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Summit Loop

Summit Loop is a waymarked route in County Kilkenny, 3.6 km along the line OpenStreetMap draws, marked with blue arrow.

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4.5 km
as the map's own distance tag has it
3.6 km
measured on the map
Distance
4.5 km as the map’s own distance tag has it3.6 km measured along the line the map draws
Climb
110 m as the map records it. This site does not measure climb.
Shape
Point to point
Waymarked
blue arrowAs the map records. Colour is never the only thing this page uses to tell routes apart.
County
County Kilkenny
Dogs
no
On the map
OpenStreetMap relation/14139367
The route will draw when you reach it.

Summit Loop in blue. The line is continuous as the map draws it.

Getting to Summit Loop

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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

Summit Loop is in Owning, County Kilkenny. Routes here end at the start of the trail.

The nearest settlement this site covers is Owning, 2.4 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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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Tullahought (12121), 1.7 km away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Tullahought 1.7 km
    bus 891
    Scheduled departures from this stop

Getting to Owning covers the journeys into the town itself.

Questions people ask

How long is Summit Loop?
The map records 4.5 km. Measured along the line it draws, it comes to 3.6 km. This site has not found an operator's own figure.
Where does Summit Loop start?
The map does not name a start. The line begins 2.4 km from Owning, 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/14139367, 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.