Easky Lough – Lough Talt loop from Glendarragh ED

Easky Lough – Lough Talt loop from Glendarragh ED

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Easky Lough – Lough Talt loop from Glendarragh ED

05:11

118km

1,050m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.82 km

Easky Lough

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful remote Lough Easky. Apparently the name ‘Easkey’ means ‘Plentiful in Fish’, and the lake is fittingly abundant in salmon and trout.

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6.72 km

Lakeshore

Highlight • Lake

Lough Easky is a highlight at the beginning of the Sligo Way, with a shoreline that is easily reached for those who are brave enough to paddle or swim. Highly recommended in the summer.

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38.1 km

Fantastic scenic road

Highlight • Trail

Fantsastic stretch of quiet country road running through the hills and woodland with Cloonagh Hill on one side.

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64.0 km

View of Lough Talt

Highlight • Viewpoint

Small car park. Careful if swimming!

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64.8 km

Viewpoint

65.7 km

Lough Talt

Highlight • Lake

Lough Talt sits in the Ox mountains and forms part of the Lough Hoe Bog Special Area of conservation, an area of montane bogland and oligotrophic lakes.

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65.7 km

Lough Talt

Highlight • Lake

Lough Talt sits in the Ox mountains and forms part of the Lough Hoe Bog Special Area of conservation, an area of montane bogland and oligotrophic lakes.

The lake is …

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66.5 km

Lough Talt

Highlight • Lake

Picturesque Lough Talt is the largest lake in the Lough Hoe Bog area, a region of montane bogland. It's situated just to the east of Windy Gap on the Mayo/Sligo …

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67.9 km

Windy Gap

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Windy Gap is a pass between Knockasliggaun and Largan Hill on the Mayo/Sligo border. It forms the end of the Western Trail, a long-distance hiking route through Galway and Mayo. …

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118 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

117 km

832 m

Surfaces

108 km

10.4 km

Elevation