Slieve Bloom Way
| Slieve Bloom Way | |
|---|---|
 Trail onR440road | |
| Length | 70 kilometres (43 miles)[1] |
| Location | CountiesLaois&Offaly,Ireland |
| Designation | National Waymarked Trail[1] |
| Trailheads | Glenbarrow, Clonaslee, Cadamstown,Kinnitty, Monicknew, Ridge of Capard |
| Use | Hiking |
| Elevation gain/loss | +1,275 m (4,183 ft)[1] |
| Difficulty | Strenuous[1] |
| Season | Any |
TheSlieve Bloom Wayis along-distance trailaround theSlieve Bloom MountainsinIreland.It is a 70-kilometre (43-mile) long circular route that can be accessed from any of the trailheads at Glenbarrow near the village ofRosenallis,County Laois.Cadamstown,County OffalyKinnitty,County Offaly.It is typically completed in three days.[1]It is designated as aNational Waymarked Trailby the National Trails Office of theIrish Sports Counciland is managed byLaois County Council,Offaly County Council,Laois Integrated Development Company,Coillteand the Slieve Bloom Rural Development Society.[2]The route was devised by a local man, Tom Joyce, and opened in 1987.[3]The route was developed as part of the designation of the Slieve Bloom area as a European Environment Park in the European Year of the Environment.[4]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^abcde"Slieve Bloom Way".IrishTrails.Irish Sports Council.Retrieved1 August2011.
- ^National Trails Office 2010,p. 43.
- ^Siggins, Lorna (1 August 1987). "Blooms in the blood".The Irish Times.Dublin. p. A6.
- ^"In full bloom!".Irish Farmers Journal.Dublin. 10 May 1997. p. 142.
Bibliography
[edit]- Fewer, Michael (1996).The Way-marked Trails of Ireland.Dublin: Gill & Macmillan.ISBN0-7171-2386-3.
- National Trails Office (2010)."Setting New Directions. A review of National Waymarked Ways in Ireland"(PDF).Dublin:Irish Sports Council.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 31 May 2011.Retrieved30 April2011.
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