Welcome to Glenveagh National Park
Glenveagh National Park lies in the heart of the Derryveagh Mountains in the north-west of Co. Donegal. It is a remote and hauntingly beautiful wilderness of rugged mountains and pristine lakes. The Park, over 16,000 hectares in extent consists of three areas. The largest of these is the former Glenveagh Estate, including most of the Derryveagh Mountains. To the west are the quartzite hills around Crocknafarragh and to the south, the peatlands of Lough Barra bog, Meenachullion and Crockastoller.
Getting Here.
Glenveagh National Park is located 24km north-west of Letterkenny and can be reached via the villages of Kilmacrennan or Churchill.
Access from Letterkenny is by the (N56) road through Kilmacrennan, turning left on to the Gweedore road (R255), or alternatively via Church Hill, and past Gartan and Akibbon lakes (R251). This route passes close to both Newmills and the Glebe Gallery.
News
All our Guided and Themed Walks are also listed on the Walks page. Please book early to avoid disappointment!
Heritage Week 21st - 29th August, 2010
‘Respecting & Protecting our Native Plants’
See Events Page for details.
Featured Bird .
For featured bird, click here.
The Nature/Education Team is now taking bookings for
Autumn 2010 + Spring 2011.
Our booking form has been changed, we now have one form for all groups.
Click here to Download our new Booking Form.
E-mail it back to glenveagh-education@environ.ie
For more information on bookings and our programmes,
click here for the Nature and Outdoor Learning Programme.
New Lake walk
A new trail has been constructed from the Bus Shelter to Bridge House via the lake. This new trail, suitable for childrens buggies and wheelchairs takes the walker through a stand of Austrian pines via the end of Lough Veagh. A small turn-off to the shoreline has dramatic views right up to the end of the glen. The path continues through mature pines where it joins onto the lower glen road to the Castle at the Bridge House.
New Self-Guided Tree Trail
A new self-guided Tree Trail from the Visitors Centre to the Castle is now available. 15 points of interest have been highlighted for this Lakeshore walk. The main focus is on Trees in the park, both native and non-native, all of which you will encounter on your walk. A map and information sheet can be collected free of charge at the Visitors Centre, or downloaded by clicking here.
New self-guided Maps for View Point Trail.
New self-guided maps are available from the Castle reception and from the Nature Centre (behind the Castle). Guide yourself around 21 points of interest on our steep but short View-point Trail,which leads from the south end of the gardens, up the hill at the back of the Castle and down through some small ancient stands of native woodland and back to the north end of the Gardens. Download the self-guided View Point Trail here.
View from the top of the self-guided view point trail.
Glenveagh Visitors Services are closed on Good Friday and over the Christmas period.