This is an easy 19 kilometres walk along a greenway beside Carlingford Lough and back through a forest path on the Tain Way.  For more information and a map go to https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/omeath-carlingford-circuit-35534543

We started the walk in the village of Omeath.  The Greenway is well marked from the car park at the shoreline.  It follows a gravel or tarmac path which is, in fact, the embankment of a disused railway line and there are still many glimpses of the industrial history to be had.

The Greenway rejoins the road just outside the town of Carlingford.  Carlingford is a wonderful medieval town and well worth exploring.  From the square, we followed the road straight up a very steep hill, signposted the Tain Way.  At the crest of the hill, the tarmac road goes left and we went right heading back towards Omeath on a rough road, the Tain Way.

After roughly 3 kilometres the rough road joined a tarmac road and after just over 1 kilometre the tarmac road went sharp right back down to the main road.

We took the clear grassy track going straight ahead and after a kilometre, a stile and a steep descent we found ourselves back on the main road but very close to the Greenway again.   This is a dangerous road and should be negotiated with care.  However, we only needed to cross it and take a few steps to the right to find a path back onto the Greenway to complete the circuit back to Omeath.