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Hope Castle – View of Lough Muckno loop from Newtownhamilton

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Northern Ireland

Newry And Mourne

Hope Castle – View of Lough Muckno loop from Newtownhamilton

Moderate

3

riders

Hope Castle – View of Lough Muckno loop from Newtownhamilton

02:36

56.9km

530m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 28.2 km for 74 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

27.2 km

Big Tom Statue & Grinded Coffee Stop

Highlight • Cafe

Great little coffee shop open on Sunday morning serving lovely coffee and brownies. Where else can you have your coffee with the legend that is Big Tom. facebook.com/grinded__coffee-104655724273307

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2

27.8 km

Blayney Castle

Highlight • Castle

3

28.2 km

Hope Castle

Highlight • Castle

With grounds overlooking Lough Muckno, Hope Castle has been abandoned since 2010 when a fire ripped through the interior. At that time it was a hotel but was originally built …

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4

28.4 km

View of Lough Muckno

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lough Muckno / Loch Mucnú is sometimes known as Blayney Castle Lake. It is linked to Lough Ross via the Clarebane River. There are lots of hiking trails in the vicinity of the lough, which is the largest in Monaghan.

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B

56.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.3 km

16.2 km

1.83 km

387 m

265 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.6 km

3.87 km

360 m

103 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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