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Ireland's longest walking trail of 300 miles now open to hikers
« on: May 28, 2013 »
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The Beara-Breifne Way, at 500 kilometres Ireland's longest walking trail, means you can now hike from Cork to Leitrim.

Linking 10 counties and four provinces, the Way was the largest community-based project undertaken in the country. In local areas, it is divided into a series of smaller routes to make the walking trail more accessible and achievable, reports TheJournal.ie.

The walkway retraces the steps of O’Sullivan Beare in 1603 from Beara to Leitrim through farmlands, forest paths, remote bog lands, ancient heritage sites, unique villages and landscapes. According to legend, Donal Cam, chieftan of the O'Sullivan Beara clan and his followers undertook this epic 14-day-march in the aftermath of the Battle of Kinsale.

The Way, which links counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Offaly, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Cavan, also involves twelve local walking trails. One of the trails that joined to form the Beara-Breifne project was the Hymany Way in east Galway, which begins in Portumna and runs to Ballygar.

“The route is all marked out with plaques, signposts and map-boards that tell walkers all about the surrounding local myths, ruins, various sites, nature and hedgerows," said Pat Glynn, who helped establish The Hymany Way.

With the Beara-Breifne Way Heritage Stamps and Walking Passport, walkers can collect a stamp based on the heritage of each town and village they pass through.

Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny said the “development ultimately provides walkers and cyclists, either visiting Ireland or holidaying at home, with a unique experience of our countryside on a route through ten counties from Cork to Leitrim. It is great to see tourism infrastructure like this being delivered in the year of the Gathering 2013 and there is no doubt that projects like this will encourage continued growth for the future.”

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Irelands-longest-walking-trail-of-300-miles-now-open-to-hikers-209046941.html

http://www.thejournal.ie/beara-breifne-way-walkway-922137-May2013/
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Re: Ireland's longest walking trail of 300 miles now open to hikers
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2013 »
That's a cracker BTW
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Re: Ireland's longest walking trail of 300 miles now open to hikers
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2013 »
Interesting. I wonder how much road walking there is?

Still, I like to see the country with more 'routes' around it that are not roads for cars!
Might give this a lash some time preparing for longer walks.
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Re: Ireland's longest walking trail of 300 miles now open to hikers
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2013 »
Once my foot is fixed, I would be up for it  ;D
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