Leitrim Way

The Leitrim Way

Sheep on trail

Length| 57 km (35 mi)
Location| County Leitrim, Ireland
Trailheads| Leitrim Village, Manorhamilton, Dowra
Highest point| 372 m (1,220 ft)
Difficulty| Strenuous
Season| All year
Waymark| Yellow walker figure on black background

The Leitrim Way is a 57km[1] long-distance trail between Leitrim village, and Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland. This route is generally completed over 2–3 days, and brings walkers through a variety of landscape forms common to this part of the northwest of Ireland. The Leitrim Way forms part of Ireland's National Waymarked Ways.

The strenuous route brings walkers through a series of mountain passes, forest roads, riverside paths, small farmlands and quiet boreens, passing closely to rural villages such as Glenfarne, Ballinagleragh and Coollegraine. Visitors can find historic heritage sites unique to the area, such as sweathouses which are dotted throughout the countryside.

The Leitrim Way has become popular with long distance trail runners, with the current "Fastest Known Time" of completion to be 5hours 11mins by local runner Ricki Wynne.[2]

The route meets other long distance trails, such as the Cavan Way at Dowra or the Miners Way and Historical Trail near Leitrim Village. Walkers can combine sections of The Leitrim Way to form longer guided walks, such as The Ireland Way,[3] the Beara-Breifne Way,[4] or the E2 European Ramblers Association[5] epath .

The route was closed/partly closed for a number of years throughout 2007-2018; however it is presently fully open and undergoing improvement works along the 57km route. This includes reroutes to improve safety and the walker's experience. These upgrade works are overseen by The Leitrim Way Management Committee,[6] who work to improve the condition of the trail and promote the route. The Management Committee is composed of volunteer reps from the communities along the trail, and members of Coillte, Leitrim County Council, Leitrim Development Company, Mountain Meitheal and Waterways Ireland.

## References

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1. ^ "Leitrim Trails". Leitrimtrails.ie.
2. ^ "fastestknowntime.com".
3. ^ "The Ireland Way".
4. ^ "Beara Breifne Way".
5. ^ "European Ramblers Association".
6. ^ "Leitrim Way". Sport Ireland. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

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Lists of long-distance trails in Ireland

Long-Distance|

| Waymarked|

* Ballyhoura Way
* Barrow Way
* Bealach na Gaeltachta
* Beara Way
* Blackwater Way
* Bluestack Way
* Burren Way
* Cavan Way
* Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail
* Dingle Way (Kerry Camino)
* Dublin Mountains Way
* East Clare Way
* East Munster Way
* Grand Canal Way
* Hymany Way
* Leitrim Way
* Lough Derg Way
* Kerry Way
* Mid Clare Way
* Miners Way and Historical Trail
* Monaghan Way
* Multeen Way
* Nore Valley Way
* North Kerry Way
* Offaly Way
* Royal Canal Way
* Sheep's Head Way
* Slieve Bloom Way
* Slieve Felim Way
* Sligo Way
* South Leinster Way
* Suck Valley Way
* Táin Way
* Tipperary Heritage Way
* Western Way
* Westmeath Way
* Wicklow Way

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Non-Waymarked|

* Bangor Trail
* Beara-Breifne Way (partial)
* Malin to Mizen

Pilgrim path|

* Cnoc na dTobar
* Cosán na Naomh
* Lough Derg
* Saint Kevin's Way
* Tochar Phádraig

Cycle greenway|

* Boyne Greenway
* Boyne Valley to Lakelands Greenway
* Cork Greenway (Harbour Greenway, Midleton–Youghal)
* Dublin–Galway Greenway
* Great Southern Trail
* Great Western Greenway
* Royal Canal Greenway
* Tralee–Fenit Greenway
* Waterford Greenway
* Kingdom of Kerry Greenways (North Kerry Greenway, South Kerry Greenway) (proposed)

Boarded mountain|

* Cuilcagh "Stairway to Heaven" (Cavan/Fermanagh)
* Diamond Hill (Connemara)
* Djouce (Wicklow)
* Glendalough "Spinc/White Trail" (Wicklow)
* Torc Mountain (Kerry)

Fell running|

* Denis Rankin Round
* Wicklow Round

Schemes|

* Walks Scheme

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