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Sligo Courthouse – Sligo Abbey loop from Sligo Mac Diarmada

Sligo Courthouse – Sligo Abbey loop from Sligo Mac Diarmada

Moderate

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Sligo Courthouse – Sligo Abbey loop from Sligo Mac Diarmada

04:59

117km

900m

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: August 6, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.67 km for 92 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.22 km

Historic Shopfronts on O'Connell Street

Highlight • Historical Site

Very beautiful facades

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1.69 km

Bridge of Light (Garavogue River Pedestrian Bridge)

Highlight • Bridge

A very cute and convenient pedestrian only footbridge over the Garavogue River.

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2.00 km

Sligo Courthouse

Highlight • Monument

Neo-Gothic courthouse from 1878 on Teeling Street, designed by James Rawson Carroll. The sandstone facade with turrets and pointed arches gives the building a strikingly stately character. A rare example of Victorian architecture outside of Dublin.

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2.20 km

Sligo Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

The famous Irish poet William Butler Yeats is closely associated with County Sligo; he used the abbey in two short stories: "The Crucifixion of the Outcasts" and "The Curse of …

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49.6 km

Easky Lough

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful remote Lough Easky. Apparently the name ‘Easkey’ means ‘Plentiful in Fish’, and the lake is fittingly abundant in salmon and trout.

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50.5 km

Lakeshore

Highlight • Lake

Lough Easky is a highlight at the beginning of the Sligo Way, with a shoreline that is easily reached for those who are brave enough to paddle or swim. Highly recommended in the summer.

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