The high ground sits around the rim of the county, with the Golden Vale spread flat in the middle. In the south, the Vee Pass takes the R668 over the Knockmealdown Mountains in one long hairpin above Bay Lough, climbing to around 610 m before it drops into Waterford; on a clear day the view runs back across the plain to Cashel and the Galtees. West of Tipperary town, the Glen of Aherlow lies between the Galtees and the Slievenamuck ridge, with eight waymarked loops from a 2 km woodland stroll up to full mountain circuits, most of them starting at the Christ the King statue on the Slievenamuck side.
Further north, Devil’s Bit rises to 480 m outside Templemore, named for the gap bitten from its ridge and topped by a 45-foot cross raised by hand in the 1950s; the loop is 3.7 km, with a short steep spur at the end. Keeper Hill, above Silvermines village, is the highest ground in the Shannon region at 694 m, waymarked from Doonane car park through Coillte forest and out onto open blanket bog.
Slievenamon, above the Suir valley outside Clonmel, is the one climb here within easy reach of a town. The rest need a drive. Views are the point on most of them, so they are worth saving for a clear day, and the open ground on Keeper Hill and on Knockbane, which has no marked trail at all, is better in a dry spell.
A hairpin on the R668 that doubles back over the Knockmealdowns at about 610 m, with the Golden Vale and the Galtees laid out below.
Eight waymarked loops run through this valley between the Galtees and Slievenamuck, from a 2 km woodland stroll to serious mountain circuits, free and open year-round.
Named for the gap bitten from its ridge above Templemore, with a 3.7 km loop to a 45-foot cross and the source of the Suir nearby.
Ireland's richest dairy land, crossed by a 112 km signposted drive from Kilmallock through Lough Gur to the Rock of Cashel.
At 694 m the highest ground in the Shannon region, waymarked from Doonane through Coillte forest and past a stone circle to open bog.
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Clogheen, tipperary
The Vee is a hairpin on the R668 where the road doubles back to cross the Knockmealdown Mountains between Clogheen and Lismore. From the top, on a clear day, the view runs across the Golden Vale towards Cashel and the Galtees, and down to Bay Lough. Use marked parking and check conditions before driving the exposed mountain road.
Glen of Aherlow, tipperary
A quiet valley between the Galtee Mountains and the wooded Slievenamuck ridge, laced with eight waymarked loops from a 2km woodland stroll to serious mountain circuits. The Christ the King statue on the ridge gives one of the finest panoramas in Munster, and the trails are free and open year-round.
Barnane, tipperary
Rising to 480 m north-west of Templemore, Devil's Bit (Bearnán Éile) is named for the gap bitten out of its ridge, and crowned by a 45-foot cross raised by hand in the 1950s. A moderate 3.7 km loop climbs through forest and open hillside, with a short steep spur to the cross and the source of the River Suir close by.
Kilmallock, cork
The Golden Vale is a broad area of dairy farmland across Cork, Limerick and Tipperary, named in print in 1837 for a 'golden vein' of rich soil. Build a day around medieval Kilmallock and Lough Gur in County Limerick, or head east to the Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary.
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At 694 m, Keeper Hill is the highest ground in the Shannon region and the tallest of the Silvermine Mountains. The waymarked climb from Doonane car park runs through Coillte forest, past the Firbrega stone circle and a stone sweat-house, before breaking out onto open blanket bog near the summit cairn.
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Silvermines is a small north Tipperary village that has been mined for lead, zinc, copper, baryte and silver since the 13th century. It sits below the Silvermine Mountains, is one end of the Slieve Felim Way, and has a separate Knockanroe forest loop.
Clonmel, tipperary
Slievenamon stands alone above the Suir valley, its ridge said to look like a woman lying on her back. The direct walk from Kilcash is a strenuous mountain outing with a steep ascent, an exposed summit and a prehistoric cairn, steeped in Fionn mac Cumhaill legend and 1848 history.
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Slievenamuck is the low red-sandstone ridge along the north wall of the Glen of Aherlow, looking south to the Galtees. Choose a waymarked walk such as the 9.3 km Millennium Stone Loop and follow the official route map.
Glen of Aherlow, tipperary
The Christ the King statue was built in 1950 by Glen of Aherlow volunteers who raised the money door to door and hauled the stone by horse and cart. It stands on the southern slope of Slievenamuck, looking across the valley to the Galtee Mountains, and now serves as the trailhead for the glen’s nature-park walking loops.
Glen of Aherlow, tipperary
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Renaghmore, tipperary
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