Great Southern Trail

The Great Southern Trail, comprising the Limerick Greenway and North Kerry Greenway, is a greenway rail trail under development in County Limerick and County Kerry in Ireland. As of October 2022, 40 kilometres (25 miles) of the Limerick Greenway and 10.5 kilometres (6.5 miles) of the North Kerry Greenway were completed. When fully completed, the route is intended to be 85 kilometres (53 miles) long and run from Limerick to Tralee. It is an off-road trail intended for use by cyclists and walkers along the route of the Limerick-Tralee line, formerly operated by the Great Southern and Western Railway, which opened between 1867 and 1880 and was closed in 1977.

Great Southern Trail
Trail signage at Newcastle West, County Limerick
Length85 km (53 mi)
LocationCounties Limerick & Kerry, Ireland
TrailheadsLimerick, Tralee
UseCycling and walking
SeasonAny
SurfaceTarmacadam (Limerick Greenway), Mud track (North Kerry Greenway)
Websitewww.southerntrail.net
Trail map

(proposed Limerick connection)
Rathkeale (connects to Eurovelo 1)
Ardagh
Newcastle West
… (Fergusons viaduct)
(Barnagh viewpoint
via Barnagh tunnel)
Templeglantine
Abbeyfeale
(Kerry/Limerick border)
Listowel
(proposed Tralee connection)
(Tralee-Fenit Greenway)
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