Fáilte Ireland and the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs have developed 78 looped walks in 18 counties over the last two years. These walks can be categorized under three separate groups; Nature, Heritage and Mountain & Coastal. Many of these walks are designed to have loops which means they start and finish from the same point. Each start from a trail head that provides facilities such as car parking, visitor information, maps and eating facilities.
By the end of 2008, there will be over 100 looped walkers in 26 counties. Discover Ireland Walking gives information on all of these walks with access to detailed information and maps. Recent tourism trends in Ireland have shown significant interest in short looped walking trails that give access to areas of stunning natural beauty of areas of significant historic interest. Each walk listed has detailed information such as direction to the trail head, distance, estimated time, services, terrain and Theme.
The range of walks available range from short relaxed walks to demanding mountain and walking ways that require a bigger investment in terms of time and effort. The most famous of these walking ways is the Wicklow Way which is 132km long. The Wicklow way was both the first and the most popular walking trail in Ireland. Traditionally the route is walked from north to south, but if the route is attempted from south to north, having the sun in your eyes can be avoided.
Info Ireland have themed up with Malone Car Rental Ireland with a 10% discount offer for those interested in touring Ireland with a view to walking among the many trails throughout Ireland.
Malone Car Rental Ireland have numerous SUV suitable for such activities. To avail of this special offer, enter the following word into the promotional code field on the Malone website:Walking
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