{"id":2495,"date":"2011-06-15T12:18:21","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T12:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/?p=2495"},"modified":"2015-07-27T16:33:48","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T16:33:48","slug":"horn-head-loop-walk-dunfanaghy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/horn-head-loop-walk-dunfanaghy\/","title":{"rendered":"Horn Head Loop Walk Dunfanaghy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong> this walk is currently not open<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5176\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5176\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5176\" title=\"Horn Head Loop Walk\" src=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/horn-head-loop-walk.jpg\" alt=\"Horn Head Loop Walk\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/horn-head-loop-walk.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/horn-head-loop-walk-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horn Head Loop Walk<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Horn Head Loop Walk<\/strong> &#8211; New walking route for Donegal, the McSwynes Gun Loop in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/towns\/holiday-cottage-dunfanaghy.php\">Dunfanaghy<\/a>, and a new walks scheme for Horn Head, Dunfanaghy, were recently launched by Minister for State at the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Dinny McGinley TD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong> this walk is currently not open<\/p>\n<p>The spectacular coastal looped walk, the <strong>McSwynes Gun Loop<\/strong>, is the result of thee local agencies working together with the local community to benefit tourism in the region. These include F\u00e1ilte Ireland; Donegal Local Development Company; Inga Bock; local Donegal community landowners and the Sheephaven Bay Tourism Group.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Self Catering Cottages in Dunfanaghy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/towns\/holiday-cottage-dunfanaghy.php\">Self Catering in Dunfanaghy, Donegal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Self Catering Cottages in Portnablagh\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/towns\/holiday-cottage-portnablagh.php\">Self Catering in Portnablagh, Donegal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new looped route, located at Horn Head, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/towns\/holiday-cottage-dunfanaghy.php\">Dunfanaghy<\/a>, is part of F\u00e1ilte Irelands continued work to develop and support walking attractions across the country to attract both local and international visitors to such areas. The route, which will greatly benefit the town of Dunfanaghy, offers walkers the opportunity to enjoy the spectacular surroundings and natural beauty of the peninsula and is intended to suit all levels of fitness catering for both the occasional and leisure walker.<\/p>\n<p>Paul McLoone, F\u00e1ilte Irelands Head of Operations in the North West explained &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWalking in Ireland has never been more popular for both domestic and overseas visitors and it is wonderful to see the development of this walking trail in a coastal area as stunning as Horn Head. It is one of the best coastal day routes in the country and will help attract visitors not only to the town of Dunfanaghy but the County of Donegal.<\/p>\n<p>We have been working in partnership with Inga Bock, the Rural Recreation Officer with Donegal Local Development Company to support the project and this is a great example of local agencies and community working together for the benefit of tourism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[mappress mapid=&#8221;140&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Self Catering in Dunfanaghy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/towns\/holiday-cottage-dunfanaghy.php\">Self Catering in Dunfanaghy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Self Catering in Portnablagh\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donegalcottageholidays.com\/towns\/holiday-cottage-portnablagh.php\">Self Catering in Portnablagh<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note: this walk is currently not open Horn Head Loop Walk &#8211; New walking route for Donegal, the McSwynes Gun Loop in Dunfanaghy, and a new walks scheme for Horn Head, Dunfanaghy, were recently launched by Minister for State at the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Dinny McGinley TD. 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