Blackwater Way
Description
- Name Blackwater Way
- Length of trail 168 km, 104 miles
- Length in days 10 days
- Start of trail Clogheen
- End of trail Shrone
- Traildino grading EW, Easy walk, nature trail
Blackwater Way, Clogheen - Shrone, 168 km, 10 days
The Blackwater Way is part of the European Long Distance Path 8 and also of the Irish Coast to Coast Walk. The start of this pan European trail, the E8, is at Dursey Head on the Beara peninsula along the Beara Way. The Coast to Coast Walk starts in the town of Cahirciveen, on the Iveragh peninsula, county Kerry, on the popular Kerry Way. The Beara Way and then the Kerry Way are the first stages of the E8. They lead to Killarny, Lough Leane with the mountains of Kerry beyond.
This is where our Blackwater Way (almost) starts. From Killarny it's only a small distance to the start of this trail: Shrone. Hence, you will roughly follow river Blackwater, renowned for its salmon. The valley is surrounded by hills, and most of the time the path stays on the, often forested, flanks of them. Other parts of the path follow the river or pass farmland.
Like all Irish trails, you must expect some road walking. A few muddy, wet or overgrown sections must be mastered too. Accommodation is available in the villages and towns called upon during the walk.
The Blackwater way is actually a combination of two trails:
- Duhallow Way, 67 km, 3 days, Bweeng - Shrone
- Avondhu Way, 94 km, 7 days, Clogheen - Bweeng
Back to the E8 and Coast tot Coast Walk: the Blackwater Way finishes in Clogheen. From here, the East Munster Way continues. Eventually, the E8 and Coast to Coast Walk reach Dublin.
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Books
Netherlands
2011
- The Irish Coast To Coast Walk
- The Coast to Coast route through Ireland, from Dublin to the Atlantic coast, passes through glorious mountain and river country, and offers an opportunity to discover the heart of the Emerald Isle. The walk links several waymarked routes - the Wicklow Way, South Leinster Way, East Munster Way, Blackwater Way and the Kerry Way. Whether you... Read more
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- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
2011
- The Irish Coast To Coast Walk
- The Coast to Coast route through Ireland, from Dublin to the Atlantic coast, passes through glorious mountain and river country, and offers an opportunity to discover the heart of the Emerald Isle. The walk links several waymarked routes - the Wicklow Way, South Leinster Way, East Munster Way, Blackwater Way and the Kerry Way. Whether you... Read more
Maps
United Kingdom
- Rila Mountains Domino
- Rila Mountains at 1:50,000 on a large, double-sided, contoured map with GPS waypoints for shelters and chalets, peaks, etc. and highlighting hiking routes. Topography is shown by contours at 50m intervals with additional relief shading and graphics and colouring for scree, single rocks over 5m high, marshlands and pine scrub and forests. An... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart 5 Rila gebergte | Domino
- Rila Mountains at 1:50,000 on a large, double-sided, contoured map with GPS waypoints for shelters and chalets, peaks, etc. and highlighting hiking routes. Topography is shown by contours at 50m intervals with additional relief shading and graphics and colouring for scree, single rocks over 5m high, marshlands and pine scrub and forests. An... Read more
United Kingdom
- Pirin Mountains Domino
- Pirin Mountains at 1:50,000 on a large, double-sided, contoured map with GPS waypoints for shelters and chalets, peaks, etc. and highlighting hiking routes. Topography is shown by contours at 40m intervals with additional relief shading and graphics and colouring for sandstone stacks, single rocks over 5m high, marshlands and different types of... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart 6 Pirin gebergte | Domino
- Pirin Mountains at 1:50,000 on a large, double-sided, contoured map with GPS waypoints for shelters and chalets, peaks, etc. and highlighting hiking routes. Topography is shown by contours at 40m intervals with additional relief shading and graphics and colouring for sandstone stacks, single rocks over 5m high, marshlands and different types of... Read more
United Kingdom
- Western Rhodope Mountains Domino Map
