Most of what follows sits in the south-west of the county, in the limestone and blanket-bog country of the Cuilcagh Lakelands. The Cuilcagh Boardwalk and the Legnabrocky Trail are two ways of describing the same famous outing: a flat gravel track, then 1.6km of boardwalk across protected bog, then the 450 wooden steps of the Stairway to Heaven up to the 666m summit shared with Cavan. It is the busiest walk in Fermanagh and the one most people drive for.
Within a short drive of it are three quieter walks on the same geology. Marlbank, near Belcoo, is only 600 metres, taking in limestone pavement, a Bronze Age carved stone and a ring-fort, with views over Upper and Lower Lough MacNean. Belmore Forest at Boho has a 7km loop to the Pollnagollum shaft, where a 12-metre waterfall drops out of sight underground. Cladagh Glen at Florencecourt runs through ash woodland to the Cascades and Marble Arch, but it has been closed since flash flooding in July 2025, so check before setting out.
The rest are bigger commitments. Ballintempo’s Aghanaglack Walk is three to four hours of forest track and wet bog, with patchy signposting, and Sliabh Beagh spreads north-east to the Monaghan and Tyrone border. Bog ground stays wet year round; take boots.
A linear out-and-back over one of Northern Ireland's largest blanket bogs, built to keep boots off the peat, ending at a platform on the mountain's shoulder.
The walking route up Cuilcagh proper, carrying you over bog on boardwalk before the 450-step climb to the highest point in Fermanagh and Cavan.
A 600-metre loop near Belcoo through rare limestone grassland, past a ring-fort and carved stone, with interpreted views over the Lough MacNean basin.
A windswept plateau of bog and quiet loughs on the Monaghan and Tyrone border, offering short waymarked loops or the demanding Sliabh Beagh Way.
The one waymarked route through west Fermanagh's vast forest block, running three to four hours to a Neolithic court tomb and Brimstone Rock.
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Cuilcagh Boardwalk, fermanagh
The Cuilcagh Boardwalk is a linear out-and-back across one of Northern Ireland's largest blanket bogs, ending at a viewing platform on the mountain's shoulder. A flat gravel track does the first stretch of work; the wooden 'Stairway to Heaven' steps do the rest. Built by the Sheridan family in 2015–16 to keep boots off the peat.
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The Legnabrocky Trail is the walking route up Cuilcagh Mountain, best known for the 450-step Stairway to Heaven at the top. A 1.6km boardwalk carries you over protected blanket bog to the base of the climb, and the 666m summit is the highest point in both Fermanagh and Cavan.
Marlbank, fermanagh
Marlbank's 600-metre loop threads through rare limestone grassland and hazel scrub near Belcoo, past a Bronze Age carved stone, an early Christian ring-fort, and open limestone pavement. Interpretation panels at the viewpoint frame Upper and Lower Lough MacNean and Belmore Mountain.
Three County Hollow, monaghan
Straddling the border where Monaghan, Fermanagh and Tyrone meet, Sliabh Beagh is a low, windswept plateau of blanket bog, peat hills and quiet loughs. Walkers can pick from short waymarked loops or take on the demanding Sliabh Beagh Way, passing ancient cairns, a holy well and replanted native woodland.
Enniskillen, fermanagh
Boho, fermanagh
Florencecourt, fermanagh
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Belfast, antrim
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