Walks and adventure sports in Westmeath
Leinster
Westmeath has 14 waymarked trails on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register, covering about 760 kilometres in total across walking (10), cycling (5).
Waymarked trails in Westmeath
All 14 from the National Trails Register.
National Famine Way
168.6 km · Easy · LinearStarts at Strokestown House, near Strokestown. Directions
6 days · Waymarked: yellow arrow on black background
Royal Canal Way
146.3 km · Easy · LinearStarts at First Lock, near Dublin. Directions
6 days · Waymarked: yellow arrow on black background
Royal Canal Greenway Cycling Trail
121.4 km · Easy · LinearStarts at Maynooth Railway Station, near Maynooth/Clondra. Directions
4 days · Waymarked: green sign with white arrows
Royal Canal Greenway Walking Trail
121.4 km · Easy · LinearStarts at Maynooth Railway Station, near Maynooth/Clondra. Directions
6 days · Waymarked: green sign with white arrows
Mullingar Cycle Hub Loop 2
47.6 km · Challenging · LoopStarts near Mullingar. Directions
4.5 hours · Waymarked: blue text on white background
Old Rail Trail Greenway Walking Trail: Mullingar - Athlone
43 km · 30 m climb · Easy · LinearStarts at Mullingar - Athlone, near Mullingar- Athlone. Directions
8 hours · Waymarked: white signs with blue text
Mullingar Cycle Hub Loop 3
38.4 km · Challenging · LoopStarts near Mullingar. Directions
3.5 hours · Waymarked: blue text on white background
Mullingar Cycle Hub Loop 1
28.5 km · Challenging · LoopStarts at Harbour Bridge, Mullingar, near Mullingar. Directions
2.5 hours · Waymarked: blue text on white background
Westmeath Way
28.3 km · 40 m climb · Moderate · LinearStarts at Kilbeggan. Directions
2 days · Waymarked: yellow arrow on black background
Closure Notice - October 2024. Please note, the Westmeath Way is temporarily closed while work is completed on the trail
Mullaghmeen White Walk
8 km · Moderate · LoopStarts at Mullaghmeen Forest Carpark, near Oldcastle. Directions
2 hours · Waymarked: white
Mullaghmeen Red Walk
3.5 km · Easy · LoopStarts at Mullaghmeen Forest Carpark, near Oldcastle. Directions
1 hour 20 minutes · Waymarked: red
Cloncrow Bog and Village Trail
2.8 km · Easy · LoopStarts at Tyrrellspass Castle Car Park, near Tyrrellspass. Directions
1 hour · Waymarked: yellow on timber background
Mullaghmeen Yellow Walk
1.6 km · Moderate · LoopStarts at Mullaghmeen Forest Carpark, near Oldcastle. Directions
50 mins · Waymarked: yellow
Mullaghmeen Multi Access Trail
0.2 km · Easy · LinearStarts at Mullaghmeen Forest Carpark, near Oldcastle. Directions
15 mins · Waymarked: pink
Coillte maintains 4 forest car parks in Westmeath. These are the usual starting points for forest walks and mountain bike trails.
Bathing waters in Westmeath
3 designated bathing waters monitored by the EPA. Water quality below is the EPA's annual classification, which is a verdict on the previous four bathing seasons and not a reading for today.
Bathing restrictions in Westmeath right now
Live from the EPA's bathing water service. Local authorities post restrictions after heavy rain, sewage discharges and pollution incidents, and they can appear the same morning.
Checking the EPA for current restrictions…
If this doesn't update, check beaches.ie directly before you swim.
Data from the EPA Bathing Water Open Data service, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Bathing water data from the EPA Bathing Water Open Data service, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Snapshot taken 2026-08-13. Positions converted from Irish Grid. The EPA publishes the full profile for each water at beaches.ie.
Sports in Westmeath, in depth
The sports with named spots, accredited centres or registered trails in the county.
6 clubs and schools in Westmeath
Listed by Diving Ireland, Mountaineering Ireland and Irish Sailing. Reproduced as each body publishes it, with a link back to the register. Contact details are theirs, not checked by us.
Athlone Walking Club
Club- Phone
- 0879762352
Garda Water Unit Marine Training
School- Phone
- 0868282003
- [email protected]
Lough Ree Yacht Club
Club- Website
- lryc.ie
- Phone
- 090 6475976
- [email protected]
- Website
- mullingarsailingclub.ie
- Phone
- 044 9372128
- [email protected]
Adventure centres in Westmeath
Established centres operating in Westmeath. None currently carries a published accreditation we can cite.
The full directory →Guides for Westmeath
Common questions
Where can I go walking in Westmeath?
10 waymarked walking trails are registered in Westmeath. The longest are National Famine Way (168.6km), Royal Canal Way (146.3km), Royal Canal Greenway Walking Trail (121.4km), Old Rail Trail Greenway Walking Trail: Mullingar - Athlone (43km). Every one has a verified start point and driving directions on its own page.
How many waymarked trails are there in Westmeath?
14 on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register, totalling roughly 760 kilometres. The register records waymarked trails only, so unmarked mountain routes and informal paths aren't counted.
How hard are the trails in Westmeath?
By register grade: 8 easy, 3 moderate, 3 challenging. Grades are set by Sport Ireland against national criteria, so they're comparable between counties.
Are there sports clubs in Westmeath?
6 clubs and schools in Westmeath are listed by their national governing body: Diving Ireland, Mountaineering Ireland and Irish Sailing. They cover 3 sports between them, and each listing links back to the register it came from.
Are there adventure centres in Westmeath?
1 in our directory: Lilliput Adventure Centre. None currently carries a published accreditation we can cite, which is a gap in what the governing bodies publish rather than a judgement on the centres.
What adventure sports can you do in Westmeath?
hillwalking & mountaineering, mountain biking, based on the trails registered in the county and the locations named on our sport guides.
Elsewhere in Leinster
Trail data from the Sport Ireland National Trails Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Start points from the companion Trailheads dataset. Snapshot taken 2026-08-13. The register records waymarked trails only, so check the trail operator for current conditions and closures. Forest park and car park data from Coillte Recreation Information (CC BY 4.0), snapshot 2026-08-04, with county boundaries from OSi.