- Monaghan Way
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Monaghan Way Length 65 km (40 mi)[1] Location County Monaghan, Ireland Designation National Waymarked Trail[1] Trailheads Monaghan Town, Inniskeen Use Hiking Highest point Mullyash (317 m (1,040 ft)[2] Trail difficulty Moderate[1] Season Any The Monaghan Way (Irish: Slí Mhuineacháin)[3] is a long-distance trail in County Monaghan, Ireland. It is 65-kilometre (40-mile) long and begins in Monaghan Town and ends in Inniskeen. It is typically completed in three days.[1] It is designated as a National Waymarked Trail by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council and is managed by Monaghan County Council and the Monaghan Way Committee.[4]
The trail begins in Monaghan Town and travels east towards Castleblayney, via Castleshane and Clontibret.[5] From Castleblayney the route passes Lough Muckno and Lough Ross before following the alignment of a disused railway line along the River Fane to reach the end at Iniskeen.[6][1]
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- ^ a b c d e "Monaghan Way". IrishTrails. Irish Sports Council. http://www.irishtrails.ie/trail/Monaghan-Way/24/. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ Monaghan Tourism & 2007 p-14.
- ^ Monaghan Tourism 2007, p. 1.
- ^ National Trails Office 2010, p. 40.
- ^ Monaghan Tourism 2007, p. 15.
- ^ Monaghan Tourism 2007, p. 17.
Bibliography
- Monaghan Tourism (2007). "Monaghan Way" (pdf). Monaghan Tourism. http://www.monaghantourism.com/pdfs/MonaghanWay.pdf. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- National Trails Office (2010). "Setting New Directions. A review of National Waymarked Ways in Ireland" (pdf). Dublin: Irish Sports Council. http://www.irishtrails.ie/National_Trails_Office/Publications/NTO_Review.pdf. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
External links
- Monaghan Way (pdf) at Monaghan Tourism
- Monaghan Way at IrishTrails.ie
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