Connemara and the Western Way
- Location
- Ireland, Great Britain and Ireland
- Self Guided Dates
- Daily from March to October
- Trip Duration
- 8 days/7 nights
- Cost
- $1595 CAD per person
- Guide Type
- Self Guided
- Single Supplement
- $495
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Trip Includes
- 7 nights accommodations in specially chosen B&Bs and guesthouses with breakfasts
Luggage transfers, route notes & maps
Local support - Start Location
- Oughterard
- End Location
- Westport
- Trip Reservation
The essence and variety of the West of Ireland is captured on this walking trip. Stretching from Galway Bay to Killary Harbour and bounded on the east by Lough Corrib & Lough Mask, the principal range of mountains is the Twelve Bens and the smaller Maumturks.
You will be based in B & Bs and guesthouses in locations that provide the richest variety of geology, scenery and walking conditions that could be desired. The Western Way walking trail takes you from Oughterard in Co. Galway to Westport in Co. Mayo. From the Pass of Mám Éan, the Way descends to the beautiful Lough Inagh Valley, with the Maumturk Mountains on one side and the equally awe inspiring Bens on the other.
Then from the shore of Killary Harbour, the Way enters County Mayo. Old pilgrimage sites and bog lands rich in flowers are the treats of Connemara. It is truly wild and the landscape is some of the most stunning in the country. Under the towering bulk of Croagh Patrick, the Western Way meanders to the island studded Clew Bay and the historic town of Westport, where there is still a strong tradition in Irish music and rural way of life.
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