28-07-2025
Work on improvements to Sligo Way trail get underway
Sligo Drumcliffe Councillor Thomas Walsh has been calling for improvements to be made to the Sligo Way over the last number of says the trail is one of Sligo's hidden gems and that he was delighted that improvement works had started.
Works include upgrade of the trail between Union Wood and Slishwood, 2.8km in total length. Repair of a 500-metre section will also take place. The route will be upgraded consisting of a trail width 1.8/2 metre wide with stone initially and a dust finish will follow. €200,000 was obtained for this work via the Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Fund.
'I want to thank Sligo County Council engineering staff, in particular Ray O'Grady, Nicolas Harkin and Coillte General Manager, Brian Mc Garry.
Cllr Walsh said: 'We haven't invested in the Sligo Way like we should have over years and I am delighted to see this progress. I will continue to work for more linkages to the trail and improved access and signage from its villages such as Collooney, Ballisodare, Ballygawley and Ballintogher.
'I look forward to seeing continued progress including the design of a new viewing area overlooking Lough Lumann which will hopefully go to planning stage in the coming months.
The Sligo Way is an 80km national trail route that traverses the County of Sligo in the from Lough Talt to Dromahair in County Leitrim. Attractions along the Sligo Way include a crannog or early lake dwelling on Lough Talt, megalithic tombs, and WB Yeats's Lake Isle of Innisfree on Lough Gill, Easky Lough, Ballygawley Woods, Lough Lumman, Lough Gill and Slish Wood. Lough Lumann is a mountain lake adjacent to Sliabh Deane and can be found between Union Wood and Slish Wood along the trail.
