The 15-kilometre 5-6 hour Glenmalure Loop is described as the most scenic circuit to Lugnaquilla. It starts in the Baravore car-park () at the head of the valley and summits Lugnaquilla via the cliff-fringed hanging valley, Fraughan Rock Glen (the Glen is entered via the path at the Glenmalure hostel); but returning via Cloghernagh , and down to the scenic Arts Lough , described as one of the region's most beautiful sights, before descending back to the start of the Fraughan Rock Glen.