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County Wicklow

Belmont Way

Belmont Way is a waymarked route in County Wicklow, 4.8 km along the line OpenStreetMap draws, marked with yellow hiker.

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5.5 km
as the map's own distance tag has it
4.8 km
measured on the map
Distance
5.5 km as the map’s own distance tag has it4.8 km measured along the line the map draws
Climb
235 m as the map records it. This site does not measure climb.
Shape
Point to point
Starts at
Belmont Demesne, ending at Kilmacanogue as the map records
Waymarked
Yellow HikerAs the map records. Colour is never the only thing this page uses to tell routes apart.
Network
Local waymarked route
Managed by
Wicklow Uplands Council
County
County Wicklow
On the map
OpenStreetMap relation/16278448
The route will draw when you reach it.

Belmont Way in dark green. The line is continuous as the map draws it.

Getting to Belmont Way

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About these directions

Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.

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How journey planning works
Destination, access and nearby stops

Belmont Way is in Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow. Routes here end at the start of the trail.

The nearest settlement this site covers is Kilmacanogue, 2.8 km from where the line begins, in a straight line. The journeys below are worked out to the start of the walk itself, so the last stretch is measured rather than left to you.
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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Windgate North (4300), 500 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Windgate North 500 m
    buses L2 and L1
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Windgates North 520 m
    buses L2, L1 and 84n
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Rathdown Road 570 m
    buses L2, L1, X1, X2 and 84n
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Windgates 730 m
    buses L2, L1 and 84n
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Windgate Cottages 790 m
    buses L2 and L1
    Scheduled departures from this stop

Getting to Kilmacanogue covers the journeys into the town itself.

Questions people ask

How long is Belmont Way?
The map records 5.5 km. Measured along the line it draws, it comes to 4.8 km. This site has not found an operator's own figure.
Where does Belmont Way start?
The map records the start as Belmont Demesne and the end as Kilmacanogue.
Is it open today?
This page holds no closure notice for it, which is not the same as knowing it is open. Cliff paths and forest routes close after storms and during works, and those notices are published by the operator rather than on the map. The link above goes to whoever manages it.

Where this comes from

The route
The line, the name, the colour and the waymark are the OpenStreetMap relation relation/16278448, and can be corrected there.
Worked out here
The measured distance, whether the line is continuous, which settlement is nearest the start and every distance on this page are this site’s own calculations from that relation, last built on 2026-09-20. No climb is measured here, and no time is estimated: a walking time appears only where an operator publishes one.