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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–18 °C (54–64 °F)
- J7°3°108
- F8°3°79
- M10°4°92
- A12°5°67
- M15°8°75
- J17°10°76
- J18°12°74
- A18°12°90
- S16°10°86
- O13°8°112
- N9°5°105
- D7°3°108
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
About 144 km (89 mi) long, The Royal Canal Way is a national hiking route in Westmeath, Ireland. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 144 km · 89 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 148 km · 92 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- Ireland
- Region
- Westmeath
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- National route
- Ref
- RCW
- Route centre
- 53.5396, -7.0734
- Route start
- 53.7314, -7.9054
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 3466963
- Official info
- irishtrails.ie/Trail/Royal-Canal-Way/28/
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.