Eamonn a Chnoic Loop
Hillwalkers will adore this awe-inspiring yet blissfully peaceful route.
Distance
8km
Terrain
Minor roads, old laneways and fields
Estimated Time
2hr 30mins - 3hrs
Ascent
150m
Grade
Moderate
Start and Finish
Upperchurch Village, Co Tipperary Map Ref: OS 59 R987 613
County
Tipperary North
Nearest Town
Upperchurch
Details
Directions
Start from the town of Thurles just off the national route N8 from Dublin to Cork. Take the R498 (signposted Nenagh) for 2.5km to reach a junction with the R503 (signposted Limerick). Follow the R503 for 13km to reach a crossroads with a stone nameplate Upperchurch. Turn right here and travel 500m – the Community Centre is at the T-junction as you enter the village.
Trailhead
Upperchurch Village, Co Tipperary Map Ref: OS 59 R987 613
Minimum Gear
Walking boots, raingear, snack and fluid
Theme
Nature
Contact
Telephone:
+353 (0)87 607 6838
Email:
Website:
Address:
Upper Church Village, Upperchurch, Co Tipperary, Republic Of Ireland
Upperchurch
Tipperary North
Ireland West
Walk the hills of Tipperary, just as Eamonn a Chnoic (after whom this walk is named) did in the 17th-18th century. He championed the cause of the poor against English planters, Robin Hood style. These days, it’s a much more peaceful place, full of meadows filled with wild flowers and green fields laced with ancient hedgerow. This walk starts and finishes in the village of Upperchurch.
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