Walking in Ireland

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ABOVE: A walker takes a break on Sherkin Island.

Resources and Web links

Irish Walking Maps

In the Republic, most walkers use maps from Ordnance Survey Ireland. These folding maps have an easy-to-read scale of 1:50,000. They show major trails, roads, and landmarks such as castles and standing stones. North of the border, the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland has its own series of 1:50,000 Discoverer Series maps.

Books on Walking in Ireland

Lonely Planet's Walking in Ireland, Frank Booth's The Independent Walkers' Guide to Ireland, Paddy Dillon's Irish Coastal Walks and The South West Coast Path, Kevin Corcoran's West of Ireland Walks, and Sanda Bardwell/Jacquetta Megarry's The Dingle Way are just a few of the Ireland walking guides available at your bookseller or from online vendors. You'll also find locally published books at shops and tourist offices throughout Ireland.

Web sites

Ireland
The official Republic of Ireland tourist-information site covers the bases, with a special section on walking adventures.

Northern Ireland Tourist Board
See the tourist board's walking section for details on hiking and strolling opportunities in the beautiful scenery of Northern Ireland's coasts and glens.

Irish Trails
Locate graded walking and cycling trails with this Web site from the Irish Sports Council.

Getting to Northern and Southwest Ireland

Our small group of American journalists flew Continental's new nonstop route from Newark to Belfast International Airport. We then flew Air Eirann from Belfast City Airport to Cork, returning to Newark from Shannon.

If you're headed for Ireland from Britain or continental Europe, you'll have many more options--including such ferry routes as Liverpool-Belfast, Fishguard-Rosslare, and Cherbourg-Rosslare.

Next page: Giant's Causeway

Walking in Ireland - General Information:

Introduction

Types of walking trips

Resources and Web links

Walks in Northern Ireland:

Giant's Causeway

Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge

Rathlin Island

Guide: Chris Murphy

Walks in Southwest Ireland:

Roaringwater Bay