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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
David Kent

Ireland 'named the best country in Europe for hiking'

Ireland has been named as the best country in Europe for hiking, according to a popular app.

Alltrails.com has over 200,000 trails available for hikers to review and leave comments on.

Saveourenergy.com calculated an average rating score out of 100 for each country based on the reviews of all of their routes.

They say: "If you’re looking to be left in awe of extraordinary landscapes and incidences of natural beauty then Ireland is the place to be.

"The average rating tops the rankings at 87.3 out of 100. The average walking length is 11,402 which is roughly equivalent to seven miles - enough to get your blood pumping but still within the realms of enjoyment for the casual hiker.

Autumn scenes on the Royal Canal near Maynooth (Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin)

"With the rolling green hills, you can expect an average elevation of 427 metres too."

The top three ranked hikes in Ireland were:

The Kerry Way - 215,008 metres long (134 miles).

The trail starts and finishes in the glorious Killarney, and would take a number of days to hike in full, depending on your experience level.

The Dingle Way - 175,418 metres long (109 miles).

Ranking just behind the Kerry Way is another trail in the Kingdom - the Dingle Way. It's rated 4.5/5 stars on AllTrails.com.

The Royal Canal Way - 146,289 metres long (91 miles).

Finishing out the top three is the magnificent Royal Canal Way, which we'd recommend grabbing a bike one Saturday morning and taking a spin along the trail, which stretches along a number of counties.

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