Make room to explore.

From ancient archaeology to greenways and Shannon landscapes, begin somewhere wonderful.

Along the river, into the woods.

Take the short paths at the Mall or the Commons, follow a forest trail at Newcastle or Derrycassan, or plan a longer stretch of the Royal Canal.

Derrycassan ↗Newcastle ↗Royal Canal ↗

Choose your kind of day.

From short waterside paths to steeper hill trails, these routes are described by local tourism and trail operators.

Places & outdoors

42 guides to explore
Ancient history · Near Kenagh Corlea Iron Age RoadwayAn 18-metre stretch of a timber road built in 148 BC survives in the Longford bog.Explore the guide Walks & cycling · Across southern County Longford Royal Canal GreenwayLongford’s canal towpath passes old locks, bridges, harbours and bogland.Explore the guide Architecture & heritage · Longford Town St Mel’s CathedralA cathedral rebuilt after the Christmas Day fire of 2009.Explore the guide Medieval heritage · Granard Granard MotteThe great medieval earthwork above Granard and the story of Anglo-Norman power.Explore the guide Nature & waterways · West Longford Lough Ree & the ShannonLough Ree’s islands, Shannon waters and the Lanesborough shoreline.Explore the guide Woodland walks · Near Lough Gowna Derrycassin WoodlandLough Gowna views, three forest routes and traces of a vanished country house.Explore the guide Forest & river walks · Near Ballymahon Newcastle WoodlandForest trails beside the Inny, with an estate past and short accessible routes.Explore the guide Medieval heritage · Abbeyshrule Abbeyshrule Cistercian AbbeyA twelfth-century Cistercian foundation beside the River Inny.Explore the guide Architectural heritage · Ardagh Ardagh Clock TowerThe 1863 Fetherston memorial and centrepiece of Ardagh’s planned village.Explore the guide Historical route · Across County Longford Longford Rebel TrailFollow the places connected with Longford’s revolutionary history, 1798 to 1923.Explore the guide Medieval monuments · Abbeylara Abbeylara Cistercian AbbeyRuins of the Cistercian house founded in 1205, with later graves and centuries of local history.Explore the guide Prehistoric heritage · Aughnacliffe Aughnacliffe Portal TombAn unusual double-capstone portal tomb in the hills of north Longford.Explore the guide War of Independence · Ballinalee Rose Cottage Heritage CentreA restored village cottage that now tells the story of the Battle of Ballinalee.Explore the guide Norman heritage · Granard Knights & Conquests Heritage CentreAn indoor introduction to Granard’s Norman past and its remarkable motte.Explore the guide Literature & museums · Edgeworthstown Maria Edgeworth CentreLiterature, education and local history in an Edgeworthstown schoolhouse.Explore the guide Rebellion history · Ballinamuck Ballinamuck Visitor CentreThe Year of the French and the September 1798 battle, interpreted in the village.Explore the guide Arts & local history · Ardagh Ardagh Heritage & Creativity CentreArdagh’s heritage and creative activities in a former village school.Explore the guide Walking & remembrance · Cloondara to Abbeyshrule National Famine Way through LongfordA commemorative canal walk following the route of 1,490 emigrants in 1847.Explore the guide Literary walking · Edgeworthstown Edgeworth Literary TrailA guided walk through the writers and buildings connected with Edgeworthstown.Explore the guide Accessible waterways · Lanesborough / Lough Ree Lough Ree Access for All boat tripsOrganised accessible boat outings on Lough Ree and the Shannon.Explore the guide Early Christian heritage · Near Newtowncashel, Lough Ree Saints IslandMonastic remains and wildlife habitat on the south-eastern shore of Lough Ree.Explore the guide Built heritage · Kenagh King Harman Clock TowerThe 1878 Gothic memorial in Kenagh village, designed by Robert William Edis.Explore the guide Driving trail · Across County Longford Longford Literary TrailFollow the county’s links with Edgeworth, Goldsmith, Pádraic Colum and others.Explore the guide Cycling routes · Across County Longford County Longford cycle routesChoose a county cycle loop through the lakes, villages or canal countryside.Explore the guide Nature & landscape · Near Aughnacliffe Lough Gowna woodlandsLakeside trees, estate remains and Coillte walks at Derrycassan.Explore the guide Town walking · Longford Town Longford Town & the Mall WalkThe Camlin, parkland and an easy walk close to the centre of Longford.Explore the guide Hill walks & archaeology · Between Drumlish and Ballinalee Corn Hill Walking TrailA 3.2 km hill walk to Longford’s highest point and two prehistoric cairns.Explore the guide Shannon woodland walk · Lanesborough Commons Woodland TrailWoodland, wetland and Shannon-side views on a 4 km marked walk.Explore the guide Hills & folklore · Ardagh Brí Leith WalkA 4.3 km Ardagh hill walk through countryside linked with the Midir and Étáin tale.Explore the guide Bogland walks · Near Kenagh Corlea Bog WalkMarked bogland loops near the Iron Age Roadway Visitor Centre.Explore the guide Family walks · Aughnacliffe Leebeen Park & Waterfall TrailsA short lakeside boardwalk and a separate route to Pulliness waterfall.Explore the guide Birdlife & wetlands · Near Edgeworthstown Glen Lough Nature Reserve & TrailA wetland reserve and short nature walks near Edgeworthstown.Explore the guide Bogland trail · Near Ballinamuck Edenmore Bog WalkA roughly 4.5 km loop through bogland near historic Ballinamuck.Explore the guide Castle ruins · South of Lanesborough Rathcline CastleA private castle ruin showing medieval and seventeenth-century building phases.Explore the guide Architecture & civic history · Ballymahon Ballymahon Market HouseA former market house and courthouse, now used as the town library.Explore the guide Local history trail · Drumlish and surrounding townlands Drumlish Heritage TrailTwenty-one local history points assembled by the Drumlish Heritage & History Society.Explore the guide Bog & woodland walk · Newtownforbes Newtownforbes Bog WalkA 1.83 km local loop through grassland, bog and forestry.Explore the guide Local lives & remembrance · Ennybegs, Killoe Ennybegs Titanic MemorialA memorial to James Farrell, who died on the Titanic while helping other passengers.Explore the guide Bridges & waterways · Ballinalee Ballinalee BridgeThe Camlin crossing whose stone arch replaced an earlier bridge.Explore the guide Canal heritage · Killashee Killashee 44th LockAn 1815 canal lock, its keeper’s house and the stonework of a working waterway.Explore the guide Historic bridges · Legan Legan BridgeThree stone arches above a small tributary of the River Inny.Explore the guide Churches & churchyards · Taghshinny Taghshinny Church and GraveyardA church and graveyard with medieval fragments, later rebuilding and old memorial stones.Explore the guide