Category archives: Meath

Sometimes life gives us wonderful little surprises. The 2km Loughcrew walk is definitely one of these. The Loughcrew walk is located about 10 minutes drive from the town of Oldcastle in County Meath. I say it’s a surprise because I had never really heard of Loughcrew until recently.  That was…

My previous Royal Canal Greenway Accommodation blog post focussed on my personal experiences when staying overnight in three different locations along the Royal Canal. This post is a wider guide to a broad range of accommodation along the 146km walking route. The aim is to be a tool to readers…

I walked the Royal Canal Way from Dublin as far as Ballynacargy in August 2019. My 108km Royal Canal journey lasted 5 days in total. This post explores the Royal Canal Way Accommodation options that I stayed in. As such, it includes my own personal experiences of staying in three…

I recently wrote an article about some of my own rules of hiking. One of the top guidelines that I noted down was to always “stop for a pint”. While this says a lot about my own personal fondness for the black stuff, there was also something deeper there. Hiking…

After making good progress on Day 2, another big breakfast set me up for Day 3 of walking the Royal Canal. I again took a few extra supplies from the breakfast buffet to act as my lunch. Today would be the first night that I didn’t have a family member…

Following my first stage I had a nice lazy morning and a big breakfast in Carton House before setting out on Day 2 of walking the Royal Canal Way at around noon. I took some extra fruit, pastries and some meats and cheeses from the breakfast buffet to do me…

The Royal Canal Way is a waymarked trail that goes from Spencer Dock beside the River Liffey in Dublin to the banks of the Shannon in Cloondara, County Longford.  The total length of the Way is 144km. However it’s a lovely flat walk along grassy paths, gravel and tarmac. Basically…