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Cong Abbey – Cong Woods loop from Clonbur

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Cong Abbey – Cong Woods loop from Clonbur

Moderate

4.7

(6)

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Cong Abbey – Cong Woods loop from Clonbur

03:58

15.3km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 26, 2026

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5.98 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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7.45 km

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 …

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7.69 km

The Quiet Man Statue (John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara), Cong

Highlight • Monument

Made in 1951, “The Quiet Man” was directed by John Ford and starred John Wayne as Sean Thornton returning to settle down in Ireland after emigrating to the US. Maureen …

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7.79 km

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Cong

Highlight • Religious Site

Very modern building next to the old abbey with great stained glass windows.
Not to be confused with the Church of Ireland church of the same name a little further on.

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7.81 km

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 …

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8.02 km

Spirit of Design Shelter

Highlight • Structure

nice to look at and offers good protection in the rain including Sitzmögkkeit

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8.31 km

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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15.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

595 m

190 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.3 km

1.09 km

539 m

190 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 24 May

24°C

9°C

0 %

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Cong Abbey – Cong Woods loop from Clonbur

Pigeon Hole Cave

Monks' Fishing House on the River Cong

The Quiet Man Statue (John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara), Cong

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Cong

Cong Abbey

Spirit of Design Shelter

Cong Woods

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