Nature discovery
Research 16 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Ennis, grouped across 7 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Ennis. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Ennis. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Ennis, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 16 places.
Lough Atedaun is a lagoon reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lough Atedaun, about 12 km (7 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Adrian King / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Inchiquin Lough is Freshwater lake on the River Fergus in the Burren, nearby north of Ennis near Corofin, County Clare. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Inchiquin Lough, about 14 km (9 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Drow69 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Burren National Park is National park of limestone pavement, heath and turloughs nearby north of Ennis in County Clare. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Burren National Park, about 18 km (11 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: The Banner / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lough Bunny is a lagoon reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lough Bunny, about 20 km (12 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Dr Charles Nelson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lough Graney is a lagoon reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lough Graney, about 26 km (16 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Stuart Walker / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ballynastaig Wood is a forest reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ballynastaig Wood, about 29 km (18 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Megankeane13 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Coole Park is National nature reserve of woodland and turloughs near Gort, County Galway, nearby northeast of Ennis. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Coole Park, about 30 km (18 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Dr Charles Nelson / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Curraghchase Forest Park is a forest reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Curraghchase Forest Park, about 30 km (18 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Peter Gerken / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cliffs of Moher is Atlantic sea cliffs on the County Clare coast nearby northwest of Ennis. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Cliffs of Moher, about 34 km (21 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Berthold Werner / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Burren is Karst limestone landscape region covering much of north County Clare, beginning nearby north of Ennis. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — The Burren, about 35 km (21 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Bogman / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5
Ailladie is a cape reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Ailladie, about 36 km (22 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: The original uploader was Rwxrwxrwx at English Wikipedia . / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lough Derg is Large lake on the River Shannon bordering Clare, Galway and Tipperary, nearby east of Ennis. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lough Derg, about 47 km (29 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: C O'Flanagan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lough Atalia is a lagoon reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lough Atalia, about 48 km (30 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Sjaak Kempe from Groningen, The Netherlands / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Glengarra Wood is a woodland reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Glengarra Wood, about 83 km (52 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Seighean ( talk ) / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Mullinhassig Wood & Waterfalls, Aghavrin is a forest reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mullinhassig Wood & Waterfalls, Aghavrin, about 103 km (64 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Corkonian2013 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Derrycunnihy Wood is a forest reachable from Ennis as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Derrycunnihy Wood, about 106 km (66 mi) from Ennis
Image credit: Image: Joseph Mischyshyn / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0