The East Clare Way is a 172km circular route that crosses the Slieve Bernagh Mountains before descending to the Clare lakeland areas around Tulla and Feakle. Circling Lough Graney, the route then climbs again over the rugged boglands of the Slieve Aughty Mountain back towards Lough Derg. The Way returns through the hills towards Scarriff and on to complete its circuit back at Killaloe. For the more casual walker, there are many well-signposted local loop walks of varying length centred on each of the towns and villages along the route.
Click on the links for details of The Ballycuggaran Looped Walk and The Cahermurphy Looped Walk.
Distance: approximately 172km in length.
Ascent: ascends some 3,000 metres (10,000 feet).
Estimated time: it can be comfortably walked in eight days with stage lengths ranging from twenty to thirty kilometres.
Grade: easy to moderate.
Terrain: steep climb approaching Kilbane.
Trailheads: located at: Killaloe, Broadford, O’Callaghan’s Mills, Tulla, Feakle, Flagmount, Whitegate, Mountshannon, and Scarriff.
