This page is your first-stop online resource for walking in County Donegal. Here you will find suggestions for places to go walking in the county, plus recommendations for guide books and maps. We are currently developing additional content for this county page. Future updates will be announced on our social media feeds.
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If this page becomes your regular first-stop resource for local walking information, we recommend creating a shortcut on your device and a bookmark in your internet browser. This will give you much quicker access to the information you need. For full details, including step-by-step instructions, please visit our shortcuts and bookmarks page.
Walking locations
If you are looking for walking locations in County Donegal, this section will help you find them. Whether it's parkland, forests, coastal or upland locations, there's a good chance they are marked on the map below. Click on a marker for more details.
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Walking Areas
This section focuses on the walking places in County Donegal that are more extensive than those covered in the "Walking locations" section above. The map below shows 21 upland areas and 7 coastal areas which lie entirely or partially within the county. Click on an area for more details.
Please note that we have illustrated these upland and coastal areas based purely on their geographical characteristics. It should not be assumed that access is permitted to any of the upland and coastal areas. Where local access restrictions exist (e.g. those indicated by "Private Property" signs, "No Trespassing" signs, etc), we strongly advise that you comply with the relevant landowner's wishes.
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Recommended walking guide books
Walking guide books are a great way to find walks in Ireland which have been hand-picked by local experts. Recommended guide books for County Donegal are showcased in the slideshow below.
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Recommended maps
Ireland is covered by a good selection of quality maps produced by a variety of publishers. For walkers, the most useful of these range in scale from 1:25,000 to 1:50,000. For County Donegal, the relevant titles are detailed below.
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Places to stay
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Need a bed for the night? County Donegal offers a range of places to stay if your multi-day walking plan requires an overnight stop. The green button below will direct you to our dedicated local accommodation page for the county over on The Ireland Travel Guide website where we have teamed up with Booking.com to help you search, compare and book places to stay. |
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* We may receive a small commission if you book accommodation through Booking.com via links on The Ireland Travel Guide website. While this will not affect the amount you pay for your accommodation, it would help to support the ongoing maintenance and development of The Ireland Walking Guide and its related websites. If you find our family of independent websites to be useful information resources, please do consider booking your future accommodation in Ireland and overseas via The Ireland Travel Guide links.
