Glencar Waterfall in May 2014

In May 2014, I flew into Dublin, Ireland, and took a less conventional route around the island. I wanted to visit both Ireland and Northern Ireland, and started my route by heading from Dublin north, I then looped around the northern part of the island, ending up back in Dublin about a week later. One of the waterfalls that is very close to both Northern Ireland and Ireland is the Glencar waterfall a bit outside of Sligo.

Glencar Falls is not far from two of the main thoroughfares, N15 and N16, and so it is relatively easy to arrive at the falls, though you are in a relatively isolated area compared to Dublin. Once you drive to the falls, which involves passing the stunning Glencar Lough, it’s easy to park and then hike to the falls. I do believe it did involve a bit of uphill hiking on the way there, but it’s a short hike. (Just in searching, I guess there’s another waterfall near this called the Devil’s Chimney, also also near Glencar Lough, so you may want to check that one out!)

Directions:

1. It looks like the most obvious road to the falls might be uni-directional for one part, so I would suggest using the map below to find directions to the falls. (Search Glencar Waterfall on Google maps if needed.)
2. There is a parking area across the street, and you need to cross the street and head uphill to find the falls.

Accessibility: 8/10 (easy/moderate)
Height: 50′
Length of Hike: 0.3 miles round-trip

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