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County Galway, Ireland

Hiking trails near Galway

There are 12 mapped hiking routes within 40 km of Galway, County Galway, Ireland. Together they cover 181 kilometres of walking, with an average route length of 15.1 km and 197 m (646 ft) of climbing.

12
Trails
40 km
Search radius
6
Easy routes
19.6 km
Closest

The spread is genuinely broad: 6 routes rated easy, 3 moderate and 3 hard or harder. The terrain that comes up most often is forest, coastal. Around 58 percent are circular routes, so parking once is usually an option.

The most reliable season overall is april to september. If you are only here for a weekend, Mullaghmore Red Path, Mullaghmore Loop Blue, Burren Way are the routes people return to.

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