Queen Maebh's Cairn

Touted by the locals as an easy walk it was anything but. Skip leg day and do this climb instead. You won’t regret it. As with all signs in Ireland they lack information and there was no toilets which are needed when the walk is 2 to 3 hours depending on the route you take. The views are stunning and this is absolutely the place to be as the day wraps up. A very invigorating walk but not for anyone without decent shoes as the terrain can be very rough.

The Cairn is OK, not much to see. The view from around it is good, the best part is the trail up through the woods.

That was a satisfying 20 minutes way up. This Cairn is huge and very nice. The view is great too, we can see all around

Did this hike on 6th Sept and fortunately the weather was absolutely spectacular. Being relatively fit found the trip easy and the views are exceptional, however there are plenty of steps and it is a decent uphill gradient - so if you are not in peak form, you will need to take it slow. Took us about 2hrs return. Parked in the Sligo Rugby Football Club (small donation) and the trail starts on the other side of the road, leading up the mountain. Beautiful hike and well worth the effort.

Great hike u can do this 2 different ways way 1 if you park at the sligo rugby club strandhill Rd next to the petrol station walk across the road through the wooden gate go up the path turn right and follow up to the top amazing way 2 put knocknarea hiking trail carpark into google this will bring you to the carpark at the back of knocknarea their is a stall for tea and coffee this also has a trail but ways are fab

Amazing place with great views and quirky Ireland history. Families and middle aged tackling this so moderately hard but worth the views

Great hike with lovely views at the top on a clear day. If you've got dodgy knees like me go up on the right side of the trail. The boardwalk are quite slippy going up but there's a rope at some spots to help. The walk down is pleasant and full loop takes about 2.5 hours.

Absolutely amazing trail and view. We took around 2 hours up and down. Difficult: moderate. I would recommend for sure. There is one entrance in front of the rugby football club (parking). There is also a official car park but I couldn’t find it so I parked in the car park beside Centra.