Hiking trails in Ireland
Browse 14 hiking trails in Ireland. Compare route difficulty, season, distance, GPX status and open hiking plans.
Showing a selection from 14 public trails. Verify permits, closures, weather, transport and navigation with official sources before departure.
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Beara Way
— County Cork and Kerry · Ireland · c. 200 km · Moderate to challenging
A dramatic circuit of the Beara Peninsula on Ireland's south-west coast, crossing mountain passes, coastal cliffs, and ancient copper-mining landscapes…
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Blackwater Way
— County Cork / County Tipperary / County Waterford · Ireland · c. 168 km · Moderate
A long waymarked route through the river valleys and low mountains of Ireland's south, following the Blackwater river through Cork, Tipperary and Waterford.
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Burren Way
— County Clare · Ireland · 114 km · Moderate
Burren Way is a 114 km long-distance hiking route through County Clare, suited to hikers who want limestone landscape walking terrain and a clear…
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Causeway Coast Way
— County Antrim · Northern Ireland (UK) · c. 53 km · Moderate
A dramatic coastal trail along the Antrim coast from Portstewart to Ballycastle, passing the Giant's Causeway UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Dingle Way
— County Kerry, Ireland · Ireland · 179 km · Moderate
A circular trail around the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, following cliff paths, mountain tracks, and coastal roads through Irish-speaking Gaeltacht…
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Kerry Way
— County Kerry · Ireland · 214 km · Moderate
A scenic long-distance loop around the Iveragh Peninsula.
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Sheep's Head Way
— County Cork · Ireland · c. 93 km · Moderate
A quiet looped trail around the narrow Sheep's Head Peninsula in West Cork, one of Ireland's officially designated National Waymarked Ways.
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Slieve Bloom Way
— County Laois / County Offaly · Ireland · c. 70 km · Moderate
A circular waymarked trail through the Slieve Bloom Mountains, an isolated range of low, ancient hills in Ireland's midlands.
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St Kevin's Way
— County Wicklow · Ireland · 30 km · Easy
St Kevin's Way is a 30 km long-distance hiking route through County Wicklow, suited to hikers who want short pilgrimage walking terrain and a clear…
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The Burren Way
— County Clare · Ireland · c. 114 km · Moderate
A National Waymarked Way through the Burren's distinctive limestone karst landscape in County Clare, finishing at the Cliffs of Moher.
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Ulster Way
— Northern Ireland (province-wide) · Northern Ireland (UK) · c. 1,000 km · Moderate
Northern Ireland's longest waymarked trail, a province-wide route linking coast, mountain and countryside sections including the Mourne and Sperrin mountains.
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Western Way (Connemara)
— Connemara, County Galway · Ireland · c. 178 km · Moderate
A National Waymarked Way through the wild bogs, mountains and loughs of Connemara in the west of Ireland.