The National Waymarked Trails of Ireland

Trails Overview

The National Waymarked Trails are a network of long distance walking routes around the country of Ireland. Each waymarked trail is signposted with a small yellow walking man: we've named him Elvis. The trails are linear or circular (some of these circles are questionably shaped) and so there is no specific direction you must walk them in. Between 17th April 2017 - 28th July 2019, we walked all 42 trails.

 
 
 

The National Waymarked Trails of Ireland

 
 
 

Some of our favourite trails

It's impossible to say which of the trails we've walked so far were the best, but a couple of our personal favourites would be ...

  • Dublin Mountains Way, Co. Dublin

  • Kerry Way, Co. Kerry

  • Slí Gaeltacht Mhuscraí, Co. Cork

  • Barrow Way, Co. Carlow/Kilkenny

  • Beara Way, Co. Cork/Kerry

  • The Miner's Way, Co. Roscommon

  • The Sheep's Head Way, Co. Cork

  • Avondhu & Duhallow Way, Co. Tipperary/Cork

  • Slieve Bloom Way, CO. Laois/Offaly

Choosing Your Trail

Choosing which trail to walk can be tricky - depending on how long you want to walk for, what kind of terrain, and how you are able to travel to and from it. To help others figure out what might work for them, we created the Three Minute Trails series, where we summarise every trail we’ve walked in (roughly) three minutes.

Maps

Tough+Soles+Miners+Way+Detail.png

We’ve made free maps of many of these trails - check here for more info