Wild Camping Mayo | 2 Nights | North Mayo Sea Cliffs

A 53 km walk along the stunning and remote sea cliffs of North Mayo, with 1,700m of ascent/descent along this roller coaster of a coast.

Day 1 - starting on Saturday evening at the small village of Carrowteige (where there is ample parking) and following the way marked loop walk to magnificent Benwee Head and the Eire 63 WW2 Coastal Watch. A first wild camp beside a small river under a cloud of stars at Portacloy brought a peaceful nights sleep.

Day 2 - a beautiful day to continue walking across the golden sands of Portacloy and climbing to more dramatic and remote cliffs towards the small fishing village of Portlurin. Glimpsed a fox up here and watched boats far below checking their lobster pots. A long day walking some of the most dramatic coastal landscapes in Ireland to eventually end up on the last of the hills before the drop to Belderg. A beautiful sunset and a very windy night brought unsettled sleep under yet more clouds of stars.

Day 3 - another stunning day as I left the edge of this dramatic coastline to drop down to a high and quiet road for the 25km walk back to the starting point. Despite the miles of tarmac this was delightful walking with a different perspective on the beautiful North Mayo landscape.

GPX track of route:
https://www.outdooractive.com/en/trac...

Coastal Watch, EIRE signs of WW2:
http://eiremarkings.org/about-the-coa...

Carrowteige Looped Walks:
https://walks.mayo.ie/media/Media,891...