With over 80 acres of woodland and lakeside to explore Castlecomer Discovery Park is the perfect place to experience nature, get fit and enjoy the great outdoors. Why not take a hike? Have a picnic or take a path you never took before?

Young visitors can have great fun in our charming Timber Tumbles playground which includes a mini zip-wire and climbing wall!

The Elf & Fairy village has a small yellow sweet shop, cute café, an underground bunker, and an amazing Head Quarters for the fairy folk! It’s full of colourful hand-carved toadstool mushrooms where children can meander through the woodland paths. Visitors, of all ages, can enjoy the woodland village which is FREE and is a short 7-10 minute walk from reception.

Castlecomer Discovery Park have put together several trails for you to enjoy, and have a complimentary map detailing all the trails available at reception desk.

Check the Irish Trails website for further details about the walks.

Lady's Loop:

Distance & Time: 1.5km & 20min – 30mins

HighPoint & Ascent 130m & 20m

Difficulty Easy

Terrain Forestry tracks and paths (suitable for children’s buggies)

To Suit All levels of fitness

Min Gear Trekking shoes, raingear, fluid, mobile phone.

Arboretum Loop Walk:

Distance & Time 2km & 30min – 45mins

HighPoint & Ascent 140m & 30m

Difficulty Easy

Terrain Forestry tracks and paths

To Suit All levels of fitness

Min Gear Trekking shoes, raingear, fluid, mobile phone.

Captain’s Loop Walk :

Distance: 2.50km

Time: 30min – 45mins

HighPoint & Ascent 40

Difficulty: Easy

Terrain Forestry tracks

To Suit All levels of fitness

Min Gear Trekking shoes, raingear, fluid, mobile phone.

Ardra Castle Loop:

Distance 5km

Time: 1hr-1hr30mins

HighPoint amd Ascent 150m & 40m

Difficulty: Easy

Terrain Forestry tracks, paths and woodland trails.

To Suit All levels of fitness Min Gear Hiking boots, raingear, fluid, mobile phone.

Please note: this trail is unsuitable for buggies.