St Declan's Way

Linear Trail · Tipperary

2,500

XP

a 5-day route

Moderate

116.6 km

Linear

6 days

600 m

300 m

0 m

Scroll along the route · tap the chart to find a point on the map

Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

Navigate to the start

Weather at the start

Hilly walk

6 steep stretches — marked on the map.

Climb

1400 m

Drop

1483 m

Highest

433 m

Lowest

1 m

A 5-day route, walked in stages. 2,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.

Which way round

Downhill: Climbs 15% for 220 m midway, comes down 14% for 480 m midway.

Uphill: Climbs 14% for 480 m midway, comes down 15% for 220 m midway.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

How the 118.9 km splits

Flat

81.5 km

Climbing

17.0 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.6 km

Descending

18.4 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

1.4 km

Link it with other walks

Tipperary Heritage Way

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59.6 km

Mount Melleray Pilgrim Paths - Byrne's Bridge

Shares 6.2 km of path · meets at km 52.8, 55.5, 55.7…

12.2 km

East Munster Way

Shares 5.3 km of path · meets at km 43.6, 45.0, 47.9…

69 km

Knockmealdowns Trails - Knockroe Loop

Shares 4.2 km of path · meets at km 43.6, 45.0, 45.7

7.2 km

Sean Kelly Cycle Route - The Heritage Route

Shares 3.7 km of path · meets at km 70.1, 75.7, 76.2…

107.6 km

Suir Blueway - Cahir Castle to Swiss Cottage

Shares 3.1 km of path · meets at km 21.7

4 km

Suir Blueway - Cahir Castle to Swiss Cottage

Shares 3.1 km of path · meets at km 21.7

4 km

Goatenbridge - Liam Lynch

Shares 3.0 km of path · meets at km 43.6, 45.0, 45.7

11.9 km

Mount Melleray Pilgrim Paths - The Source

Shares 2.8 km of path · meets at km 56.5, 57.0, 57.4…

4.6 km

Knockmealdowns Trails - Crough Loop

Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 43.3, 43.6

3.8 km

Challenges on this walk

The Rock of Cashel: Where Brian Boru Was Crowned

At km 0.0 · 108 m off the route · history

250 XP

Cahir Castle: The Fortress on an Island in the Suir

At km 22.6 · history

250 XP

The Swiss Cottage: An Irish Cottage Orné

At km 24.6 · 133 m off the route · history

200 XP

Lismore: The Castle Above the Blackwater

At km 74.3 · 163 m off the route · cultural

225 XP

Ardmore: Where Christianity Arrived Before Patrick

At km 116.3 · 175 m off the route · history

225 XP