With over 80 acres of woodland and lakeside to explore Castlecomer Discovery Park is the perfect place to experience nature, get fit and enjoy the great outdoors. Why not take a hike? Have a picnic or take a path you never took before?
Young visitors can have great fun in our charming Timber Tumbles playground which includes a mini zip-wire and climbing wall!
The Elf & Fairy village has a small yellow sweet shop, cute café, an underground bunker, and an amazing Head Quarters for the fairy folk! It’s full of colourful hand-carved toadstool mushrooms where children can meander through the woodland paths. Visitors, of all ages, can enjoy the woodland village which is FREE and is a short 7-10 minute walk from reception.
Castlecomer Discovery Park have put together several trails for you to enjoy, and have a complimentary map detailing all the trails available at reception desk.
Check the Irish Trails website for further details about the walks.
Lady's Loop:
Distance & Time: 1.5km & 20min – 30mins
HighPoint & Ascent 130m & 20m
Difficulty Easy
Terrain Forestry tracks and paths (suitable for children’s buggies)
To Suit All levels of fitness
Min Gear Trekking shoes, raingear, fluid, mobile phone.
Arboretum Loop Walk:
Distance & Time 2km & 30min – 45mins
HighPoint & Ascent 140m & 30m
Difficulty Easy
Terrain Forestry tracks and paths
To Suit All levels of fitness
Min Gear Trekking shoes, raingear, fluid, mobile phone.
Captain’s Loop Walk :
Distance: 2.50km
Time: 30min – 45mins
HighPoint & Ascent 40
Difficulty: Easy
Terrain Forestry tracks
To Suit All levels of fitness
Min Gear Trekking shoes, raingear, fluid, mobile phone.
Ardra Castle Loop:
Distance 5km
Time: 1hr-1hr30mins
HighPoint amd Ascent 150m & 40m
Difficulty: Easy
Terrain Forestry tracks, paths and woodland trails.
To Suit All levels of fitness Min Gear Hiking boots, raingear, fluid, mobile phone.
Please note: this trail is unsuitable for buggies.
