The Irish Coast To Coast Walk

• Location
• Description
• Contents
• Introduction
• Sample Route
• Maps
• Reviews

'This is the second edition of Paddy’s fascinating walk across Ireland from Dublin to Bray Head on the south west coast. The guide has been fully updated and now has coloured photographs. The route links up a number of Ireland’s long distance paths, namely the Wicklow Way, the South Leinster Way, the Munster Way, the Avondhy Way and the Kerry Way and the guide has been written in a way that allows you to break up the 370-miles into 21 daily stages. He has also included alternate high-level routes, along the way, which presents the walker with the opportunity of making the adventure as challenging as you want.
    The guide has a comprehensive introduction, which includes information about geology, flora and fauna, travel advice, map coverage, accommodation plus other useful details. The book is dedicated to J B Malone, who was often referred to as the ‘Walking Encyclopaedia’. He was also the pioneer of the Wicklow Way. Between 1938 and 1975 he contributed numerous articles on walking to the Evening Herald newspaper.
    The walk starts from O’Connell Bridge in Dublin.  Gaze down at the water of the fast flowing River Liffey that flows below and think of, nay savour, that glass of Guinness you drink before setting off on this long walk across Ireland.  It may well be the first of many. LDWA members may feel at home on this walk as the waymarks used ‘almost universally’ bear a ‘walking man’ symbol.  The author does warn you however that waymarking is sparse in some areas and at some crucial junctions a marker post or signpost has gone missing, or has been turned round the wrong way. So beware.'

(J Goulding, Strider 2005)