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County Carlow

South Leinster Way

South Leinster Way is a waymarked route in County Carlow, 102.1 km along the line OpenStreetMap draws.

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104 km
as the map's own distance tag has it
102.1 km
measured on the map
Distance
104 km as the map’s own distance tag has it102.1 km measured along the line the map draws
Shape
Point to point
Network
National waymarked way
Managed by
Irish National Waymarked Trails
County
County Carlow
On the map
OpenStreetMap relation/1352495
The route will draw when you reach it.

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

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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

South Leinster Way is in Kildavin, County Carlow. Routes here end at the start of the trail.

The nearest settlement this site covers is Kildavin, 10 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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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Kildavin (351181), 20 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Kildavin 20 m
    buses 132 and 369
    Scheduled departures from this stop

Getting to Kildavin covers the journeys into the town itself.

Questions people ask

How long is South Leinster Way?
The map records 104 km. Measured along the line it draws, it comes to 102.1 km. This site has not found an operator's own figure.
Where does South Leinster Way start?
The map does not name a start. The line begins 10 m from Kildavin, which is where the map is drawn from rather than a waymarked trailhead.
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/1352495, 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.