Looped Walks

Direction : A-B. Starting from the barrier at the forestry entrance, follow the forestry road for 50m to reach a Y-junction. Continue straight on here and follow the green (and blue) arrows along the forestry road for almost 1km to its end. (The blue arrows are for the longer Bernard Brothers Loop). Proceed straight on entering the forestry. B-C. Follow the forestry track for 50m to reach a footbridge - cross it and veer right. Continue to follow the forestry track along the stream for 600m to cross another downhill stream where the blue (longer) loop turns left. You proceed straight on here. C-D. Now follow the forestry track along the edge of the forestry (on your right) to reach a footbridge where you turn right – and rejoin the blue loop for the return part of the loop.. D-E. Now the loop ascends steeply to reach a sandy tractor trail. Continue to follow the green arrows as the loop ascends again along the edge of forestry. After 500m the loop turns right and enters the forestry via a stile. E-A. The loop now takes you along tracks to reach the ‘far’ edge of the forestry (a viewing point outside the wire fence gives you superb views of the Slieve Mish Mountains). Turning right, follow the edge of the forestry to join a sandy roadway briefly and turn left again onto a lovely old roadway through broadleaf woodland on the final section to the trailhead. Directions to Trailhead From Castleisland take the N21 in the direction of Tralee. After approx 6km turn right at O’Riada’s Public House. Follow this minor road for approx 600m to reach a T-junction where you turn left. After 100m pass a narrow roadway on your right and turn right at a second one after 300m. Follow this narrow road for over 1km to reach the forestry entrance on your right at the bottom of a hill