Clare Island is an incredible walking destination with a most interesting and varied landscape of sea cliffs, hills and bogs to view and enjoy. It is famous as the home of the 15th-century pirate queen, Gráinne O’Malley. Clare Island is just 5 km off the west Mayo coastline and the ferry to the Island departs from Roonagh Pier, outside Louisburgh.
- Trailhead / Start Point: The Pier
- Terrain: Quiet roads and tracks
- Direction: Purple markers
- Distance: 7.3 km
- Estimated Time: 2 hours
- Grid Ref. L 715 851
- GPS Location: 53.7997, -9.9501
- Grade: Moderate
