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County Laois, Ireland

Hiking trails near Portlaoise

There are 37 mapped hiking routes within 40 km of Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland. Together they cover 539 kilometres of walking, with an average route length of 14.6 km and 321 m (1,053 ft) of climbing.

37
Trails
40 km
Search radius
21
Easy routes
12.2 km
Closest

The spread is genuinely broad: 21 routes rated easy, 10 moderate and 6 hard or harder. The terrain that comes up most often is lake, castle and ruins, waterfall. Around 38 percent are circular routes, so parking once is usually an option.

The most reliable season overall is april to september. Start with The Barrow Way or Grand Canal Way if you want the highlights without a lot of research.

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