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  "description": "A standout walk in every Leinster county, and how to make a day of it: where to swim nearby, a piece of history to see, and the local guide for the rest. The walks are from the Sport Ireland register; the day out is ours.\n\n\nWaymarked walks by county\n\n\n\nCountyWalksRelativeWexford83Wicklow56Kilkenny32Laois28Offaly22Dublin18Carlow17Kildare10Westmeath10Louth9Longford9Meath5\n\n\n\n\nA day out in Dublin\n\nCoast, mountains and city in one county. A cliff walk, a sea swim and an ancient ruin can sit inside o",
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  "tags": [
    "National Famine Way",
    "Plan the day: things to do in Dublin →",
    "Royal Canal Way",
    "Plan the day: things to do in Kildare →",
    "Wicklow Way",
    "Plan the day: things to do in Wicklow →",
    "Royal Canal Greenway Walking Trail",
    "Plan the day: things to do in Meath →",
    "Tain Way",
    "Plan the day: things to do in Louth →",
    "The Columban Way - Nine Stones to Magany",
    "Plan the day: things to do in Wexford →",
    "South Leinster Way",
    "Plan the day: things to do in Kilkenny →",
    "Barrow Way",
    "Plan the day: things to do in Carlow →",
    "Slieve Bloom Way",
    "Plan the day: things to do in Laois →",
    "Grand Canal Way",
    "Plan the day: things to do in Offaly →",
    "Old Rail Trail Greenway Walking Trail: Mullingar - Athlone",
    "Plan the day: things to do in Westmeath →",
    "Ballinamuck Edenmore Bog Walk",
    "Plan the day: things to do in Longford →"
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  "textContent": "A standout walk in every Leinster county, and how to make a day of it: where to swim nearby, a piece of history to see, and the local guide for the rest. The walks are from the Sport Ireland register; the day out is ours.\n\n## Waymarked walks by county\n\nCounty| Walks| Relative\n---|---|---\nWexford| **83**|\nWicklow| **56**|\nKilkenny| **32**|\nLaois| **28**|\nOffaly| **22**|\nDublin| **18**|\nCarlow| **17**|\nKildare| **10**|\nWestmeath| **10**|\nLouth| **9**|\nLongford| **9**|\nMeath| **5**|\n\n## A day out in Dublin\n\nCoast, mountains and city in one county. A cliff walk, a sea swim and an ancient ruin can sit inside one afternoon, much of it reachable on the DART.\n\n**Walk.** National Famine Way, Easy, 168.6 km.\n\n**Swim.** Donabate, Balcarrick Beach (Blue Flag), Excellent water quality.\n\n**See.** St. Audoens Church, Dublin City, Church.\n\nPlan the day: things to do in Dublin →\n\n## A day out in Kildare\n\nBig skies and bigger horses. The Curragh plains and the Grand Canal towpaths give an inland county plenty of flat, easy days out.\n\n**Walk.** Royal Canal Way, Easy, 146.3 km.\n\n**See.** Old Kilcullen Monastic Site, Co. Kildare, Ecclesiastical Site.\n\nPlan the day: things to do in Kildare →\n\n## A day out in Wicklow\n\nThe Garden of Ireland. Glacial valleys and the highest mountains in Leinster meet a string of Blue Flag beaches, with monastic Glendalough at the heart of it.\n\n**Walk.** Wicklow Way, Challenging, 128.1 km.\n\n**Swim.** Brittas Bay North (Blue Flag), Excellent water quality.\n\n**See.** Baltinglass Abbey, Religious House, Cistercian Monks.\n\nPlan the day: things to do in Wicklow →\n\n## A day out in Meath\n\nThe Royal County. The Boyne Valley holds Bru na Boinne and the Hill of Tara, layered with thousands of years of Irish history along a gentle river.\n\n**Walk.** Royal Canal Greenway Walking Trail, Easy, 121.4 km.\n\n**Swim.** Laytown/Bettystown (Blue Flag), Excellent water quality.\n\n**See.** Bective Abbey, Religious House, Cistercian Monks.\n\nPlan the day: things to do in Meath →\n\n## A day out in Louth\n\nThe Wee County, but dense with it. The Cooley Peninsula drops to Carlingford Lough, with medieval Drogheda and a working fishing coast close by.\n\n**Walk.** Tain Way, Moderate, 40.3 km.\n\n**Swim.** Port, Lurganboy (Blue Flag), Excellent water quality.\n\n**See.** Proleek Megalithic Tombs, Megalithic Tomb, Portal Tomb.\n\nPlan the day: things to do in Louth →\n\n## A day out in Wexford\n\nThe sunny south-east. Long sandy strands, the Norman Hook Peninsula and sheltered harbours make it Leinster's classic seaside county.\n\n**Walk.** The Columban Way - Nine Stones to Magany, Moderate, 50.1 km.\n\n**Swim.** Morriscastle (Blue Flag), Excellent water quality.\n\n**See.** Ferns Castle, Castle, Anglo-Norman Masonry Castle.\n\nPlan the day: things to do in Wexford →\n\n## A day out in Kilkenny\n\nMarble city and mellow countryside. The medieval mile of Kilkenny city anchors a county of river walks along the Nore and the Barrow.\n\n**Walk.** South Leinster Way, Moderate, 103.6 km.\n\n**See.** Dunmore Cave, Cave.\n\nPlan the day: things to do in Kilkenny →\n\n## A day out in Carlow\n\nSmall county, outsized landscape. Mount Leinster and the Blackstairs rise over the Barrow valley, with Ireland's largest dolmen at Brownshill.\n\n**Walk.** Barrow Way, Easy, 116.9 km.\n\n**See.** Browneshill Megalithic Tomb, Megalithic Tomb, Portal Tomb.\n\nPlan the day: things to do in Carlow →\n\n## A day out in Laois\n\nThe quiet middle of the country. The Slieve Bloom Mountains hide waterfalls and blanket bog, some of the most peaceful walking in Leinster.\n\n**Walk.** Slieve Bloom Way, Challenging, 71.4 km.\n\n**See.** Timahoe Round Tower, Round Tower.\n\nPlan the day: things to do in Laois →\n\n## A day out in Offaly\n\nBog, monastery and river. Clonmacnoise sits on the Shannon, and the rewilded Lough Boora bogs make for flat, family-friendly trails.\n\n**Walk.** Grand Canal Way, Easy, 117.1 km.\n\n**See.** Clonmacnoise, Graveyard.\n\nPlan the day: things to do in Offaly →\n\n## A day out in Westmeath\n\nThe lakeland county. Lough Ennell and Lough Owel ring Mullingar, with the hill of Uisneach, the mythic centre of Ireland, close by.\n\n**Walk.** Old Rail Trail Greenway Walking Trail: Mullingar - Athlone, Easy, 43 km.\n\n**See.** Fore, Religious House, Benedictine Monks.\n\nPlan the day: things to do in Westmeath →\n\n## A day out in Longford\n\nLeinster's quiet corner. The Royal Canal and the headwaters of the Shannon thread a low, green county that rewards walkers who like it uncrowded.\n\n**Walk.** Ballinamuck Edenmore Bog Walk, Easy, 4.2 km.\n\n**See.** Corlea Trackway, Road, Class 1 Togher.\n\nPlan the day: things to do in Longford →\n\nWalks: National Trails Register, Sport Ireland (data.gov.ie). Beaches: EPA bathing-water and An Taisce Blue Flag. Heritage: National Monuments Service. CC BY 4.0.",
  "title": "Walking Trails in Leinster: Best Waymarked Walks by County",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-23T15:50:28.690Z"
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