The best MTB trails around The Municipal District of Comeragh

Make sure to look back towards Clonmel and the River Suir as you're halfway up Scrouthea Hill. It's not a bad view.

Fireroads that wind through dense coniferous forest and open into sections with wide, scenic views. These gravel tracks provide a steady surface, ideal for hiking, cycling, or MTB, with gentle gradients and long, flowing stretches.

A beautiful blend of sweeping views and an enjoyable descent through the rolling landscape of the Galtee Mountains.

This beautiful path is very popular and allows you to enjoy some nature.

Carey's Castle Wood is a delightful mixed woodland on the north-western fringes of the Comeragh Mountains. The ruined castle that gives the woodland its name is a fine sight. Built on the banks of the Glenary River in the 1800s by the Carey family, it showcases a range of architectural styles. There's a network of paths and tracks through the woodland, making it a pleasant place to explore on foot.

Tipperary's county town is a historic place that once boasted medieval town walls and notably resisted the Cromwellian army. It's a stop on the East Munster Way and there are many places for hikers to eat and stay. For nine days after the first weekend of July, visitors can enjoy the Clonmel Junction Festival with its musical and theatre performances.

This is a beautiful mixed woodland that lies close to the Glenary River, a tributary of the Suir. The main feature of this site is the ruins of the castle that gives the forest its name. It is just 500m from the car park down a mixed woodland trail that leads to the river. It is believed to have been built at some stage during the 1800’s by the Carey family, who were local schoolmasters in the Clonmel area. A number of architectural styles are still evident in the ruined remains, including; Gothic windows, a Celtic round tower, a Norman Keep, and both Romanesque and Gothic arches. The remnants of a walled garden can be found to the southern side of the castle. An ice-house is located just off the trail beyond the castle. This is a stone-lined pit which used to serve as a ‘fridge’ when the castle was inhabited. Carey’s Castle was occupied by monks and up to recent years the ruins of the alms house was still in evidence. A real gem of a site for local historians. https://www.coillte.ie/site/careys-castle/

Five-arch hump-backed road bridge over River Suir, built c.1825, with terminating arches spanning pedestrian walk-ways on each bank. Coursed rubble sandstone and limestone walls with cut limestone voussoirs to elliptical arches, cut limestone capping to parapet walls and having limestone plaque. Cut-stone V-cut-waters to both elevations. Flight of concrete steps with rubble stone parapet walls to north quay. https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/22118007/gashouse-bridge-waterford-road-burgagery-lands-west-clonmel-tipperary-south