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View of Lough Muckno – Tassagh Viaduct loop from Armagh

View of Lough Muckno – Tassagh Viaduct loop from Armagh

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View of Lough Muckno – Tassagh Viaduct loop from Armagh

02:53

68.2km

470m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 37.2 km for 176 m

After 39.2 km for 74 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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15.9 km

Glaslough Coffee Stop

Highlight • Cafe

Good coffee and hot food menu

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39.2 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 …

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39.4 km

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.

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39.7 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.

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40.2 km

Big Tom Statue & Grinded Coffee Stop

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Great little coffee shop open on Sunday morning serving lovely coffee and brownies. Where else can you have your coffee with the legend that is Big Tom. facebook.com/grinded__coffee-104655724273307

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61.1 km

Tassagh Viaduct

Highlight • Monument

The Tassagh Viaduct rises above the Callan River Valley with its massive arches - a silent witness to bygone railway times. The line, which was originally part of the Castleblayney, …

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68.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.8 km

27.4 km

1.73 km

1.08 km

206 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

67.5 km

426 m

167 m

159 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 27 May

23°C

13°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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View of Lough Muckno – Tassagh Viaduct loop from Armagh

Glaslough Coffee Stop

Hope Castle