we like it when it is windy: Planning adventure cycles out Royal Canal or Grand Canal maybe down Barrow sometime.

"The canal passes through Maynooth, Kilcock, Enfield, [Longwood, Kilcullen, McNeads bridge,] Mullingar and enters County Longford 2.4km on the Westmeath side of Abbeyshrule. It menders from the County boundary through the Whitworth Aquaduct, Abbeyshule, Ballybrannigan Harbour, Ballymahon, Keenagh, Killashee and finishes at Richmond Harbour in Cloondara. It also has a spur to Longford. The total length of the main navigation is 145 kilometres (90 mi), and the system has 46 locks. There is one main feeder (from Lough Owel), which enters the canal at Mullingar."

https://royalcanalrunner.com/2020/06/16/walking-on-the-royal-canal-the-longford-branch/

Breakdown of individual sections, photos, description, history.

The Grand Canal

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canal_(Ireland)

132 km 43 locks

The Grand canal greenway is not as developed as the Royal canal one.

Status of different sections Offaly to Kildare to Dublin

.. and Kilbeggan branch Offaly to Westmeath

https://www.waterwaysireland.org/Pages/Development-of-the-Grand-Canal-Greenway.aspx

https://www.sportireland.ie/outdoors/walking/trails/grand-canal-way

overview and 13 maps .pdf

Grand Canal Way - Overview Map.pdf

Lucan Bridge near Adamstown in Dublin - Hazelhatch - Henry Bridge - Sallins near Naas -

- (don't take the) branch 4km to Naas - 10km Corbally branch

- Healy's bridge - Robertstown, Fenton bridge <_ don't take old barrow line branch (see below)

- Hamilton's bridge - Blundell Aqueduct - Edenderry short branch - Trimblestown bridge -

- Killeen bridge - Daingean - Cappyroe bridge <_ Kilbeggan branch

- Tullamore - Henesy's bridge - Pollagh - Derry bridge - Belmont bridge - Shannon Harbour

With Annalise Murphy or Manchan Magan:

https://www.tracksandtrails.ie/waterways

https://www.tracksandtrails.ie/trails/royal-canal

https://www.tracksandtrails.ie/trails/royal-canal-2

https://www.tracksandtrails.ie/trails/royal-canal-mullingar-to-longford

https://www.tracksandtrails.ie/trails/royal-canal-mullingar

The Grand Canal and Barrow

Out and back route: Dublin to Monasterevin following the grand canal.

Back to Dublin by road.

https://my.viewranger.com/route/details/NDE2MDkyOA==

http://www.riverbarrow.net/barrow-way.html

Overview and walking stages description

Lowtown, Co. Kildare - Monasterevin - Athy - Carlow - Bagenalstown - Graiguenamanagh - St. Mullins, Co. Carlow

23km + 23km + 19km + 16km + 26km + 6km = 113km

https://www.sportireland.ie/outdoors/walking/trails/barrow-way

Overview and detailed map .pdf for each stage

https://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MTc3MTM0OA==?ref=

canoe trip barrow navigation

Hazelhatch grand canal - Sallins - Robertstown <_ grand canal old barrow line -

- Skeic bridge <_ don't take Hubard bridge - Milltown feeder - near Newbridge

- Rathangan - Monasterevin(River Barrow) - Athy(now River Barrow navigable in places) -

- Carlow - Leighlinbridge - Bagenalstown - Graiguenamanagh - St. Mullins, Co. Carlow

end near New Ross where Nore and Barrow meet

149km

https://my.viewranger.com/places/ie/celbridge-walks

a couple of grand canal walks

https://threerockbooks.com/cycling-barrow-way/

https://swordscc.com/2020/07/grand-canal-barrow-way-cycle

Short description of a two day trip: Grand canal at Goldenbridge, Drimnagh, Dublin - Robertstown start of Barrow way - Monasterevin - Graiguenamanagh - Barrow way ending at St. Mullins. 14 hours and 200km to New Ross. Next day New ross to Dublin by roads.

https://rotharroutes.com/tag/the-barrow-way/page/2/

lush photos and drone tagged the barrow way

My previous routes, loops to royal canal at Leixlip:

https://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MzE4NzU2NQ==

63km Sandyford to Leixlip cycle route rivers/canals

https://my.viewranger.com/route/details/MzE4NzczOQ==

64km Same route except via Hayden's Lane and Griffeen valley park skipping Lucan

July 2020 ? Jan 2020?

https://my.viewranger.com/track/details/MTUwNzIyNDI=

track.

https://my.viewranger.com/track/details/MTk0MDQzMjE=

22 May 2021 136km bigish cycle royal and grand canals Kildare Mountain Biking