Lough Derg Way

Lough Derg Way
Lough Derg Way
Length	68 km (42 mi)
Location	Counties Limerick, Clare & Tipperary, Ireland
Designation	National Waymarked Trail
Trailheads	Limerick City, Dromineer
Use	Hiking
Elevation gain/loss	+527 m (1,729 ft)
Difficulty	Moderate
Season	Any

The Lough Derg Way is a long-distance trail in Ireland. It is 68 kilometres (42 miles) long, beginning in Limerick City and ending in Dromineer, County Tipperary. It is typically completed in three days.^[1]

Management and development

It is designated as a National Waymarked Trail by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council and is managed by Shannon Development, Tipperary County Council and Tipperary Integrated Development Company.^[2] The trail was reconfigured and relaunched in 2011 with many sections taken off-road aided by an investment of €115,000 under the Comhairle na Tuaithe Walks Scheme, which supports landowners to maintain trails that cross their land.^[3]

The trail follows the River Shannon and its associated canals from Limerick City to Dromineer on the banks of Lough Derg.^[1] Along the way it passes the towns and villages of Clonlara, O'Brien's Bridge, Killaloe, Ballina and Garrykennedy.^[4] The trail connects with the East Clare Way at Killaoe.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Lough Derg Way". IrishTrails. Irish Sports Council. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
^ National Trails Office 2010, p. 39.
^ "New look Lough Derg Way relaunched". The Nenagh Guardian. Nenagh. 19 March 2011. p. 8.
^ ^a ^b "Lough Derg Way Map" (PDF). Shannon Region Trails. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2011.

National Trails Office (2010). "Setting New Directions. A review of National Waymarked Ways in Ireland" (PDF). Dublin: Irish Sports Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.