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Cong Abbey – Ashford Castle loop from Cong ED

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Cong Abbey – Ashford Castle loop from Cong ED

Moderate

4.5

(2)

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Cong Abbey – Ashford Castle loop from Cong ED

03:36

44.1km

450m

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: July 11, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 22.1 km for 243 m

After 22.9 km for 112 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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20.2 km

Cregdotia (Toberbiroge) Wedge Tomb

Highlight • Historical Site

Not easy to reach - located about 120 meters south of the street from Cong to Clonbur.

- irishmegaliths.org.uk/mayo.htm
- themodernantiquarian.com/site/13138/cregdotia.html

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20.6 km

Pigeon Hole Cave

Highlight • Cave

The cave is in the forest on a small hill. There are stairs down that we couldn't climb as a rappelling course was going on. It's definitely worth looking down.

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22.1 km

Monks' Fishing House on the River Cong

Highlight • Historical Site

The house on the Cong River was once used by the monks for fishing. There is a hole in the bottom through which the net was lowered and where it …

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22.3 km

Cong Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Cong Abbey is a beautiful, ancient 13th-century ruined monastery. Here you feel transported back a few centuries and can imagine how the monks lived in the Middle Ages. Benjamin Guinness …

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22.3 km

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Cong

Highlight • Religious Site

Very modern building next to the old abbey with great stained glass windows.
Not to be confused with the Church of Ireland church of the same name a little further on.

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22.7 km

The Quiet Man Statue (John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara), Cong

Highlight • Monument

Made in 1951, “The Quiet Man” was directed by John Ford and starred John Wayne as Sean Thornton returning to settle down in Ireland after emigrating to the US. Maureen …

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23.8 km

Ashford Castle

Highlight • Castle

Ashford Castle, a stunning medieval castle on the shores of Lough Corrib near the town of Cong in County Mayo, is one of Ireland's most magnificent and historic buildings. Originally …

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24.0 km

Ashford Castle Gardens and Cherry Alley

Highlight (Segment) • Castle

33.9 km

Clonbur Wood

Forest

44.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.2 km

19.3 km

1.89 km

690 m

Surfaces

21.6 km

14.2 km

6.08 km

1.66 km

531 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Saturday 18 July

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Cong Abbey – Ashford Castle loop from Cong ED

Cregdotia (Toberbiroge) Wedge Tomb

Pigeon Hole Cave

Monks' Fishing House on the River Cong

Cong Abbey

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Cong

The Quiet Man Statue (John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara), Cong

Ashford Castle

Ashford Castle Gardens and Cherry Alley

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