Poet's Trail: Forkhill Route
Poet's Trail: Forkhill Route
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Poet's Trail: Forkhill Route
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11.3km
170m
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: July 25, 2024
Tips
Your route passes through protected areas
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Ring of Gullion AONB
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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1.34 km
Urney Graveyard – location of the grave of Peadar Ó Doirnín
Highlight • Historical Site
The graveyard has some interesting local legends attached to it, including that if you are buried in this graveyard you immediately go to heaven.
Tip by
4.61 km
Glendesha Road Country Lanes and Rolling Hills
Highlight • Viewpoint
This area is characterized by its characteristic Irish country roads, which wind like silver ribbons through the lush greenery. Hill after hill is lined up one after the other, each of them telling its own story, shaped by wind, weather and time. Every now and then you can discover old stone walls or peacefully grazing flocks of sheep, which complete the picture of an untouched, rural idyll.
The wind carries soft songs from the woods, and if you pause you can hear the melodic chirping of crickets and the rustling of leaves. The air is fresh and clear, with hints of earth and the sweet scent of blooming wildflowers.
The area invites you to linger, take a deep breath and allow yourself to be captured by the natural beauty and tranquility of this landscape. Every step along Glendesha Road is a pleasure, a discovery and a celebration of the beauty of Irish nature.
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11.3 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.44 km
2.40 km
1.06 km
361 m
Surfaces
4.79 km
3.01 km
2.41 km
1.06 km
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Elevation
Highest point (180 m)
Lowest point (50 m)
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Monday 6 July
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