To cover all the caches in the series in one go bring some sandwiches as it may take three hours plus, but it’s a beautiful place to pass away a nice afternoon. The marked red loop is nice and takes around one and a half hours to complete.
For previous visitors who would like to tick this one off it would be about 2 hours if you started at the parking waypoint by Ballycuggaran One, then proceed to Ballycuggaran 4 then Ballycuggaran 5 ignoring Ballycuggaran 6 going straight up to GZ having turned right at the ‘Divert from Yellow loop’ and ‘The staked path’ waypoints.
Alternatively for the lazier it’s possible to park one car at ‘Ballycuggaran 8, pipes are cleared’, walk past Ballycuggaran seven and turning right up the hill at ‘Ballycuggaran 5 – Up To 6 Or Down To 7’, continuing the ascent turning at ‘The staked path’ waypoint, this could take a good hour depending on your level of fitness.
This cache is at off the East Clare Way yellow loop and is close to the Moylussa summit. I placed it at the end of the shale path as it can get very boggy from here on to the cairn stone.
For the completests out there it is about another 300m across the flat plateau following the stakes with the pink florescent paint.
The climb is more or less complete at GZ and the views are actually better here than at the cairn itself.
When passing ‘Ballycuggaran 5 – Up To 6 Or Down To 7’ take the yellow marked route uphill rather than the red route down.
At the 'Divert From Yellow Loop' waypoint go right to continue uphill towards the cache location.
Proceed along the main forest road for around another 750m until you reach ‘The staked path’ waypoint.
Turn right up here and you can see what you have left to do 
, but it’s worth it.
It gets steep and shaley but it’s a nice challenge and is my favourite climb in the region over Keeper Hill, Tountina, Silvermines etc.
There’s a challenge race each year called The Boru 3 Peaks in which you run up and down Moylussa followed by Tountina (hill walking for the Lazy) that night and then up and down Keeper hill the next day, great for hill walkers too.
I have upped the difficulty and terrain ratings due to the surfaces and the climb, but remember whatever goes up must come down..
This cache is placed on Coillte property, please respect the leave no trace principles.
The cache container is a small medical sample container, BYOP.
Overview: This loop walk is located in the townland of Ballycuggaran, the homeland of the O'Cuggarans, an important family at the court of Brian Boru. The walk overlooks Lough Derg, the Annacarriga valley and the hills that stretch from Caherhurley to Ogonnelloe.
This Coillte Forest Park is situated on Crag Hill on the lower slopes of the Slieve Bernagh Mountains overlooking Lough Derg. On the southern side of Crag is a fort, dating to the early Christian period which was the original home of the O’Briens and the reputed birthplace of St. Flannan. Aoibheal’s Rock, the legendary abode of Aoibheal, fairy queen of the O’Briens, is at the highest point of Ballycuggaran. The great oak woods that originally clothed these hills were cut down to fire the iron furnaces of east Clare as well as for shipbuilding.
The main tree species to be seen in this forest are spruce, larch, fir, oak, beech and ash. The higher slopes consist of heather, rush, broadleaved scrub and bracken. There is a large diversity of fauna in the area including badger, fox, woodcock and pheasant. Wild goats can be seen on the upper slopes of Slieve Bernagh.
The loop walk is part of the network of Shannon Region Loop Walks and is marked using the standard red Shannon Region Trails directional arrows. The trail is marked in both directions
Tips: Directions to Trailhead / Parking area.
Start from the village of Killaloe which is on the R463 from Limerick City and continue on the R463 in the direction of Ogonnelloe and Scarriff. After approximately 4km the trailhead is located on your left at Rinnaman Point (Two-mile Gate). This is a very spacious and popular lakeside public amenity area on the shores of Lough Derg located near the University of Limerick watersports and adventure centre and is signposted from Killaloe.
The Two-mile Gate amenity area is a renowned beauty spot which provides one of Lough Derg's two Blue Flag Beaches. As well as being a safe bathing area, it is a popular location for wind-surfing and sailing. This is a lovely area for a picnic and also provides pleasant family-friendly walks around Rinnaman Point
Services: Killaloe, Co. Clare (4km)
Time: 1hr 30mins - 2 hrs for the red loop, 3/3.5 hrs if all caches are visited
Terrain: Mix of minor roadways, laneways, forestry roads and tracks
To Suit: Medium level of fitness
Minimum Gear: Sturdy walking boots, waterproofs, rucksack, fluid, snacks and mobile phone.