Navan Fort (Emain Macha) – Gosford Castle loop from Caledon

Navan Fort (Emain Macha) – Gosford Castle loop from Caledon

Moderate

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Navan Fort (Emain Macha) – Gosford Castle loop from Caledon

02:59

66.9km

610m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.4 km for 249 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.4 km

Navan Fort (Emain Macha)

Highlight • Historical Site

Navan Fort is an important part of Irish mythology. It is said to be a pre-Christian royal site and is sometimes known as Navan Rath. It is full of legend …

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14.5 km

The Mall, Armagh lies between the old Jail and the Courthouse, legend has it a tunnel runs underneath linking the two. Various war memorials including a big Cannon and a memorial to the Armagh railway disaster.

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22.7 km

Fruitfield Factory

Highlight • Historical Site

Nowadays a crumbling relic of a once thriving business empire.

Fruitfield factory on the main Portadown-Armagh Road (adjacent to Richhill) goes back well into the last century, when Charles B. …

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29.5 km

The Barn Pantry

Highlight • Cafe

Excellent little Coffee Shop

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33.3 km

Gosford Castle

Highlight • Castle

Situated in Gosford Forest Park, the castle is well worth stopping in at. Occupied by the Gosford family until it was sold to the Agricultural Ministry in 1921.

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66.8 km

Caledon Beam Engine

Highlight • Monument

The last housed beam engine in Ireland is a significant piece of industrial and social history. The Caldon Beam Engine has been preserved since the Woollen Mill was destroyed in 1985.

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66.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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