Galty Castle Woods lies 10km northeast of the town and a network of looped walks have been developed here. Sadly, there is no castle! Built in the late 1700s as a hunting lodge for the second Earl of Kingston, it was remodeled by the third Earl in the 1820s but was demolished in 1940 and the stones used to build the Catholic Church in Glanworth. All that remains are the red sandstone stables and an outline of the tennis courts - and you will pass the remnants of a water mill which functioned as a turbine generating electricity for the castle. The loop provides spectacular views into the Galtee Mountains.

A-B. Starting from the Galtee Woods car park, follow the purple arrow downhill via forestry paths to cross the Funshion River. As the river marks the boundary between the counties of Limerick and Tipperary, you have now passed from one county into another!

B-C. The loop now follows a forestry road along the east bank of the river with fine views up into the Galty Mountains opening up. Joining a tarred road, the loop crosses a bridge over the Funshion (returning to County Limerick!) and veers left onto a winding farm road. After 200m the loop turns left to cross a stile into forestry.

C-D. Having crossed the stile, the loop follows a grassy path for 200m to cross the Attychraan River via a footbridge. Joining a wooded pathway the loop starts an uphill climb at the top of which it swings left and joins a ‘forestry road’. Fine views of the countryside open up on your left as you travel.

D-E. After 500m the loop leaves the forest road and enters forestry patch of beech and pine and follows defined path through broadleaf woodland to reach a forest road with barrier to the right.Cross the forest road and continue along path through beech trees to farmhouse in front of you, turn left here and follow path back towards car park with fine views of the Galty’s on your right,