"The Long Walk " - Mizen To Malin Head
Route and Details

On June 21^st 2005 we are planning "The Long Walk ", the arduous task of walking from Mizen Head to Malin Head in Ireland. This will be approx 420 miles, which we will attempt to do in 13 days.

Day	Start Out	Arrive	Acc. Miles	Read More
Day 1	Mizen Head	Bantry	25.10	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 Uncl. Start out at Mizen Head Visitor Centre, Cork. Return alond unclassified road In 2.5 miles at T-junction turn right. 6.30 R591 Goleen At T-junction turn left R591(singposted Shcull). In 1 mile bear right. In 2 miles bear right across bridge. 4.30 R591 Toormore Turn left R591 (signposted Durrus, Bantry). 10.00 R591 Durrus 4.00 N71 Junction with N71 At T-junction turn right N71 (singposted Dunmanway) 0.50 R586 Arrive at Junction with R586
Day 2	Bantry	Macroom	32.90	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 R586 Start out at Junction with R586. Turn left R586. 9.50 R586 Drimoleague 8.00 R586 Dunmanway Follow sings Cork R586 0.80 R587 Junction with R587 4.10 R585 Junction with R587(south) 0.90 R587 Junction with R587(north) 3.50 R587 Kilmichael Memorial 6.10 R584 Arrive at Toon Bridge
Day 3	Macroom	Mallow	30.10	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 R584 Start out at Toon Bridge. Forward R584 and cross river bridge the bear right 4.00 N22 Junction with N22 At T-Junction turn left N22 (signposted Killarney) 0.30 R618 Junction with R618 Turn right R618 (signposted Coachford) 4.20 R618 Carrigadrohid Bear left 3.70 R619 Coachford At crossroads turn left R619 (signposted Banteer, Mallow) 5.20 R619 Junction with R579 At crossroads forward (signposted Mallow) 1.50 R619 Donoughmore 4.80 R619 Bweeng 5.20 R619 Drommahane At crossroads forward 1.20 R619 Arrive at Junction with R621
Day 4	Mallow	Adare	31.80	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 R619 Start out Junction with R621 Turn right (signposted Limerick, Mallow) 2.00 N20 Junction with N20 Turn right (signposted Limerick) to join N20 0.60 N20 Mallow (Junction with N72) At roundabout take 2nd exit 7.50 N20 Buttevant 9.50 N20 Rath Luirc (Charleville) Follow signs Limerick N20 12.00 R516 Junction with R516 Branch left (signposted Croom) At roundabout take 2nd exit R516 and at ensuing roundabout forward 0.20 R516 Arrive at Croom
Day 5	Adare	Nenagh	35.40	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 R516 Start out at Croom, Limerick Follow signs Cork (N20) R516 0.20 N20 Junction with N20 At roundabout forward and at ensuing roundabout take 1st exit to join N20 (singposted Limerick) 5.00 N20 Junction with N21/R516 Take 2nd left slip road to join dual carriageway (singposted Limerick, Dublin) 6.50 R509 Junction with Limerick bypass At traffic signals turn right R509 into Limerick Ring Road(signposted City Centre) 0.30 R511 Roxborough Roundabout 1.50 R511 Arrive at Limerick Follow signs Dublin N7. In 0.5 miles forward at traffic signals 1.50 N7 Parkway Roundabout Take 3rd exit. In 0.7 mile at roundabout take 2nd exit. In 1.1 mile at roundabout forward. 2.50 N7 Annacotty At roundabout forward 2.30 N7 Lisnagry Station(level crossing) 6.00 N7 Birdhill (post office) 9.60 N52 Arrive at Junction with N52
Day 6	Nenagh	Banagher	33.90	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 N52 Junction with N52 Branch left (signposted Nenagh, Borrisokane) and at roundabout take 2nd exit N52 1.00 N52 Junction for Nenagh At roundabout take 1st exit (signposted Birr, Borrisokane) 1.20 N52 Junction with R494 At roundabout take 2nd exit 0.30 N52 Junction with R494 At roundabout take 2nd exit 1.10 N52 Junction with R494 At roundabout take 1st exit 9.00 N52 Arrive at Borrisokane Turn right (signposted Birr) 10.50 N52 Riverstown 0.80 N62 Junction with N62 Turn Left N62 into 0.50 N52 Birr Follow signs Tullamore N52 1.70 N62 Junction with N62 Turn left N62 (signposted Athlone) 7.80 N62 Arrive at Cloghan
