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County Longford

The Royal Canal Way

Also called Slí na Canála Ríoga

The Royal Canal Way is a waymarked route in County Longford, 146.8 km along the line OpenStreetMap draws.

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144 km
as the map's own distance tag has it
146.8 km
measured on the map
Distance
144 km as the map’s own distance tag has it146.8 km measured along the line the map draws
Shape
Point to point
Network
National waymarked way
County
County Longford
On the map
OpenStreetMap relation/3466963
The route will draw when you reach it.

The Royal Canal Way in dark green. The line is continuous as the map draws it.

Getting to The Royal Canal Way

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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

The Royal Canal Way is in Cloondara, County Longford. Routes here end at the start of the trail.

The nearest settlement this site covers is Cloondara, 30 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 Termonbarry (555851), 1.5 km away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Termonbarry 1.5 km
    buses 22 and 451
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Getting to Cloondara covers the journeys into the town itself.

Questions people ask

How long is The Royal Canal Way?
The map records 144 km. Measured along the line it draws, it comes to 146.8 km. This site has not found an operator's own figure.
Where does The Royal Canal Way start?
The map does not name a start. The line begins 30 m from Cloondara, 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/3466963, 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.