- Western Rhodope Mountains at 1:100,000 on a contoured GPS compatible map from Domino extending from just west of the Pirin National Park to Asenovgrad in the north-east. The map is double-sided with a good overlap between the sides. Topography is shown by contours at 50m intervals with relief shading and spot heights, plus colouring for... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart - Wegenkaart - landkaart 7 Westelijke Rhodopen - Western Rhodopes | Domino
- Western Rhodope Mountains at 1:100,000 on a contoured GPS compatible map from Domino extending from just west of the Pirin National Park to Asenovgrad in the north-east. The map is double-sided with a good overlap between the sides. Topography is shown by contours at 50m intervals with relief shading and spot heights, plus colouring for... Read more
United Kingdom
- Stara Planina Central: Zlatitsa to Kalofer Domino Map
- Stara Planina Central: Zlatitsa to Kalofer map at 1:50,000 from Bulgarian publishers Domino, contoured and GPS compatible, with hiking trails, accommodation options including a list of local mountain refuges, etc. The map is double-sided and covers the mountains from just west of Ribaritsa and Zlatitsa eastwards beyond Kalofer to the peak of... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart 1 Stara Planina gebergte | Domino
- Stara Planina Central: Zlatitsa to Kalofer map at 1:50,000 from Bulgarian publishers Domino, contoured and GPS compatible, with hiking trails, accommodation options including a list of local mountain refuges, etc. The map is double-sided and covers the mountains from just west of Ribaritsa and Zlatitsa eastwards beyond Kalofer to the peak of... Read more
United Kingdom
- Stara Planina Central: Uzana to Vratnik Domino Map
- Stara Planina Central: Uzana to Vratnik map at 1:50,000 from Bulgarian publishers Domino, contoured and GPS compatible, with hiking trails, accommodation options including a list of local mountain refuges, etc. The map is double-sided and covers the mountains from just west of the Uzana massif, the geographical centre of Bulgaria, eastwards to... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart 2 Stara Planina gebergte | Domino
- Stara Planina Central: Uzana to Vratnik map at 1:50,000 from Bulgarian publishers Domino, contoured and GPS compatible, with hiking trails, accommodation options including a list of local mountain refuges, etc. The map is double-sided and covers the mountains from just west of the Uzana massif, the geographical centre of Bulgaria, eastwards to... Read more
United Kingdom
- Stara Planina Western: Belogradchik to Berkovita Domino Map
- Stara Planina Western: Belogradchik to Berkovita map at 1:50,000 from Bulgarian publishers Domino, contoured and GPS compatible, with hiking trails, accommodation options including a list of local mountain refuges, etc. The map is double-sided and covers the mountains from the peak of Byala Voda near Belogradchik eastwards to just beyond... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart 3 Stara Planina gebergte | Domino
- Stara Planina Western: Belogradchik to Berkovita map at 1:50,000 from Bulgarian publishers Domino, contoured and GPS compatible, with hiking trails, accommodation options including a list of local mountain refuges, etc. The map is double-sided and covers the mountains from the peak of Byala Voda near Belogradchik eastwards to just beyond... Read more
United Kingdom
- Stara Planina Western: Berkovita to Zlatitsa Domino Map
- Stara Planina Western: Berkovita to Zlatitsa map at 1:50,000 from Bulgarian publishers Domino, contoured and GPS compatible, with hiking trails, accommodation options including a list of local mountain refuges, etc. The map is double-sided and covers the mountains from Varshets (directly north of Sofia) to just beyond Etrepole.Maps in the... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
- Wandelkaart 4 Stara Planina gebergte | Domino
- Stara Planina Western: Berkovita to Zlatitsa map at 1:50,000 from Bulgarian publishers Domino, contoured and GPS compatible, with hiking trails, accommodation options including a list of local mountain refuges, etc. The map is double-sided and covers the mountains from Varshets (directly north of Sofia) to just beyond Etrepole.Maps in the... Read more