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Lough Avalla Farm / Harry's Farm loop

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Munster

Clare

Lough Avalla Farm / Harry's Farm loop

Moderate

4.8

(97)

410

hikers

Lough Avalla Farm / Harry's Farm loop

02:03

7.56km

110m

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: June 9, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Burren National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.87 km

The Burren limestone pavement

Highlight • Natural Monument

A unique hiking surface, the trail consists of limestone slabs. You can while away a good amount of time just looking at the texture and features of the pavement. It …

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3.38 km

Lough Avalla Fairy Forest

Highlight • Forest

The Lough Avalla Farm loop passes through this magical fairy forest. Moss covered stones and natural alleyways through the hazel woods give it a really enchanted feel.

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3.59 km

Fist Rock (Lough Avalla Altar Stone)

Highlight • Natural Monument

This intriguing altar stone is closeby to the Lough Avalla Farm loop (Harry's Farm).

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5.65 km

Harry's Café

Highlight • Cafe

If you're hiking the Lough Avalla loop stop by at Harry's cafe in the stone cottage. Harry is the farmer whose farm the trail runs through and he will warmly …

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7.56 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.78 km

3.63 km

143 m

Surfaces

3.78 km

2.01 km

143 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 8 July

21°C

14°C

16 %

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Comments

June 26, 2022,Lough Avalia Farm Loop

Really beautiful hike, but it its only doable or at least recommendable for somehow experienced hikers. Proper equipment is needed, you walk over a lot of stones which can get really slippery when wet. You should be sure-footed.

May 23, 2025,🇮🇪 Lough Avalla Farm Loop

Perfectly signposted! And be sure to stop by Harry's at the end!

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July 4, 2024,Farmrunde Lough Avalla

Beautiful hike through old Harry's farm. His room is the absolute highlight! The warmth with which he welcomes his guests is unbeatable

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May 16, 2023,🇮🇪 Burren National Park: Lough Avalla Farm Loop - grüne Mondlandung

Ireland road trip 🇮🇪 Day 5: the green moon landing

On the way to Galway, we accidentally land on the moon and come across the Burren National Park, the country's smallest national park in terms of area. Named after 'boíreann' which means stony area or rocky place in Irish. As banal as that sounds, this description is true. The plan …

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The Burren limestone pavement

Lough Avalla Fairy Forest

Fist Rock (Lough Avalla Altar Stone)

Harry's Café

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