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IRELAND
The western-way Tips:
In 1994, a short preparation at home gave us the idea that the Western-way
was completely marked. Being there: it was not. (nowadays it should be
better, we read). But, nevertheless, the Western-way is and was a great
adventure! We had a flight to Dublin, from Dublin-airport by
bus to the bus station in the center of Dublin, a bus to Galway ( 4 hours)
and a little local bus to Glann. The famous B&B system was - as always - perfect. The maps: the Ordnance Survey of Ireland 1:50.000,
nrs.37,38,44,45 en 31 and a compass! Easter
1994: a big part of the Western-way, on foot, of course, and sometimes a
local bus. Height on the route:from sea level till about 400 m.
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Day 1: Oughterard - Kylemore Lough Day 2: Kylemore Lough - Leenaun Day 3: Leenaun - Louisburgh Day 4: Louisburgh - Newport (partly bus) Day 5: Newport -
Bangor The Bangor-trail 32 km. Day 6: Bangor - Ballycastle ( partly bus) Day 7: Ballycastle - Ballina And the direct-bus to Dublin. |
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On the route: moors, peat, Crough Patrick, The
Twelve Bens, the fantastic Bangor-trail ,
clumps of grass and looking for the Western-way.……...sometimes with a lot of
water, from above and on the ground, in the shoes, in everything….. And near
Glann the old Irish man said: “You’re on your own now……”, but what a
landscape! The Bangor-trail is something special. We started in
the youth hostel at Newport ( the Treanlaur Lodge), early on route and just
in time in half-dark at the B&B in Bangor. It’s quite a distance and on
the route there is…………...nothing! Be prepared! |
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Kylemore Lough |
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The Bangor trail |