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RECOMMENDED ROUTE HERITAGE TRAIL POINTS OF INTEREST & DISTANCES Arthur’s Way is a heritage trail across northeast County STAGE 1: Arthur Square, that follows in the footsteps of . towards... STAGE 2: Main Street In just 16 km, it links many of the historic sites associated towards... with ’s most famous brewers – the Guinness family. STAGE 3: Bridge Visitors are invited to explore Celbridge - where Arthur towards... spent his childhood, Leixlip - the site of his first brewery STAGE 4: Lyons Estate towards and Oughterard graveyard - Arthur’s final resting place near HERITAGE The Wonderful Barn his ancestral home.

The trail rises gently from the confluence of the Liffey TRAIL and Rye rivers at Leixlip to the Palladian estate and onto Celbridge. It then departs the LENGTH: 16km approx. to join the at Hazelhatch. The

grassy towpaths guide visitors past beautiful flora and TIME: 3 – 3.5 hours walking; 1 – 1.5 hours cycling fauna and the enchanting Lyons Estate. At , the GRADE: Easy. Generally flat with good surfaces. Inclines at Old Hill, route finally turns for Oughterard which offers Leixlip and Ardclough. Mix of footpaths, tracks, roads and spectacular views over Kildare, and the Province canal towpath. Suitable for family groups. Normal of . outdoor footwear can be worn. Arthur’s Way is a waymarked linear route which can be enjoyed in either direction.

Keep an eye out for the Arthur’s Way information boards, fingerposts and marker posts to help keep you on track

PUBLIC TRANSPORT www.dublinbus.ie To and from LEIXLIP: Dublin - all 66 routes www.irishrail.ie Irish Rail - Suburban Line

To and from CELBRIDGE: - all 67 routes Irish Rail - Portlaoise Line www.transportforireland.ie

Log on to the website to get more information on the route, including MAPS and LEAFLETS, and an AUDIO GUIDE.

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The Arthur’s Way trailhead can be found in the centre of R AT H CO O L E As you leave behind Hazelhatch and head south-west, you Leixlip town. Your journey begins where Arthur once stood O U G H T E R A R D N7 will get glimpses of amongst the foothills of the and surveyed a landscape that has not changed too much, if Dublin Mountains further south. The trail leads you past the you cast a careful eye on the surrounding landscape. Across spectacular Village at Lyons estate where weary travellers can the river is the imposing Leixlip Castle. Beside Arthur refresh themselves with fine lunches at the Canal Café on Guinness Square is St. Mary’s Church; resting place of Fridays and weekends with food inspired by Clodagh Archbishop Price whose seed capital allowed Arthur and his ARTHUR’S WAY, HAZELHATCH McKenna. The area is steeped in history and colourful brother Richard to start their brewing enterprise - FROM HAZELHATCH TO LYONS ESTATE characters, and the canal banks will This stretch of Arthur’s Way introduces you to the Grand delight with wild Canal. This feat of 18th Century Victorian engineering flowers, insects and allowed the in Dublin to expand its birds. operations. These days, what was once a business enterprise is now a valuable amenity for walkers, cyclists, anglers, boating enthusiasts and nature lovers. The Village at Lyons Here you will discover some of the secrets of Guinness Castletown House, Celbridge brewing, learn the importance of the canal and the Milltown ARTHUR’S WAY, OUGHTERARD Feeder, and enjoy some wonderful wildlife. ARTHUR’S WAY, CELBRIDGE - OUGHTERARD CEMETERY Enjoy the delights of Arthur’s Way on foot, or by bike! - FROM CELBRIDGE TO HAZELHATCH Oughterard (in Irish Uachtar Árd) means high place. It is an apt description. The relatively easy climb to the cemetery is There is a rich history in Celbridge dating back deceptive; when you reach the open ground in the graveyard, 5,000 years, with many sites of interest. St. Patrick you are rewarded with remarkable views of the plain of is linked with the town, and in the 12th and 13th Kildare and a broad sweep of Leinster to the west, and the centuries, the Normans developed Celbridge with Dublin and Mountains stretching away to the the construction of castles, mills, houses and south. Here you will find the final resting place of Arthur monastic sites. And of course, here Arthur spent and some of his family. Whilst many journeys end here, his youth with his family, and would have learned yours can continue back into Ardclough and beyond his trade by his father’s side. and discover other delights of Kildare. Visit Arthur Guinness statue, Celbridge http://kildare.ie/tourism/ for more information.