Connemara National Park & Visitor Centre, Western Ireland, Ireland
4.5 (3.870 reviews) Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #3 in Western Ireland National Parks
Amazing Diamond Hill
***FREE OF CHARGE*** Connemara National Park is one of Ireland's six National Parks. The Visitor Centre for the National Park is located beside Letterfrack Village. Entrance to the National Park grounds and trails (Diamond Hill), exhibition and Audio Visual is ***FREE OF CHARGE***. The Visitor Centre is the starting point for Diamond Hill trail.
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Connemara National Park Connemara National Park Connemara, Co Galway Near the village of Letterfrack, Ireland.
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http://www.connemaranationalpark.ie/
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Monday, May 06, 2024, 20:24
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4nick w 5:00 PM Jun 22, 2022
Good Walks + Cafe/Toilets etc
There are a selection of well-marked walks to choose from all of which start at the visitor centre. Some are super quick and easy and some (the red one) are a bit more strenuous. All are looped walks that start and end at the centre or connect to each other. We did the blue and red walks which are a combined 6.7km in length with about 400m in elevation. The paths are well marked and maintained although towards the summit area of the red route it is steep in places. However, most moderately fit people should be ok to complete. There are great views to be had on the way up and from the summit. The cafe at the visitor centre closes at 5pm and does food and drinks. There is also a useful supermarket selling a good range of foodstuffs about a 15 min walk from the visitor centre if you find the latter is closed (turn right when exiting the sideroad for the visitor centre, the supermarket is up the hill on the left).
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5LoriWynn 5:00 PM Jul 11, 2022
Great hike!
The hike to the top of the mountain (the longer trail) was fantastic! Aside from the incredible views, the most notable feature was the impeccable trail. The stonework to make the trail is literally the nicest stonework we have seen, and we've hiked for most of our lives all over the planet, through many national and state parks. We met Stand and P.J. along the trail as they were doing maintenance. They were both extremely friendly and added a bit of brightness to an already bright day!
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