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Mullaghmore & Lough Gaelan loop — Burren National Park

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Munster

Clare

Mullaghmore & Lough Gaelan loop — Burren National Park

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Mullaghmore & Lough Gaelan loop — Burren National Park

02:31

7.61km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2024

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Burren National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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885 m

Lough Gealáin

Highlight • Lake

Small lake in the middle of the karst landscape in the Burren National Park. Since it is seasonal, the water level can sometimes be higher and sometimes lower.

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2.42 km

Limestone Fossils in Burren National Park

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If you pay attention to what you are walking on, you will find numerous spots with fossilized shells and other fossil plants and animals.

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3.37 km

Summit view — Burren National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view over the lunar landscape of the Burren.

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7.61 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.29 km

1.92 km

386 m

Surfaces

5.29 km

1.91 km

386 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

26°C

14°C

0 %

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Comments

May 16, 2024,Mullaghmore, Burren NP

The Burren NP is a huge karst area (1150 ha) in County Clare. After we had already set up camp here for 2 days, we had to go on a tour. I had seen a photo on the internet of a mountain whose peak looks like a spiral. There is a short circuit to the neighboring peak, the Mullaghmore (180 …

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August 28, 2024,(IE) Mullaghmore & Lough Gaelan (Burren NP)

You can easily park your car at the starting point, otherwise there is only nature here. Please make sure you bring good shoes.

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May 30, 2023,Lough Gealain – Burren National Park

Today we got to know a completely different side of Ireland. In the Burren National Park, the hills are not green, but consist of barren rock. Still very attractive. We walked the blue trail, which also leads over the top of a hill, from where you have a fantastic view of the area. The path is not easy to walk …

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May 9, 2022,🇮🇪 Burren National Parc

At the parking lot, two Indian travelers ask me where the "attractions" are in the national park. When they hear that the main attraction is the barren emptiness of the landscape and the many rather inconspicuous flowers, they get back in their car as quickly as possible and roar away. 😂

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September 1, 2023,🇮🇪 Burren National Park

Hike in the Burren National Park.
We also know the karst landscape from the Swabian Alb, but that is something completely different.
Rock surface wherever you look and broken through with endless cracks from which delicate plants emerge.

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September 3, 2024,Wanderung im Burren, blaue Route vorbei am Lough Gaelan

Today we stopped quite spontaneously near Lough Gaelan for a short hike in Burren National Park. We took the blue signposted route to Peak Burren, which is a beautiful circular route. First there is an ascent over the incredibly rugged limestone landscape, later there is a bit of climbing on the ascents, but it is all easy to manage. In …

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May 1, 2023,Wander-Tour durch den Burren Nationalpark

Today's tour was very demanding, but our second day in Ireland was put to good use; up and back on stones, such a landscape is unusual for us, but everything was very impressive, then we went on to an early grave site, the sea was of course also visited briefly, we will spend a few more days on the green …

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July 26, 2022,IR: Burren National Park

Today's weather radar showed no rain and so it was reserved for a tour of the Burren National Park. The karst plateau is heavily eroded and offers no protection for the hiker. Therefore, appropriate hiking clothing was announced and so our hiking day in this fascinating landscape could start.

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Lough Gealáin

Limestone Fossils in Burren National Park

Summit view — Burren National Park

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