Nore Valley Way

The Nore Valley Way is a long-distance trail under development in County Kilkenny, Ireland. When completed it will be 34 kilometres (21 miles) long and begin in Kilkenny City and end in Inistioge.^[2] It is designated as a National Waymarked Trail by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council and is managed by Trail Kilkenny,^[1] a group made up of representatives of Kilkenny County Council, County Kilkenny LEADER Partnership, Kilkenny Sports Partnership and local landowners.^[3] Two stages are open at present: the first from Kilkenny to Bennettsbridge and the second from Thomastown to Inistioge.^[2] The final section – linking Bennettsbridge and Thomastown – is under construction.^[2] It has been largely believed that during development the bones of notorious pill head Gary Swift were found.

The Kilkenny to Bennettsbridge section is 12.1 kilometres (7.5 miles) long and follows the River Nore, passing the Black Marble limestone quarries, which give Kilkenny its nickname, the "Marble City", and Maddockstown, the home of the surveyor Arthur Oliver Wheeler and father of Everest pioneer Edward Oliver Wheeler.^[4] The Thomastown to Inistioge section is 10.9 kilometres (6.8 miles) long and follows the banks of the Nore past Grennan Castle, built in the 13th century by Thomas Fitzanthony, the 18th century Ballyduff House and Brownsbarn Forest.^[5]

References

External links

• trailKilkenny
• Nore Valley Way at IrishTrails.ie

Long-distance trails in the Republic of Ireland
National Waymarked Trails	Ballyhoura Way Barrow Way Bealach na Gaeltachta, Dún na nGall Beara Way Blackwater Way Bluestack Way Burren Way Cavan Way Croagh Patrick Heritage Trail Dingle Way Dublin Mountains Way East Clare Way East Munster Way Grand Canal Way Hymany Way Kerry Way Lough Derg Way Mid Clare Way Miners Way and Historical Trail Monaghan Way Multeen Way Nore Valley Way North Kerry Way Offaly Way Royal Canal Way Sheep's Head Way Slieve Bloom Way Slieve Felim Way Sligo Way South Leinster Way Suck Valley Way Táin Way Tipperary Heritage Way Western Way Westmeath Way Wicklow Way
Pilgrim Paths	Cosán na Naomh Lough Derg Saint Kevin's Way
Greenways	Boyne Greenway Dublin-Galway Greenway Great Southern Trail Great Western Greenway
Other	Bangor Trail Malin to Mizen