Day 7	Banagher	Lanesborough	32.40	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 N62 Cloghan Follow signs Athlone N62 4.20 N62 Ferbane 6.50 N62 Ballynahown 4.00 N6 Junction with N6 0.90 N6 Junction with Athlone Bypass At roundabout take 2nd exit into Athlone bypass (signposted Galway) 4.50 N61 Junction with N61 Branch left (signposted Roscommon) then at T-junction turn left N61 and shortly at roundabout take 2nd exit. In 12miles over level crossing into. 12.30 N61 Arrive at Knockcroghery
Day 8	Lanesborough	Carrick-on-Shannon	32.00	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 N61 Start out at Knockcroghery 2.50 N61 Ballymurray 3.40 Uncl. (edge of) Roscommon At roundabout take 2nd exit unclassified (signposted Town Centre) 0.30 Uncl. Arrive at Roscommon Follow signs Castlerea(N60), Sligo(N61) 0.50 N61 Junction with N60/N61 At roundabout take 2nd exit N61 (signposted Sligo) 5.40 N61 Four Mile House 5.60 N61 Tulsk At crossroads forward 4.50 R368 Junction with R368/R369 1.50 R368 Elphin At end ot town turn left (signposted Carrick). In 0.7miles turn right 8.30 N4 Arrive at Junction with N4
Day 9	Carrick-on-Shannon	Manorhamilton	29.90	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 N4 Start out at Junction with N4 0.50 R280 Carrick-on-Shannon Follow signs Monaghan, Manorhamilton R280 2.40 R280 Junction with R209 Bear left (signposted Manorhamilton) 1.20 R280 Leitrim 1.70 R207 Junction with R207 Bear right R207 (signposted Drumshanbo) 2.50 R207 Arrive at Drumshanbo Follow signs Dowra R207 10.80 R207 Dowra 4.70 R207 Gubaveeny 3.50 N16 Junction with N16 2.60 N16 Arrive at Blacklion
Day 10	Manorhamilton	Dromore	29.70	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 N16 Arrive at Blacklion Follow signs Belcoo N16 0.20 A4 Border with Northern Ireland Forward A4 0.20 A4 Belcoo 6.10 A4 Letterbreen(post office) 5.40 A4 Arrive at Enniskillen Follow signs Omagn A32. In 1.4miles at Cherrymount Roundabout forward 3.30 A32 Juction with B82 (Devenish Island Ferry) Bear right 5.50 A32 (entrance to) Neacrne Forest (on left) 0.90 A32 Irvinestown At roundabout take 2nd exit and shortly turn right. In 4.4miles bear left. 8.10 A32 Arrive at Dromore
Day 11	Dromore	Strabane	31.20	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 A32 Dromore Follow signs Omagn A32 8.90 A5 Omagh At traffic signals turn left (signposted All Other Routes) and at next traffic signals turn right A5 (signposted Strabane) 1.20 A5 Derry Road Roundabout At roundabout take 2nd exit 3.50 A5 (road to) Ulster American Folk Park (on right) 11.50 A5 Arrive at Sion Mills Follow signs Strabane, Londonderry A5 1.60 A5 Melmount Road Roundabout At roudabout take 1st exit (signposted Londonderry) 1.20 A5 Junction with B85 At traffic signals forward. In 0.3mile at roundabout forward 0.60 A5 Junction with A38 (Strabane) At roundabout take 2nd exit 2.70 A5 Arrive at Ballymagorry
Day 12	Strabane	Moville	22.90	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 A5 Start out at Ballymagorry 4.00 A5 Bready(post office) 2.40 A5 Magheramason 1.70 A5 New Buildings 2.90 A6 Junction for Craigavon Bridge (Derry) By Craigavon Bridge enter 0.60 A2 Derry Follow signs Buncrana A2 0.50 A2 Harbour Quay Roundabout Travelodge (City of Derry) At roundabout take 3rd exit 0.30 A2 Queens Quay Roundabout At roundabot take 2nd exit (signposted Moville) 0.70 A2 Pennyburn Roundabout 1.10 A2 Culmore Roundabout (Junction with A515) At roudnabout take 2nd exit 2.60 A2 Culmore 0.80 R238 Border with Republic of Ireland Forward R238 0.20 R238 Muff 5.10 B240 Arrive at Quigleys Point
Day 13	Moville	Malin Head	23.20	DETAILS
Dist Route Directions 0.00 B240 Quigleys Point Turn left R240 then left again (signposted Carndonagh) 9.70 R238 Carndonagh Follow signs Inis Eoghain, Malin Head R238 1.90 R242 Junction with R242 Forward R242 1.50 R242 Malin Turn left (signposted Malin Head) In 3.4miles bear right. 3.80 R242 Junction with unclassified road Bear right. In 0.6mile bear right then shortly bear left 2.70 R242 Junction with unclassified road At crossroads turn left 1.60 R242 "Cross Roads Hotel" 0.60 Uncl. Bulbinbeg Forward unclassified 1.40 Uncl. Arrive at Malin Head