4 km

Hook Lighthouse and Coastal Cliffs

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This 25-meter-high lighthouse (115 steps to climb) was built at the end of the world in the 13th century, on the site of a fire that had been continuously maintained …

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13.7 km

Hook Head Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Reportedly the oldest operating Lighthouse in the world, this is well worth cycling down the predominantly tarmac road to get here. Incredible views out to sea over the impressive cliffs.

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16.8 km

The Hook Wall

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The Hook Wall is the name for the kilometers-long, double stone wall that accompanies the R734 on the way to Hook Lighthouse. It is a striking landscape element: two parallel …

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21.1 km

Templeton Church

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Templeton / Templetown Church on the Hook Peninsula is one of South Wexford's most significant ruins: a medieval church directly linked to the Knights Templar, later adapted by the Hospitallers, …

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25.9 km

Fethard Castle Ruins

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In the heart of the village of Fethard-on-Sea stands the striking ruin of Fethard Castle, a 15th-century episcopal palace built on an older Norman fortification. The robust residential tower with …

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28.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.1 km

419 m

238 m

221 m

Surfaces

26.1 km

1.44 km

238 m

221 m

Elevation

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Sunday 12 July

22°C

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Slade Castle – Fethard Castle Ruins loop from Baginbun Beach

Poreen Beach

Slade Castle

Hook Head

Hook Lighthouse and Coastal Cliffs

Hook Head Lighthouse

The Hook Wall

Templeton Church

Fethard Castle Ruins

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