the slieve bloom way

Situated close to the geographical centre of Ireland, this circular route takes the walker through the wild and mysterious Slieve Bloom Mountains - an area unknown to many visitors and almost so to many Irish people. The walker is taken on a pleasurable trip past remarkable deep glens, rock out-crops, waterfalls, and lofty summits which have a strange brooding personality of their own. On some days it is possible to see the highest points of each of Ireland's four provinces. Route Details: Glenbarrow, Monicknew, Glendine East, Forelacka, Glenkeen, Glenbarrow. Total Distance: 77km/48 miles. Longst Stage: Forelacka to Glenkeen - 19km/12 miles. Highest Point: Glendine Gap - 460m/1510ft.