Walking
ABC have begun the process of marking out the various local walking routes around Abbeyleix for the benefit of visitors and local alike. We are lucky to have some excellent walking routes in Ballinakill, Balyroan, Abbeyleix Bog to mention just a few.
Abbeyleix Walks
The Lords Walk
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Abbeyleix Bog Walk
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Heywood
Here are a collection of three beautiful walking routes around Heywood which hold new surpirse eash season of the year.
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Walks in the greater Laois Area
If your sort of walking leaves the tarmac far behind you then enjoy more than 480 kilometres of “off road ” walking routes, encompassing the areas of Sli Dala, Erkina, Cullahill, Abbeyleix, Stradbally, Durrow, Timahoe, Mounthrath, Clonaslee, Spink, Slieve Margy…and of course Irelands best kept walking secret, the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
Here are just some of the walking routes to enjoy around Laois, click on the links below to get further details about these walks on the Laois Tourism website.
- The Esker Walk 3 kms / ¾ hour – Road and River Walk
- Fossy Lower 6 kms / 2 hours – Forest & Road Walk
- Timahoe to Clopook 4½ kms/ 1 – Road Walk, Link Walk to Stradbally 12 kms. in total
- Clonaslee Walks
- Culllahill Walks
- Durrow Walks
- Emo Walks
- Granstown Walk
- Sli Dala Walks
- Slieve Margy Walks
- Spink Walks
- Stradbally Walks
- Whitehorse Walks
- Slieve Bloom Festival
- Other Walking Routes
Guided walks in the Slieve Blooms Visit Slieve Blooms website page
