from Muckle Rocks to Eshywulligan - Sliabh Beagh Way

Start : Muckle Rocks, Mullaghfad Forest, Fivemiletown (BT75 0JH)

(S) At Muckle Rocks, turn right (North-West) onto the road and follow the tarmac for 1.5 Km. Here you pass Mullaghfad Church, a remote, stone church with an external bell. A number of fine, ancient yew trees can also be seen in the graveyard. Shortly beyond the church you arrive at a T-junction.

(1) Turn left (South-East) here along the road.

(2) After another kilometre along the tarmac, as the road bears left, the route turns right (South) and you embark along a series of tracks that lead you through Mullaghfad Forest. The first track begins with a steady climb through the pines and brings you to a T-junction after 3 Km.

(3) Turn left (South-West) here, and you’ll soon find yourself passing along the shore of Lough Cushkeery on your left. Just a few hundred metres later you reach the larger Jenkin Lough.

If it’s a warm day, the placid waters of these lakes provide a pleasant place to take a break. Such remote, upland loughs are a haven for wildlife, with fish species such as brown trout, pike, perch and eel living beneath the water, and creatures like frogs, newts and dragonflies thriving on the margins.

(4) Continue past the lakes to reach a T-junction with a wider track.

(5) Turn left (South-West) here and follow this track as it swings round to the left and passes beside Lough Nadarra.

(6) At the next junction turn right (South-East), and descend for 1.5 Km to meet the road at Eshywulligan (C425). (E)

Start : Muckle Rocks, Mullaghfad Forest, Fivemiletown (BT75 0JH)

Arrival : Frank Flynn Tractors, Francis Flynn Altawark, Rosslea, Enniskillen (BT92 7AA)

Parking : Car parks are situated along the route

Terrain : Minor roads, track and moorland

Public Transport : Translink

Facilities : Car parks and picnic sites are situated along the route

Note : If you wish, you can do several parts of this trek at once. Pay attention to the information given in each part like the duration and the elevation to avoid unpleasant surprises.

Find more information and walk ideas at Walk NI here.

Did You Know?
Mullagh fad parish Church dates from 1836, and must be one of the most remote churches in Ireland. It has never had an electricity supply and just a handful of services are said here each year. The cemetary contains the graves of two Special Ulster Constabulary Officers (‘B’ Specials), who were killed here by the IRA in 1921, during the Anglo-Irish War.