Porte Lairge Shipwreck – Tintern Bridge, Saltmills loop from Tintern ED

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Wexford

Porte Lairge Shipwreck – Tintern Bridge, Saltmills loop from Tintern ED

Moderate

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Porte Lairge Shipwreck – Tintern Bridge, Saltmills loop from Tintern ED

02:57

47.5km

390m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.3 km for 93 m

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3.46 km

Porte Lairge Shipwreck

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The Port Láirge shipwreck (also known as the "Saltmills Shipwreck") is an iconic remnant of a steam dredger resting in the mud of Bannow Bay, near St. Kearns Quay in …

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4.83 km

The Saltmills Explosion Memorial commemorates the single worst tragedy in Wexford during the Irish War of Independence: the explosion of a clandestine IRA munitions factory in St. Kearns on 12 October 1920.

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5.59 km

Tintern Bridge, Saltmills

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This beautiful old stone bridge at Saltmills offers excellent views of the river's confluence with the Atlantic Ocean. You should have your camera ready.

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14.3 km

Fethard Castle Ruins

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In the heart of the village of Fethard-on-Sea stands the striking ruin of Fethard Castle, a 15th-century episcopal palace built on an older Norman fortification. The robust residential tower with …

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25.1 km

Hook Lighthouse and Coastal Cliffs

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This 25-meter-high lighthouse (115 steps to climb) was built at the end of the world in the 13th century, on the site of a fire that had been continuously maintained …

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43.1 km