Sliabh Beagh Adventures

Outdoor Activities

Sliabh Beagh Adventures is a new activity-based business, which is ideally located in the heart of Knockatallon village in north Co. Monaghan at the foot of the Sliabh Beagh mountains.  We aim to help you destress and unwind through offering a range of outdoor activities and adventure on Sliabh Beagh that include bicycle hire, guided walking/cycling tours and nature trails, orienteering, battle and target archery.  

Sliabh Beagh is an area of upland heath and blanket bog that straddles the border between counties Monaghan, Fermanagh and Tyrone.  It is home to some very important natural habitats, supporting protected and endangered species of flora and fauna native to the area and rarely found in the rest of Ireland.

Special Protected Area

Sliabh Beagh is also a breeding ground for endangered birds such as the Hen Harrier and the Curlew, one of the few breeding grounds left in Ireland.  As a result, Sliabh Beagh has been designated with special protection status both in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland. It is a landscape that is rugged and varied and offers breath-taking views of surrounding counties.  We have something here in Monaghan that no other part of the country has.  We have a unique high-quality natural environment the provides a haven for wildlife and an opportunity for tourists to connect with and explore the natural world.   

Popular Walking Destination

Sliabh Beagh is already known as a popular walking destination and there are 36 looped walks throughout the region – all of which are way marked and vary in lengths and which guide walkers through a variety of landscapes and travel across counties Monaghan, Fermanagh and Tyrone.  Here in Knockatallon, we have four way marked walks in length from 4km – 10km, two of which are on quite country roads and that are suitable for all abilities and two of which are over more challenging terrain such as forest tracks and open moorland. For more experienced hikers, there is the Sliabh Beagh way – an established 64K way marked route – offers a two-day walking route exploring the varied countryside though lanes, forest tracks and moorland paths.