Connemara Walk: Upper Diamond Hill

Connemara National Park makes a great choice for a scenic walk, the Upper Diamond Loop being a particularly impressive point of interest.

Found in Letterfrack in County Galway, it provides a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty of Connemara.

The Walk

Directions

Facilities

This walk is moderate in difficulty, combing two routes of the Connemara National Park to bring you the very best views from the summit.

Climb up to Diamond Hill’s summit reaching 400m to be met by views such as the Twelve Bens, Mweelrea and Tully Mountains. You might even see Connemara’s coastline on a clear day.

The Diamond Hill walk is one not to be missed when visiting the Connemara National Park.

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Dog friendly
Hiking
Mountain biking
Birdwatching
Running

Directions

This walk begins at the Connemara National Park Visitor Centre. Park up here before heading left and following signs for the Lower Diamond Hill Walk (Blue Trail).
Continue along this route before finding the path junction which takes you on to the Upper Diamond Hill Walk (Red Trail).
Follow the Upper Diamond route clockwise to bring you to the impressive summit, before continuing South to re-join the Lower Diamond trail.
Bear left on the Lower Diamond route to bring you back to your starting point at the Visitor Centre.

Connemara Walk: Upper Diamond Hill