Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. It's a fantastic trail. Busy in places, but you would have the rest of it to yourself. If you plan on hiking it, you will enjoy it! It's a good one!
Hi Phil. Yes, the trail is fairly well marked. Although, there were a few sections I thought the markers were very spaced out, Clonaslee to Glenbarrow springs to mind. I would bring a map! Boots are essential, I think! The trailheads are supposedly 4 to 5 hours apart. You will get your water from streams around the trailheads. I filtered 2 litres each time. Water around the lowlands of Cadamstown is not ideal, I think, because of farmland. There is water east of Cadamstown near the Giants Grave, and west of Cadamstown as you rise up the mountain alongside a stream in a stand of Hazel if I remember. You cross farmland in a few areas around Cadamstown, and also just west of Monicknew. In one instance in Cadamstown, you pass by the farmers backdoor, and through their paddocks. Don't skip any sections of the trail, e.g. at Cadamstown, Kinnity, or Glenbarrow. They are too nice to miss! Kinnity castle is only 100 metres off the trail and worth a look! The goats on the northern slopes are wild, but won't bother you. I got dropped off, but if you are parking, there is a carpark at Glenbarrow where residents live right at the carpark. I've also seen people park on the street in Clonaslee and hike in. You need to bring all your food, there's nowhere really to resupply unless you add lots of kilometres to your hike. Clear's house at 24:45 is not on the trail, but nearby, drop a message if you want coordinates. You should have the trail mostly to yourself. Enjoy, let me know if you have any questions, and let me know here how you get on! Safe travels!
Thanks Donal, Slieve Bloom way has been on my list the last few years. watching this I'll be doing it next spring.
Thank you Geoff. You will love it, I've no doubt! I gave some info in one of the comments below. If you've any questions, fire away. Enjoy the SBW!
Thanks for sharing your hike. Enjoyed watching.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. It's a fantastic trail. Busy in places, but you would have the rest of it to yourself. If you plan on hiking it, you will enjoy it! It's a good one!
Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you!! It was really enjoyable, and something I wanted to do for ages 👍
Very nice video. I'm thinking of doing this myself in a couple of weeks, Is the trail well marked? Any tips? Subscribed :)
Hi Phil. Yes, the trail is fairly well marked. Although, there were a few sections I thought the markers were very spaced out, Clonaslee to Glenbarrow springs to mind. I would bring a map! Boots are essential, I think! The trailheads are supposedly 4 to 5 hours apart. You will get your water from streams around the trailheads. I filtered 2 litres each time. Water around the lowlands of Cadamstown is not ideal, I think, because of farmland. There is water east of Cadamstown near the Giants Grave, and west of Cadamstown as you rise up the mountain alongside a stream in a stand of Hazel if I remember. You cross farmland in a few areas around Cadamstown, and also just west of Monicknew. In one instance in Cadamstown, you pass by the farmers backdoor, and through their paddocks. Don't skip any sections of the trail, e.g. at Cadamstown, Kinnity, or Glenbarrow. They are too nice to miss! Kinnity castle is only 100 metres off the trail and worth a look! The goats on the northern slopes are wild, but won't bother you. I got dropped off, but if you are parking, there is a carpark at Glenbarrow where residents live right at the carpark. I've also seen people park on the street in Clonaslee and hike in. You need to bring all your food, there's nowhere really to resupply unless you add lots of kilometres to your hike. Clear's house at 24:45 is not on the trail, but nearby, drop a message if you want coordinates. You should have the trail mostly to yourself. Enjoy, let me know if you have any questions, and let me know here how you get on! Safe travels!