Routes Planner Features Updates

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Running trails & routes

View of Lough Muckno – Hope Castle loop from The Court House

Running trails & routes

View of Lough Muckno – Hope Castle loop from The Court House

Moderate

5

runners

View of Lough Muckno – Hope Castle loop from The Court House

00:39

6.21km

50m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

1

1.93 km

View of Lough Muckno

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lough Muckno / Loch Mucnú is sometimes known as Blayney Castle Lake. It is linked to Lough Ross via the Clarebane River. There are lots of hiking trails in the vicinity of the lough, which is the largest in Monaghan.

Tip by

2

2.19 km

View of Hope Castle and Lough Muckno

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are four different trails you can around Black Island to explore the forests and lough shore. There is a beautiful bluebell walk in the spring and views over Lough Muckno to Hope Castle.

Tip by

3

4.44 km

Hope Castle

Highlight • Castle

With grounds overlooking Lough Muckno, Hope Castle has been abandoned since 2010 when a fire ripped through the interior. At that time it was a hotel but was originally built …

Tip by

B

6.21 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.70 km

1.39 km

786 m

208 m

144 m

Surfaces

3.78 km

1.53 km

625 m

208 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Wednesday 21 October

11°C

3°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate Send to Phone

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

5.0

111

Gosford Forest Park running loop

01:10h

10.2km

110m

57

Camlough Lake running loop — Ring of Gullion

01:08h

10.5km

130m

21

Slieve Gullion running loop

01:44h

13.6km

450m

15

Ravensdale Forest loop

01:02h

7.34km

270m

5.0

13

Carlingford Lough Greenway and Ring of Gullion Loop

02:00h

17.6km

270m

5.0

13

Cootehill

02:05h

17.1km

100m

14

Castle Lake Forest loop

00:36h

5.71km

40m

9

Rossmore Forest Park

01:07h

8.91km

120m

9

Lough Muckno loops from Castleblayney

00:37h

5.60km

50m

3

Táin Way

02:56h

24.0km

680m

5.0

3

Dartrey Forest loop to Fedd Hill and Fiddar Hill

01:38h

13.4km

90m

2

Camlough Mountain loop — Ring of Gullion

01:22h

10.9km

330m