Girley Bog
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 39 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 39 ft
- Max elevation
- 283 ft
- TrailRank
- 25
- Min elevation
- 257 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 115
- Uploaded
- October 12, 2020
- Recorded
- October 2020
near Scurlockstown, Leinster (Ireland)
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Itinerary description
Throughout most of history Irish bogs were impassable. To cross the wet, boggy terrain people built bog roads or ‘toghers’. In the 20th century, as the bogs were exploited for fuel, thousands of important archaeological finds were made – including swords, jewellery, trumpets and human bodies (preserved by the acid nature of the bog).
Girley Bog is a site of considerable conservation significance as it comprises raised bog – a rare habitat in Europe and one that is becoming increasingly scarce and under threat in Ireland. The loop covers a combination of forest and bogland – and has been developed as an eco-walk. The main element of the loop is within the bogland where there is a wonderful variety of birdlife, plants and animals.
Girley Bog is a site of considerable conservation significance as it comprises raised bog – a rare habitat in Europe and one that is becoming increasingly scarce and under threat in Ireland. The loop covers a combination of forest and bogland – and has been developed as an eco-walk. The main element of the loop is within the bogland where there is a wonderful variety of birdlife, plants and animals.
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