Sliabh Snaght

This walk in nearby Inishowen is on the highest point in the peninsula, the aptly named Sliabh Snaght (snow mountain).  When there is any snow .. it falls on this mountain.

The route follows turf-cutting paths to the foot of the mountain. From here a short dash across the scarred turf and bog pools to the dry and heathery slopes of Snaght Beg, the lower summit of the mountain.  At the small jumble of stones that mark the cairn of Snaght Beg the path leads across the plateau to the second and main summit of Sliabh Snaght.

The summit of Sliabh Snaght is marked with a large cairn and inside a Trig point (Ordnance Survey measuring post).  On a cold or windy day a great shelter for lunch. Returning to the start along the same route.

Sea Arch at Horn Head

This coastal walk is a spectacular combination of beach, cliff and headland. A loop walk following the beaches and cliffs of the Horn Head peninsula and then returning along the roads to the start.

Starting at the bridge at the neck of the Peninsula, the route crosses the dunes to the long and dramatic beach of Tramore.  Then from the eastern end of the beach the route follows the coast, rising and dropping to another beach before reaching the high cliffs of Horn Head.  These precarious cliffs, alive with wheeling seabirds and nesting birds are a dramatic and one of the most scenic spots in Donegal.

From the cliffs, the route climbs up to the old WWII lookout bunkers and then follows the roads back to the starting point.