December 1998. Geopark In 2001 the Cuilcagh Mountain Park was joined with popular tourist attraction the Marble Arch Caves and the Cladagh Glen Nature Reserve to make one of the first UNESCO-recognised European Geoparks. This became a Global Geopark in 2004. In September 2008 the Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark was expanded into County Cavan, making it the world's first transnational cross-border Geopark. The Geopark is protected and managed by Fermanagh & Omagh District Council through the staff of the Marble Arch Caves Visitor Centre. Boardwalk trail In 2015, the Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail or Cuilcagh Legnabrocky Trail (also called "The Stairway to Heaven") was opened up to preserve and protect the underlying peatland bog from erosion; however, the trail led to a dramatic rise in visitors to Cuilcagh from circa 3,000 per annum to over 60,000. The popularity of the trail has led to concerns over the ability of the area to handle the increased visitors to the trail. Starting from the Legnabrocky Car Park (paid parking), the trail is over 6 kilometres long to the top (or over 7 kilometres starting from the nearby Marble Arch Caves car park). The first 5 kilometres are on a wide undulating gravel track, while the final kilometre involves climbing 450 wooden steps to a viewing gallery at the top of the route (which is close to the top of Cuilcagh mountain itself). Walkers are advised to allow 2.5–3.5 hours to complete the full 12–14 kilometre round-trip journey. Gallery See also Sliabh Beagh Lists of mountains in Ireland Lists of mountains and hills in the British Isles List of P600 mountains in the British Isles List of Marilyns in the British Isles List of Hewitt mountains in England, Wales and Ireland Further reading References External links Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail, WalkNI (2018) Ireland's own "Stairway to Heaven" (Cuilcagh Boardwalk Trail, Irish Independent (April 2017) Cuilcagh Legnabrocky Boarded Mountain Trail, Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark (July 2015) Mountains and hills of County Fermanagh Mountains and hills of County Cavan Marilyns of Ireland Marilyns of Northern Ireland Ramsar sites in Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border International mountains of Europe Highest points of Irish counties Mountains under 1000 metres Karst