7-day forecast
Open-Meteo · trail point · local dates · last updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:10 PM PTWed 11
Overcast
9°C / 6°C
20% · 0.0 mm
Wind 23 km/h
GoodThu 12
Overcast
8°C / 6°C
0% · 0.0 mm
Wind 16 km/h
GoodFri 13
Overcast
8°C / 5°C
1% · 0.0 mm
Wind 10 km/h
GoodSat 14
Light rain
10°C / 6°C
80% · 10.7 mm
Wind 19 km/h
PoorSun 15
Drizzle
9°C / 8°C
78% · 6.4 mm
Wind 20 km/h
PoorMon 16
Overcast
8°C / 4°C
33% · 0.0 mm
Wind 24 km/h
FairTue 17
Drizzle
5°C / 2°C
58% · 6.6 mm
Wind 25 km/h
FairRoute
No route line in this build. No OpenStreetMap route relation is linked for this trail.
About this trail
The Western Way is a long-distance trail in Ireland. It is 179 kilometres long and begins in Oughterard, County Galway and ends in Ballycastle, County Mayo. It is typically completed in seven days. It is designated as a National Waymarked Trail by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council and is managed by Coillte, Galway County Council, Mayo County Council, South Mayo Development Company and Mayo North & East Development Company.
From the Wikipedia article “Western Way”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trail facts
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Log this hikeAdd a GPX file for the Verified Track badge. The first and last 500 m are trimmed off before anything is measured, and the file itself is not kept.
Photo: “Western Way in Lettershanbally forest - geograph.org.uk - 967422.jpg” by Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).
