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Royal Canal
Dublin, Ireland

Royal Canal

Length3.2 mi
Elev. Gain29.5 ft
Est. Steps7500
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Royal Canal Introduction

Royal Canal is a 3.2 mile (7,500-step) route located near Dublin, Ireland. This route has an elevation gain of about 29.5 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Royal Canal

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Broom Bridge

Place
Broom Bridge (Irish: Droichead Broome), also called Broome Bridge, and sometimes Brougham Bridge, is a bridge along Broombridge Road which crosses the Royal Canal in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland. Broome Bridge is named after William Broome, one of the directors of the Royal Canal company who lived nearby.

Broombridge railway station

Building
Broombridge is a railway station beside a LUAS Tram stop serving Cabra, Dublin 7, Ireland. It lies on the southern bank of the Royal Canal at the western end of what had been Liffey Junction station on the erstwhile Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR). It takes its name from Broome Bridge, which crosses the canal, where William Rowan Hamilton developed the mathematical notion of quaternions.

St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh GAA

Place
St. Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh (Irish: Naomh Oilibhéar Pluincéad, Eoghan Ruadh ) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club situated on the Navan Road on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. St. Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh senior football team are sponsored by Dublin Bus. Plunketts won the 2006 Dublin AFL Division 2 title and won the 2007 Dublin AFL Division 1 title.

Liffey Junction railway station

Place
Liffey Junction is a former railway station and junction on the erstwhile Midland Great Western Railway (MGWR) in Dublin, Ireland.

Shandon, Dublin

Place
Shandon is a small collection of roads on Dublin's Northside within the district of Phibsboro. It consists of 3 terraces of Edwardian (Victorian style) houses along the banks of the Royal Canal, built around 1926.The area was expanded in 1952 by the addition of a terrace of concrete houses, Shandon Gardens and more recently with Shandon Crescent and Shandon Green.

8th lock

Water

8th Lock

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9th Lock

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7th Lock

Water

William Rowan Hamilton Plaque

Historical

Comments

stephen
2024/04/30
pauly1
2024/05/01
stephen
2024/06/07
stephen
2024/08/15
stephen
2025/01/03
stephen
2025/02/17
Saw 2 pair of swans today and rough patches have recently been repaired, good lighting for most of the walk too for winter evenings
stephen
2025/04/03
Can be busy but beautiful this time of year with wild flowers and water birds galore
stephen
2025/06/17
There in now a cafe at the railway cross over bridge!!! Yay
stephen
2025/07/25
stephen
2025/09/15
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

3.2 mi

Elev. Gain

29.5 ft

Est. Steps

7500
Created by
Vladimir 🇸🇰 🍀😘🌲🚶👣
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