Scrabo Tower – Killynether Wood loop from Killynether

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Scrabo Tower – Killynether Wood loop from Killynether

Easy

4.5

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hikers

Scrabo Tower – Killynether Wood loop from Killynether

01:11

4.07km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Strangford & Lecale AONB

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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87 m

View of Scrabo Tower from Killynether Wood

Highlight • Forest

Always worth the ascent. If only for the view towards Sliev Croob and the Mournes. Beautiful patch work of swollen hills, cut by colourful fields, that meander all the way …

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2.09 km

Scrabo Tower

Highlight • Monument

Scrabo Tower is an impressive 19th century folly that stands on Scrabo Hill in County Down. It is one of the most well-known landmarks in Northern Ireland. Inside the tower …

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3.68 km

It's a peaceful encounter trailing through the woods of Killynether. The woods are on the grounds of a former estate and the beautiful medley of flowers and trees is the result of some keen planters back in the 19th century.

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4.07 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.62 km

255 m

165 m

Surfaces

2.74 km

976 m