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{{county|Tipperary}}
The '''Multeen Way''' is a walking trail in [[County Tipperary]]. It is a day walk 14 miles long which begins in [[Tipperary|Tipperary Town]] and ends in [[Upperchurch]].

The route is designated as a '[[Long-distance trails in the Republic of Ireland|National Waymarked Trail]]' by the National Trails Office.<ref name=t>{{irishtrails.ie|42}}</ref> 

The trail proceeds in a southerly direction from Milestone to Tipperary through the countryside of the [[Golden Vale]] and the Red Hills, by way of [[Cappawhite]] and [[Donohill]].<ref>[http://www.multeentourism.com/pdf/MULTEEN-WAY-INNER-FIN-6.jpg Multeen Way Brochure] – Multeen Tourism</ref> The route follows roads to Donohill, passing the site of the Battle of Sulcoit, before crossing countryside on paths and tracks to reach Cappawhite, by way of Shandangan Fens and Greenfield Nature Park.<ref>[http://www.multeentourism.com/pdf/Donohill.pdf Multeen Way – Donohill]: Multeen Tourism</ref>

From Cappawhite, the trail climbs into the Red Hills following mountain paths above the village of [[Hollyford, County Tipperary|Hollyford]] crossing the former territories of the Rapparee outlaws of the 17th century. Passing the village of [[Milestone, County Tipperary|Milestone]], the trail finishes in Upperchurch.

==Connecting trails==
The Multeen Way forms part of the [[Beara-Breifne Way]], a walking and cycling route under development, intended to run from the [[Beara Peninsula]], [[County Cork]] to [[Breifne]] ([[County Leitrim]]) following the line of Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare's march in the aftermath of the Battle of Kinsale in 1602.<ref name=tip>{{cite web |url=http://www.multeentourism.com/pdf/Tipperary.pdf |format=pdf |title=Ballyhoura Way/Multeen Way – Tipperary Town |work=Multeen Tourism |accessdate=4 August 2011 }}</ref>

The route connects with the [[Ballyhoura Way]] in Tipperary Town and the [[Ormond Way]] in Upperchurch.<ref name=tip />  

==Outside links==
*[http://www.multeentourism.com/multeen.html Multeen Way] at Multeen Tourism
*{{irishtrails.ie|42}}

==References==
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[[Category:Footpaths in County Tipperary]]
[[Category:Long-distance trails in the Republic of Ireland]]