walks mayo

Castlebar's premier walking festival attracts walkers from all over the world. The festival takes place during the first week in July.
It was first established in 1967 and has grown ever since.
There are 10km,20km and 40km walks and rambles to be enjoyed. The festival is open to all ages form the age of 11 and all the ways upwards! The walks takes to places all around Castlebar and beyond.

Each night in during the festival there are music, dancing and...

The Foxford Way is a long distance way-marked trail covering a distance of 86 kilometres. Linked to the Western Way, this glorious walking trail stretches through the majestic Ox Mountains and on to beautiful Loughs Conn and Cullen , taking in boglands, meadows and rivers en route. In addition to having a wealth of flora and fauna, the Foxford Way is also rich in archaeological and historical sites. Throughout the summer there will be regular guided walks along various sections of the way....

The ruin of Moore Hall, the Georgian home of a famous Mayo family, is situated on a promontory overlooking Lough Carra. The best-known members of the family are John (1763-99), who was appointed president of the 'Provisional Republic of Connacht' during the French invasion in 1798; George Henry (1811-70), MP for Mayo and one of the leaders of the Tenant-Right Movement, and George (1852-1933), one of the great novelists in English literature, who is lsowly gaining the international critical accla...