The Clare Glens are a wooded area with a path up the red sandstone gorge separated by the banks of the Clare river, which separates Counties Tipperary and

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. It is located approximately 4 km from

Newport, County Tipperary Newport (, formerly ) is a town in County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Barony (Ireland), barony of Owney and Arra. At the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, Newport's population was 2,183. Location Newport is locat ...

, approximately 5 km from

Murroe Murroe (), officially spelt Moroe, is a village in County Limerick, Ireland. Environs Murroe is in the north-eastern part of County Limerick, surrounded by the Slieve Felim Mountains. It is around 15 km east of Limerick city and close ...

on the R506 road. There are two carparks located near to the entrance for walkers. There is also a small children's play area and picnic area and toilet facilities at the smaller carpark. There is a signposted trail consisting of a walkway on both banks of the river with views and swimming locations. This includes an opening below a waterfall known as The Big Eas. The river is used as a kayaking venue, and canoeists usually enter the Clare river at the top carpark by Ashroe and kayak down the waterfalls and rapids. In the late 1990s the Limerick path of the Clare Glens was widened and levelled to allow emergency vehicles access to the two mile long walk. The Clare Glens were hit during storm Darwin on 12 February 2014, and suffered severe damage. The site is a listed European

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(SAC), designated for its areas of oak woodland habitat and a species of rare fern known as the Killarney Fern ''Trichomanes speciosum''.

References

External links

Irish Whitewater Clare Glens River GuideUL Kayak Club Clare Glens River GuideClare Glens Walks
Geography of County Tipperary Waterfalls of the Republic of Ireland {{Tipperary-geo-stub