National Trail Office & Other Publications
Listed Below are a number of National Trail Office publications including the recently completed
Classification & Grading for Recreational Trails and Management Standards for Recreational Trails.
These documents are only available for download at this time
Trail Maps and Guidebooks have been developed for almost all National Waymarked Ways. These are also listed here. All Maps and Guidesbooks can usually be obtained locally in retail outlet shops and tourist information offices and are also available by ordering them directly from East West Mapping.
Classification & Grading for Recreational Trails
Management Standards for Recreational Trails
- Waymarked Ways in Ulster (North of Ireland)
- Waymarked Ways in Connacht (West of Ireland)
- Other Walking Publications
- Waymarked Ways in Leinster (East of Ireland)
- Waymarked Ways in Munster (South & West of Ireland)
Waymarked Ways in Ulster (North of Ireland)
Cavan Way Map Guide Published by Cavan County Council and available from Eastwest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Bluestack Way
The Bluestack Way Published by Bluestack Environmental Group and available from Donegal Tourism, Eastwest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Donegal Way- Sli Dhun na nGall
The Gaeltacht Way Published by Udaras na Gaeltachta and available from Gaelsaoire, Donegal Tourism, Eastwest Mapping and from tourist offices in the region
Waymarked Ways in Connacht (West of Ireland)
Map/Guide to the Western Way Published by Folding Landscapes. Available from Ireland West Tourism, tourist offices in the region and Eastwest Mapping.
The Foxford Way
The Foxford Way Guide Published by Mayo County Council. Available from Ireland West Tourism and East West Mapping.
The Suck Valley Way
The Suck Valley Map Guide Published and available from Suck Valley Development Co-operative Society, East West Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Sligo Way
The Sligo Way Map Guide Published by East West Mapping for Sligo County Council and available from East West Mapping and from tourist offices in the region
The Miners' Way & Historical Trail
The Miner's Way & Historical Trail Map Guide Published and available from Eastwest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Leitrim Way
Leitrim Way Map Guide Published by Leitrim County Council and available from Eastwest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
Other Walking Publications
- The Waymarked Trails of Ireland By Michael Fewer
- Walk Guide - South West of Ireland By Séan ó Súilleabháin published by Gill & Macmillan
- Walking World Ireland Bi-monthly walking magazine
- The Beara & Sheep's Head Peninsula The Collins Press
- Easy Walks near Dublin Gill & Macmillan
- The Independent Walkers' Guide to Ireland Gill & Macmillan
- Lonely Planet: Walking in Ireland Lonely Planet
- Southwest of Ireland Walking Guides Gill & Macmillan
- Walk guide: East of Ireland Gill & Macmillan
- West Of Ireland Walks The O'Brien Press
- Short Walks in Ireland By Tom Lawton
- The Trail Walker Guide to the National By Paddy Dillon
- Trails of Britain & Ireland
- The Irish Coast to Coast Walk By Paddy Dillon
- www.rucsacs.com - Guidebooks to the Wicklow, Dingle and Kerry Ways
Waymarked Ways in Leinster (East of Ireland)
The Wicklow Way
Wicklow Way Map Guide Published and available from East West Mapping and tourist offices in Dublin & Wicklow
The Wicklow Way Guidebook http://rucsacs.com/books/wlw/
Wicklow Way Map Guide Published By Ordnance Survey Ireland
The Complete Wicklow Way By J.B. Malone
Waymarked Trails of Ireland By Michael Fewer
South Leinster Way
South Leinster Way Map Guide Published and available from EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Slieve Bloom Way
Slieve Bloom Way Map Published and available from EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Offaly Way
Offaly Way Map Guide Published by Offaly County Council and available from EastWest Mapping and Tourist offices in the region
The Grand Canal Way
Guide to the Grand Canal Published and available from Waterways Ireland and tourist information offices in the region
The Barrow Way
Guide to the Barrow Navigation Published and available from Waterways Ireland and tourist information offices in the region
The Royal Canal Way
Guide to the Royal Canal Published and available from Waterways Ireland and tourist information offices in the region
The Tain Way
The Táin Way Map Guide Published and available from EastWest Mapping and the local tourist offices in the region
Waymarked Ways in Munster (South & West of Ireland)
The East Munster Way
East Munster Way Map Guide Published and available from EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Tipperary Heritage Trail
Tipperary Heritage Way Published and available from EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Blackwater Way
Blackwater Way Map Guide Published and available from EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Kerry Way
Kerry Way Map Guide Published and available from EastWest Mapping and from tourist offices in the region
The Kerry Way Guidebook http://rucsacs.com/books/krw/
The Beara Way
The Béara Way Map Guide Published by Cork/Kerry Tourism and by Ordnance Survey Ireland is available from EastWest Mapping and from tourist offices in the region as well as from Beara Tourism
The Sheep's Head Way
The Sheep's Head Way Map Guide Published by the Sheep's Head Way Development Committee and available from EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Dingle Way
The Dingle Way Map Guide Published by Cork/Kerry Tourism and available from EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Dingle Way Guidebook http://rucsacs.com/books/dgw/
The Dingle Way Companion By Tony O'Callaghan
The Dingle Way and the Saint's Road Published by Maurice Sheehy
The North Kerry Way
The North Kerry Way Published by North Kerry Walks and available from EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Ballyhoura Way
Ballyhoura Way Map Guide Published by Ballyhoura Fáilte Society and available from EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Slieve Felim Way
Slieve Felim Way Walking Trail Published by Shannon Development and available from EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Lough Derg Way
Lough Derg Way Walking Trail Published by Shannon Development and available from EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The East Clare Way
East Clare Way Map Guide Published by East and Mid Clare Way Ltd and available from East and Mid Clare Way Ltd., EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Mid Clare Way
Mid Clare Way Map Guide Published by East and Mid Clare Way Ltd and available from East and Mid Clare Way Ltd., EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region
The Burren Way
The Burren Way Map Guide Published by Shannon Development and available from EastWest Mapping and tourist offices in the region