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Royal Canal Odyssey 2026 route planning

Route GPX files

Interactive route map for RCO 2026

Notes

To update the symbolic link to the latest version of the interactive map (URL: https://tedz.eu/uploads/RCO_2026_map.html), ssh into web server and run this command in the relevant directory (replacing second filename with that of the latest map):

ln -sf RCO_2026_DRAFT_v20260519a.html RCO_2026_map.html

The ln command creates a link to a file. The 's' switch specifies a symbolic link. The 'f' switch tells ln to overwrite an existing file/link if necessary.

To update links to GPX, HTML and PNG files:

ln -sf RCO_2026_DRAFT_v20260519a.gpx RCO_2026_map.gpx
ln -sf RCO_2026_DRAFT_v20260519a.html RCO_2026_map.html
ln -sf RCO_2026_DRAFT_v20260519a.png RCO_2026_map.png

Draft distance table

DW drinking water, H hospitality (e.g. cafe, pub), JJ James Joyce, P parking, S shop, T transport, WC toilet

Location From start [km] From end [km] Estimated time Notes
James Joyce Tower and Museum 0.0 101.1 06:00 JJ WC
Joyce stone monument 0.3 100.8 06:01 JJ
Seapoint Martello Tower 3.7 97.4 06:22 DW WC
Entrance to Blackrock Park 5.5 95.6 06:33 T P
Williamstown Martello Tower 6.2 94.9 06:37
Sandymount Martello tower and coin-operated public toilet 8.8 92.3 06:52 WC
Sandymount Strand / Beach Rd 9.9 91.2 06:59 JJ
Leahy's Terrace 10.4 90.7 07:02
9 Newbridge Ave, home of the late Paddy Dignam 10.8 90.3 07:04 JJ
Finnegans Wake plaque 11.1 90.0 07:06 JJ
The Grand Canal 12.2 88.9 07:12
Holles Street Maternity Hospital 12.8 88.3 07:16 JJ
Sweny's Pharmacy 13.2 87.9 07:18 JJ
St Andrew's Church / All Hallows 13.3 87.7 07:20 JJ
Pearse Station 13.4 87.7 07:20 T WC
Nichols Funeral Directors (now Fanagans) 13.6 87.5 07:21 JJ
Samuel Beckett Bridge 14.2 86.9 07:25
Scherzer Lifting Bridge at Spencer Dock 14.4 86.7 07:26
Luke Kelly statue 14.7 86.4 07:27
Father Conmee street art at Newcomen Bridge 15.4 85.7 07:32 JJ
Charleville Mall Library 15.6 85.5 07:33 DW
Clarke's Bridge 15.8 85.3 07:34
O'Connell School 16.0 85.1 07:36 JJ
Binns Bridge 17.2 83.9 07:42
Cross Guns Bridge 18.1 83.0 07:48 T
Broom Bridge 20.2 80.9 08:01 T
Pelletsown Station 21.2 79.9 08:07 T
Ashtown Station 22.5 78.6 08:14 T
Castleknock Station 25.2 75.8 08:31 T
Coolmine Station 26.7 74.4 08:40 P T
Clonsilla Station (Callaghan Bridge) 29.0 72.1 08:54 T
Leixlip Confey Station 33.8 67.2 09:23 P T
Leixlip Louisa Bridge 35.7 65.4 09:34 P T
Deey Bridge 37.3 63.7 09:43
Pike Bridge 39.2 61.9 09:55
Maynooth Station 41.7 59.4 10:14 P T WC
Lidl, Kilcock 47.3 53.8 10:48 S
Kilcock Station (Shaw's Bridge) 47.6 53.5 10:55 H P T
Ferrans Lock / McLoughlin Bridge 51.4 49.7 11:18
Cloncurry Bridge 57.3 43.8 11:53
Enfield 60.4 40.7 12:12 H P S T WC
Enfield Harbour 60.7 40.4 12:14
Furey's Bar and Restaurant, Moyvalley 66.8 34.3 13:10 H
Longwood Road Aquaduct / Ribbontail Harbour 70.5 30.6 13:33 DW
Boyne Aquaduct 70.9 30.2 13:35
Blackshade Bridge 73.0 28.1 13:47
The Hill pub, Hill of Down 75.4 25.6 14:07 H P S
Ballasport Bridge 76.9 24.2 14:16
Darcy's Bridge 82.9 18.2 14:52
Nanny Quinn's and Thomastown Harbour 84.2 16.9 15:00 H
Heatherstown Bridge (aka Riverstown Bridge) 86.1 14.9 15:11 H S P
Footy's Bridge 87.4 13.7 15:19 P
Mary Lynch's Pub (McNead's Bridge) 89.5 11.6 15:36 H P
The Downs Bridge (Mullingar Pewter) 92.8 8.2 15:57 P
Baltrasna Bridge 96.2 4.8 16:17
Dublin Bridge 100.4 0.6 16:42
Fagan's Office Supplies / Shaw's Photography 100.9 0.2 16:45 JJ
Greville Arms Hotel 101.0 0.1 16:46 H JJ
Finish Point at Joe Dolan Statue 101.1 0.0 16:46