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County LaoisA loop

MacGillophádraig Way

MacGillophádraig Way is a waymarked loop in County Laois, 9.2 km along the line OpenStreetMap draws, marked with yellow arrow on black.

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17 km
as the map's own distance tag has it
9.2 km
measured on the map
Distance
17 km as the map’s own distance tag has it9.2 km measured along the line the map draws
Shape
A loop, back to where it started
Starts at
Durrow, ending at Gattabaun as the map records
Waymarked
yellow arrow on blackAs the map records. Colour is never the only thing this page uses to tell routes apart.
Network
Local waymarked route
County
County Laois
On the map
OpenStreetMap relation/14359654
The route will draw when you reach it.

MacGillophádraig Way in dark green. The line comes in 3 pieces because the ways drawn for it do not meet; the gaps are left as gaps.

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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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Destination, access and nearby stops

MacGillophádraig Way is in Cullahill, County Laois. Routes here end at the start of the trail.

The nearest settlement this site covers is Cullahill, 3.4 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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No scheduled stop was found within 2.5 km of MacGillophádraig Way. On-demand services may not be included.

Getting to Cullahill covers the journeys into the town itself.

Questions people ask

How long is MacGillophádraig Way?
The map records 17 km. Measured along the line it draws, it comes to 9.2 km. This site has not found an operator's own figure.
Where does MacGillophádraig Way start?
The map records the start as Durrow and the end as Gattabaun.
Why is the line broken on the map?
The route comes back from OpenStreetMap in 3 pieces, which means the ways somebody drew for it do not meet end to end. The gaps are left as gaps here rather than bridged with a straight line, because a line drawn across a gap is an invitation to walk where there is no path. On the ground the route is almost certainly continuous; the map is what is incomplete.
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/14359654, 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.