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GALWAY SECTION Starting from Oughterard , the trail follows the western edge of Lough Corrib before breaking away across the Maumturks chain at the pass of Maumeen. It decends to the Inagh Valley along the base of the "Turks", following them around to Leenaun at the head of Killary Harbour fjord. The Galway section ends here and the Mayo section begins. MAYO SECTION From Leenaun, the Mayo section of the trail climbs over Sheefry Bridge, then down into Westport , then on through Newport, Sheskin, Ballycastle, Killala , Ballina , ending at Lough Talt in the Ox Mountains near the Sligo border. Keen walkers may continue on the Sligo Way . See also: Long-distance Trails In The Republic Of Ireland |
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