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Beara Breifne Way

Beara Breifne Way

Tracing the Footsteps of O'Sullivan Beare

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Cavan Way

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cavan way stamp

The topography of most of County Cavan in the northern midlands of Ireland is a post-glacial one of drumlins and lakes

Yet the western part of the county terminates in the wall of the Cuilcagh Mountains, the lower western flanks of which spawn the longest river in these islands, the Shannon.

The Cavan Way is a 26 km gentle linear walking route that progresses from the village of Dowra northwards by country paths and quiet roads to reach the magical Shannon Pot, where the great river rises.

The route then ascends from the Shannon source into the limestone karst landscape of the northern Cuilcaghs before descending to the village of Blacklion. The terrain consists of mainly quiet roads, paths beside the infant Shannon and open moorland.

The road sections at the beginning and near the Shannon Pot can be very busy, and the Shannon and uplands sections can be very wet and mucky. The views from the heights out over Lough Macnean to the north and the Cuilcagh to the south are wonderful. The total aggregate ascent on the route is 330 metres, including two short, steep ascents. There are options for overnight accommodation at both ends of the route.

Collect Your Stamps

As you walk the Cavan section of the Beara Breifne Way, collect your passport stamps in each of the following locations. Click to find out more about each of the locations you’ll visit on your route.

BBW Blacklion Stamp
BBW Dowra Stamp

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How to Walk the Beara Breifne Way

Order Your Beara-Breifne Way Passport

You can walk the whole of O’Sullivan Beare’s route from West Cork to Leitrim

We’ve created a unique walking passport you can use to catalogue your progress over days, months or even years. Each community has chosen a stamp to represent its character, and as you collect your passport stamps, you’ll get to meet some of the people behind the walk’s creation.

How to use the passport

You can order your  Beara-Breifne Way passport online and plan your route using our handy maps.

Stamp locations are listed on on this website for each walk and walk section. When you complete your  walk, call in to its passport point, and we’ll stamp your passport for you.

At the end of your journey, you can claim the final stamp which proves you walked the entire Beara-Breifne Way!

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10 months ago
Beara-Breifne Way Community Stamp Launch

Communities from the tip of West Cork to the top of Cavan gathered in Roscommon yesterday to launch the new passport and community stamps visitors can use to track their journeys on the Beara-Breifne Way.

You can order your passport at https://www.bearabreifneway.ie/passport
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Today the Beara-Breifne Way has its launch! Its creation is a great tribute to the communities along Ireland's longest walking route who've collaborated to commemorate O'Sullivan Beare's 17th-century march. ... See more

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