Slieve Felim Way

Walking
County Limerick
3.7/5
11 reviews
Grade Moderate
Length 44.5 km
Am 2 days
Format Linear
Ascent 870 m
Dogs Allowed Yes
Waymarking Yellow arrow on black background
Start Point
Murroe
Finish Point
Silvermines
Nearest Town to Start Murroe
Grid Ref. R 730 554 / R 840 715
Lat. and Long. 52.6492, -8.39897 / 52.79432, -8.23721

The Slieve Felim Way is a 43km linear walking route through the counties of Limerick and Tipperary well away from the hustle and bustle of main roads. The route weaves its way from the village of Murroe through foothills and around Slieve Felim (422m), Keeper Hill (694m) and the Silvermine Mountains (475m) to finish at the former mining village of Silvermines. Near the southern end of the route and worth a visit is the Benedictine monastery of Glenstall Abbey. The terrain consists of quiet roads, forestry tracks and field paths: some wet stretches may be expected. The total aggregate ascent over the route is less than 900m, and there are no significant climbs, but there are some spectacular long views from the route, particularly along the northern section. There are not many options for public transport access or overnight accommodation along the route, so unless you intend covering the entire route in one go careful planning is needed. For more information follow external link to Shannon Region Trails - Slieve Felim Way

Facilities

Car parking At Start - on street in Murroe At End - on street in Silvermines

11 kms or 26% of the Way follows local roads.

Map Guides

Map Guides

Slieve Felim Way Walking Trail - Shannon Development - out of print

OSI Maps

OSI Maps

Discovery Series Sheets 59, 65 and 66
Public Transportation

Public Transportation

At Start: Limited bus service Check with Bus Eireann. At End: Very limited bus service Check with Bus Eireann.

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01/03/2017

Pab from Clare

Well marked trail. A group of 4 tackled it on a great day (28th Dec 2016), with visibility from the side of Keeper Hill across the plain to Limerick City and beyond. Some parts of the trail, no more than 2km, were very wet and unavoidable. Parts of the trail are relatively remote and obviously not often used. Probably around 1-2 km total were on road, 6 km on small road and the rest was mountain road or track. Bring your own food and water as there isn't anything apart from the start/finish points in Silvermines or Murroe. Took about 6.25 hours, mixture of running, hiking and a bit of waiting at Toor and on the Newport road. Great trail, now if anyone can recommend the same mix of trails/mountains and isolation, that would be great!

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