1.8km
Total Distance
12m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A short walk over the dramatic headland of Downpatrick Head on the north Mayo coast. The path leads to the edge above the sea stack of Dun Briste, a great pillar of rock cut off from the land. Wild and windswept, with blowholes and a ruined church nearby.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Blowhole · 0.6km
    Viewpoint
  2. 2
    Shelter · 1km
  3. 3
    Blowhole Viewing Stand · 1km
    Viewpoint
Parking
106m from the start
Surface
gravel 56%, natural ground 44%

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Difficulty

1/5 · Very Easy