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The Sligo
Trail is a self lead trail ride.
You can ride the Sligo Trail only with a minimum of two* riders.
We are offering wonderful
self lead trails
but it is not advisable to go alone, we
prefer it if you are a minimum of 2 people, however, if a Trail
is really what you would like to do we are offering you, with
our help, the possibility to find a suitable companion whom you
could get to know before you travel
Meeting Page
The
Sligo Trail is well organised for you.
The Sligo Trail is a self-lead trail, which means you can choose
your pace while riding with your own little group. Your horse
will take you along golden beaches, mountain sides, forest trails
and country lanes, there is no need to worry, the trail is marked
in the terrain.
You will have three days directly on the sea and three days through
the mountains and forests of Co. Sligo.
We have marked the route on your map and you will find corresponding
markings in the terrain through which you will ride.
You will be
given a list of farmhouses, where we will have pre-booked your
accommodation. Here you will find a bed for yourself and a field
for your horse.
If you wish to have evening meals at your farmhouse, the landlady
will gladly provide it for you (this is not included in the offer).
You will be
provided with all equipment for your horse and saddlebags for
your luggage. We will then collect you from your last overnight
stop so that you will not have to make your way back to the farm
again.
Day 1:
Arrival at the Horse Holiday Farm by mid-day in order to meet
your horse and have a short trial ride to become acquainted. You
will receive your saddlebags and maps. Overnight in a guesthouse
near Horse Holiday Farm.
Day 2:
After a hearty breakfast proceed to the stables to prepare your
horse for the Trail; you will be instructed in saddling up and
how to read our map.
You will ride from the farm along the shore to Dernish Island,
watch out for the colony of seals and to Streedagh Beach where
three ships of the Spanish Armada went aground in 1588 just a
short distance off shore.
You can now enjoy a gallop along a wonderful golden sandy beach.
Overnight at Streedagh Point. Approx. riding time $/5 hours. As
this days riding is controlled by the tides the starting out time
varies.
Day 3:
You ride along old cart tracks and bogland with Ben Bulben on
your left and the Atlantic on your right. In the distance you
can see Inishmurray Island, an ancient monastic island, about
7km from the coast. This monastic settlement was founded around
500 A.D. Now proceed to Trawbawn for a little gallop. - the name
in English means White Sands. Continue on down to Ballyconnell
and on your next overnight stop at a family guesthouse. Approx.
riding time 4/5 hours.
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Day 4:
Head for Ardtarmon Strand passing the lovely Ardtarmon Castle
on the way along to Lissadell Beach. You will pass by the historical
Lissadell House, family home of Countess Constance Markievicz
and extolled in poetry by WB. Yeats. "The light of evening,
Lissadell, great windows open to the south, two girls in silk
kimonos both beautiful, one a gazelle".' On leaving the beach
you now head for the foot of Benbulben from where there are breathtaking
views over Sligo Bay. At this point it is only a short taxi ride
to Sligo to experience music and the lrish pubs. Riding time approx..
5 hours.
Day 5
:
This day takes you along the shores of Glencar Lake and Glencar
Waterfalls "Where the wondering water gushes from the hills
above Glencar" (Yeats) and along an old shepherds path to
Hangman's Hill. This pass will bring you to l000ft from where
you will have magnificent views over a vast area. Today's riding
time is about 4/5 hours. If you can spare the time do try to visit
Park's Castle on the shores of Lough Gill.
Day 6
:
Follow country lanes to the picturesque village of Dromahair and
then make your way along by Creevalea Abbey to the beautiful Lough
Gilt, watch out for the Isle of lnishree on your right.
On leaving the lake you will ride through Slishwood and along
small country lanes to your next overnight stop. Riding time about
4/6 hours.
Day 7
:
Today you will ride to Ballygawley Wood a through Union Wood,
where you might spot some deer, along Union Lough and head for
the Atlantic Coast again, from Culleenamore Strand you will have
miles of beaches ahead of you right around the Golf Course and
Strandhill Village to Gibralter Point (this day is governed by
the tides). Overnight at Strandhill. Approx. 5/6 hours riding
time.
Next morning
after breakfast we will collect you and your equine friend and
take you back to the farm.
Arrivals: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Offer includes: 7 nights Bed and Breakfast, 6 Days Riding
All equipment for your horse and saddlebags for your luggage.
Transport
for you and your horse from last overnight to Horse Holiday Farm.
It
is sometimes possible to book at short notice: just phone us,
send us an email or fill up the
contact
form
Tilman and
Colette Anhold
Horse Holiday Farm Ltd.
Grange
County Sligo
Ireland
Telephone
: (071) 9166152
Fax : (071) 9166400
From Europe
and the UK:
Telephone : 00 353 71 9166152
Fax : 00 353 71 9166400
From the
USA:
Telephone : 011 353 71 9166152
Fax : 011 353 71 9166400
Email : [email protected]
Form: enquiries-reservations
Location and airports
The Horse Holiday Farm is Bord Fáilte (Irish Tourist Board)
approved and
a member of A.I.R.E., the Association of Irish Riding Establishments.
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On the Sligo Trail
