Appendix C Recreational Walking Trails and Public Rights of Way

Appendix C Recreational Walking Trails and Public Rights of Way (City and County)

Kilkenny County See Figure 8.1 Walking, Cycling & Rights of Way in the Development Plan at the time of writing this Plan:

Rights of Way: • Nore Linear Park – Kilkenny City • Clonassy Waterfall – west of Mullinavat

Long Distance Walks: • South Leinster Way • The Nore Valley Walk

Sites of Nature Conservation Interest and Woodlands which are accessible to the public • Ballyrafton Wood • Ballykeefe Wood • Brandon Hill • Brownswood • Brownsbarn Wood • Kilkenny Castle Park • Castlemorris Wood • Coille an Fhaltaigh – Millennium Wood • Discovery Park • Jenkinstown Wood • Garryricken Wood • Kings River at Kells • Kyledoir Wood • Mountain Grove Wood • Newpark Marsh • River Nore Linear Park • Silaire Wood • Tory Hill • Woodstock Gardens and Arboretum

Looped Walks (not listed above): • Freshford Loop • Urlingford – The Islands Walk • Callan Abbey Meadow Walk • Tullahought Kilmacoliver Walk

Appendix C Recreational Walking Trails and Public Rights of Way

Useful websites for recreational trails: www.trailkilkenny.ie www.coillteoutdoors.ie www.discoverireland.ie

Kilkenny City

See Figure XX City Green Infrastructure and Rights of Way

Rights of Way • Nore Linear Park – Kilkenny City

Recreational Walking Trails

Long Distance Walks: • The Nore Valley Walk

Sites of Nature Conservation Interest and Woodlands which are accessible to the public • Castle Park • Newpark Marsh • River Nore Linear Park

Useful websites for recreational trails: www.trailkilkenny.ie www.coillteoutdoors.ie www.discoverireland.ie