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Pigeon Hole Cave – Cong Abbey loop from Clonbur

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Galway

Pigeon Hole Cave – Cong Abbey loop from Clonbur

Moderate

3.6

(25)

21

riders

Pigeon Hole Cave – Cong Abbey loop from Clonbur

02:12

26.8km

140m

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: August 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 13.5 km for 243 m

After 13.8 km for 177 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

4.10 km

View of Lough Mask from Clonbur Woods

Highlight • Viewpoint

This area of Clonbur Woods is full of hardpacked trails and makes for a great family walk through the trees and with plenty of views of Lough Mask. The area …

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2

11.1 km

Cregdotia (Toberbiroge) Wedge Tomb

Highlight • Historical Site

Not easy to reach - located about 120 meters south of the street from Cong to Clonbur.

- irishmegaliths.org.uk/mayo.htm
- themodernantiquarian.com/site/13138/cregdotia.html

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3

11.6 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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12.9 km

Cong Woods

Forest

5

13.7 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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6

13.8 km

River and Stone Bridge

Highlight • River

7

14.0 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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B

26.8 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.4 km

5.30 km

826 m

232 m

Surfaces

14.9 km

5.66 km

4.42 km

894 m

877 m

< 100 m

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Monday 5 October

14°C

8°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

October 12, 2024,Cong - Clonbur
Sadly the route is incomplete due to flat battery ;( Will be back stronger.
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