Following a towpath along the River Barrow, the dog friendly Barrow Way was selected as one of the top five ‘finest and impressive visitor attractions’ in Ireland in 2015. Starting in Robertstown, in County Kildare, it finishes in St Mullins, County Carlow some 100km later. Along this peaceful trail you will see some architectural delights; ancient bridges, arches and tiny houses as well as old mills and other relics of a bygone era.
Accommodation en route is very good; the trail is punctured with many quaint heritage towns and villages, such as Graiguenamanagh, with its annual book festival, Athy and the old industrial town of Bagenalstown.