Slieve Felim Way
{{Short description|Long-distance trail in Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox hiking trail
| name = Slieve Felim way
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| location = Counties Limerick & Tipperary, Ireland
| designation = National Waymarked Trail{{cite web |url=http://www.irishtrails.ie/trail/Slieve-Felim-Way/31/ |title=Slieve Felim Way |work=IrishTrails |publisher=Irish Sports Council |access-date=1 August 2011 }}
| length = {{convert|43|km|mi|0|abbr=off}}
| trailheads = Murroe, County Limerick,
Silvermines, County Tipperary
| use = Hiking
| elev_gain_and_loss = +{{convert|870|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| season = Any
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The Slieve Felim way is a long-distance trail through the Slieve Felim Mountains in Ireland. It is {{convert|43|km|mi|abbr=off}} long, beginning in Murroe, County Limerick and ending in Silvermines, County Tipperary. It is typically completed in two days.
Management
The trail is designated as a National Waymarked Trail by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council and is managed by Shannon Development and Coillte.{{sfn|National Trails Office|2010|p=43}}
Route
The trail begins in the village of Murroe and follows the road past Glenstal Abbey before crossing forestry along the slopes of the Slieve Felim Mountains to reach the village of Toor.{{sfn|Fewer|1996|p=213}} From Toor, the Way crosses the flanks of Keeper Hill in the Silvermine Mountains before following the road into Silvermines village.{{sfn|Fewer|1996|p=216}}
A review of the National Waymarked Trails in 2010 found multiday and day usage of the trail to be low and recommended a review and strengthening of the trail management structures.{{sfn|National Trails Office|2010|p=43}}
References
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=Bibliography=
- {{cite book |last1=Fewer |first1=Michael |title=The Way-marked Trails of Ireland |year=1996 |publisher=Gill & Macmillan |location=Dublin |isbn=0-7171-2386-3 }}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.irishtrails.ie/National_Trails_Office/Publications/NTO_Review.pdf |title=Setting New Directions. A review of National Waymarked Ways in Ireland |author=National Trails Office |year=2010 |publisher=Irish Sports Council |location=Dublin |access-date=30 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531143831/http://www.irishtrails.ie/National_Trails_Office/Publications/NTO_Review.pdf |archive-date=31 May 2011 }}
External links
- [http://www.irishtrails.ie/trail/Slieve-Felim-Way/31/ Slieve Felim Way] at [http://www.irishtrails.ie/ IrishTrails.ie]
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Category:Long-distance trails in the Republic of Ireland
Category:Geography of County Limerick
Category:Geography of County Tipperary