Waterways in County Kildare
Towpath Trails: the Walker's Guide
Introduction | The Barrow Line | The Grand Canal | The Royal Canal | Waterways Map
The Barrow Line
The Barrow Line links the main line of the Grand Canal with the River Barrow at Athy, some 29 miles almost due south. The line cuts through bog and farmland in south-west Co. Kildare before running into Co. Laois through a rather plain farming landscape and then turning towards the South Kildare town of Athy to join the Barrow's peaty tide.
For towpath trekkers the Barrow track offers a degree of solitude and, within the limitations of a flat landscape , a variety of scenery ranging from bog, through forestry, and on to canalside towns such as Rathangan and Monasterevin - the latter being something of a Venice with its many bridges and canal channels.
The Barrow Line Routes
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