What to expect
Check out some of the best hiking, walking and backpacking routes in County Galway, Ireland. The Western Way is the most popular trail. The trails have 20 user reviews with great photos and information. There are trails of various difficulty levels including easy, medium, difficult, and extra difficult. The trail with the highest elevation climb is the Twelve Bens - 12 Pins and the trail with the least amount of climbing is the Bealach Siuloidi Leitir Meallain - Green Trail Golam Head. The longest trail is the Western Way at 181 km. For a shorter adventure you can try the Letterfrack Poetry Trail at 1 km. Get off line access to Pub, Restaurant, History, and Peak locations and much more with a Hiiker subscription.
Trail difficulty calculations
To understand how we calculate a trail's difficulty please check out our blog post on the subject:
https://blog.hiiker.app/2020/07/08/measuring-the-difficulty-of-a-hiking-trail-on-hiiker
