Bangor Trail

The trail, which is approximately 22 miles (35 km) in length,[1][2] takes a route south from Bangor Erris through the Nephin Beg Range to Newport.

[3] Walking guides and maps of the Bangor Trail have been published by Mayo County Council.

[4] It is a fairly tough and remote hiking trail, in an area of largely blanket bog terrain.

[citation needed] The Bangor Trail follows an old drover path which may date from the Iron Age.

There are, along the route, evidence of previous human habitation, particularly from the mid-19th century just prior to the Irish Famine.