Pól O Conghaile, travel journalist and broadcaster, is in West Waterford to walk two routes in the Comeragh Mountains. His first walk takes him through the Mahon Valley to a well-known landmark in the area, the Mahon Falls.

Presenter
Pól O Conghaile

About
For Pól’s second walk he meets his second guide Michael Desmond. They walk parts of two looped walks in the Nire Valley, following the trail known as The Gap Walk and then join a second and longer loop known as the Coumduala Loop. This section of the Coumduala Loop will bring them uphill and onto part of the Knockanaffrin Ridge from where they will get a wonderful view of the Nire Valley.

Grade
Moderate, national waymarked trail

Distance
6km

Estimated Time
2 hours

Terrain underfoot
Country roads, mountain trail

Total Height Climbed
Varied

Suitable for
Everyone

Notes
At Start - Nire Valley Carpark