Waterfall on the River Araglin, Ballysaggart
A Wonderful Series of Waterfalls in a Secluded Forest
This is one of Waterford’s best kept secrets. A series of beautiful Waterfalls on the River Araglin hidden in [find woodland name] wood. The erosion here is something to behold varying from angular cuts to perfectly formed natural slides (bring your swimming togs). With beautiful views down the valley this is an adventure anyone interested in scenic Waterford should take.
The colour of the rocks is a rich brown which make photographs of the main Waterfall look spectacular. The main Waterfall is over 20ft in height and has a strong flow all year round, though after heavy rain it is far more impressive. There are many other waterfalls and slides dotted around this very unusual valley.
How to find it
The Waterfalls are quite difficult to find and to get down to them requires a bit of manoeuvring. From Lismore, take the R666 (not the road to hell I can assure you) towards Fermoy. Take the right hand turn where the Lismore golf course crosses the road and head for Ballysaggart. A few miles up this road at a crossroads you will see a sign post for Araglin, take the right turn here and head for [woodland name]. Once in the woods, the real journey begins. Drive through the wood veering left at fork junctions, the road will get progressively worse and is more suitable for SUV type vehicles. A mile or two in there is a fork in the road backwards leading up hill. The rest of the journey is on foot. Walk up the hill and continue along the walkway. When you get to the stream continue through (make sure you bring suitable foot gear). Keep walking along the path and when you eventually reach what look like Christmas trees on your left hand side you are almost there. Head left when you can hear the Waterfall and the valley will present itself. There are lovely birds eye views of the Waterfall at this point. To get down to the Waterfall, stay left and walk down using the railing as a guide, then find the best route down (probably marked out for you by the ovine inhabitants). Enjoy.
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4 Comments on Waterfall on the River Araglin, Ballysaggart
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Rory O'Farrell on
Sat, 6th Mar 2010 2:52 pm
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wellboy on
Sun, 7th Mar 2010 6:08 pm
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Wellboy76 on
Fri, 2nd Apr 2010 11:13 pm
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wellboy on
Mon, 5th Apr 2010 8:59 pm
Great photo!!!
What sort of scale is it? How high are the waterfalls?
Any chance of a grid reference to locate it on a map?
Hi Rory,
It’s about 20 feet high i would say… next time I’m up there I’ll get GPS reading.
Kind Regards,
Cian
Cian, will you send me a position on Google maps for this place. If its fine the weekend I might head up in the auld jeap!
well alan,
sorry i only saw this now… i’d be delighted to bring you up some day… it would be hard to find on google maps.
c.
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