County Leitrim

Miners Way & Historical Trail

Also called Slí an Mhianadóra & Conair Stairiúil

Miners Way & Historical Trail is a waymarked route in County Leitrim, 141 km along the line OpenStreetMap draws.

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129 km

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141 km

measured on the map

Distance: 129 km as the map’s own distance tag has it141 km measured along the line the map draws
Shape: Point to point
Network: National waymarked way
County: County Leitrim
On the map: OpenStreetMap relation/2885025

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Miners Way & Historical Trail in dark green. The line comes in 15 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

Miners Way & Historical Trail is in Dowra, County Cavan. Routes here end at the start of the trail.

The nearest settlement this site covers is Dowra, 100 m 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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The nearest scheduled stop is Dowra (559381), 20 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

Dowra 20 m
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Questions people ask

How long is Miners Way & Historical Trail?

The map records 129 km. Measured along the line it draws, it comes to 141 km. This site has not found an operator's own figure.

Where does Miners Way & Historical Trail start?

The map does not name a start. The line begins 100 m from Dowra, which is where the map is drawn from rather than a waymarked trailhead.

Why is the line broken on the map?

The route comes back from OpenStreetMap in 15 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/2885025, 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.