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keale River Walk, Ballyorgan, limerick
  • keale River Walk, Ballyorgan, limerick
  • keale River Walk, Ballyorgan, limerick
  • keale River Walk, Ballyorgan, limerick
  • keale River Walk, Ballyorgan, limerick
  • keale River Walk, Ballyorgan, limerick
  • keale river walk, Ballyorgan

If you would like to get a real feel for an Irish woodland and river bank with at least forty shades of green then the Keale river walk is the perfect solution.

It is a 7km river walk between the two villages of Glenroe and Ballyorgan.

Keale River is a level walk fenced from start to finish with many little bridges in between. It is completely safe and ideal for families.

Go in at Ballydonoghue Bridge near Ballyorgan and travel along by the river. The start is through farmland and then you come to a beautiful wood and a waterfall in the river. For anyone doing the walk in October/November time, John Hennessy, a local man, advises to look out for the salmon jumping the waterfall.

It is peaceful and quiet, with very active wildlife such as otters, dippers, kingfishers, Herons and squirrels. You will also come accross one of the last oak tree woodland left in Ireland with many anemone, bluebells or mushrooms depending on the time of year.

It may be a good idea to prepare yourself for the walk with a visit to The Village Inn pub in Ballyorgan where the walk begins and finish off by relaxing in Daly’s pub at the other side of the walk in Glenroe, Darragh Bridge.

Visit our TouristR page and see more photos of Keale River Walk on our Flickr page.

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  • Keale River Frog

    MikeL - 07 Feb

    Did this in Feb 1st 2012 in Wellies, muddy but great walk, met an unusual toad/frog...great stiles & work put into it, lost camera...put sign up and had it handed in week later, God Bless you Helena H.

  • Paddy Dunworth, Ballingarry, Co.Limerick - 04 Dec

    Did this walk on a wet Dec 4th 2012, my springer spaniel was my companion and it never stopped raining for the outward and return journey. Worth every inch of it though. The river was high but relatively clear and I had my polarized glasses for fish spotting , the Keale river was heaving with brown trout, most were probably up from the Funshion to spawn, also saw 2 small salmon in the 4/5lb bracket, hope they survive the spawning and I look forward to returning when the weather's a bit finer. The final half mile to Glenroe was very heavy going and I was glad of my long walking stick, as good as 2 extra legs!

  • Jim - 19 Jul

    Thanks Cormac, glad you enjoed the walk from Ballyorgan to Darragh and the session in Daly's pub. We will have the final km of the track trimmed back this week. Regards, Jim.