County Sligo

Ben Bulben Walk

Ben Bulben Walk is a waymarked route in County Sligo, 5.4 km along the line OpenStreetMap draws.

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5.5 km

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5.4 km

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Distance: 5.5 km as the map’s own distance tag has it5.4 km measured along the line the map draws
Shape: Point to point
Network: Local waymarked route
Managed by: Coillte
County: County Sligo
On the map: OpenStreetMap relation/15542184

The route will draw when you reach it.

Ben Bulben Walk in dark green, with the other routes from the same place behind it in grey. The line is continuous as the map draws it.

The other routes from the same place

These start within eight hundred metres of the same point and share parts of their length. The arrows are what tell them apart on the ground, so each is named with its colour here rather than shown only in it.

Route	Waymark	Published	Measured	Shape
Ben Bulben Walk	Not recorded	5.5 km	5.4 km	One way
Cashel Loop	Not recorded	None	3.8 km	One way

Getting to Ben Bulben Walk

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.

Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.

How journey planning works

Destination, access and nearby stops

Ben Bulben Walk is in Munninane, County Sligo. Routes here end at the start of the trail.

The nearest settlement this site covers is Munninane, 2.2 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

No scheduled stop was found within 2.5 km of Ben Bulben Walk. On-demand services may not be included.

Getting to Munninane covers the journeys into the town itself.

Questions people ask

How long is Ben Bulben Walk?

The map records 5.5 km. Measured along the line it draws, it comes to 5.4 km. This site has not found an operator's own figure.

Where does Ben Bulben Walk start?

The map does not name a start. The line begins 2.2 km from Munninane, which is where the map is drawn from rather than a waymarked trailhead.

Is this the same as the other walks from here?

No. 2 waymarked routes start within eight hundred metres of the same point: Ben Bulben Walk at 5.4 km, Cashel Loop at 3.8 km. They share parts of their length and are told apart by the arrows, so the one you follow is the one whose colour you keep to.

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/15542184, 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.