Upwards of 300 walkers are expected to take part in the first stage of the St Declan’s Way tomorrow from Cashel to Cahir – a distance of 21km. An increasing amount of this route is now off road.
The overall St Declan’s Way extends from Cashel to Ardmore on a route that is a mix of walking trails, private landowners giving access and public roads. The entire route is 115 km in length – the longest official Pilgrim Path in Ireland.
The event taking place this weekend will see the participants complete two of the six stages in the walk with the Cahir to Goatenbridge section taking place on Sunday. The fee paid by participants includes bus transfers and underlines the logistical effort to deliver the walk.
The walkers will meet in Cahir at 8am in the Parochial hall near the Post Office tomorrow and then avail of coaches at the Cahir Castle Car park to be transported to the Rock of Cashel. The walkers will leave Cashel in smaller groups and will walk at their own pace to Cahir – the route is a mix of roads and farmlands (by kind permission). Transport will also be provided on Sunday to ensure that the participants can have their own vehicles in Goatenbridge when they complete the 18km walk from Cahir.
Over May 10 and 11 and May 24 and 25 the final four stages will be completed linking between Goatenbridge, Mount Melleray, Lismore, Aglish and Ardmore.The supported Walking event is organised by Knockmealdown Active and full details can be found on the St Declan’s Way website https://www.stdeclansway.ie/
Walkers can participate in any portion of the walk in any order and can also walk the route independently at any time of the year
