Community Walks | Meath Sports

Community Walks Fund 2026

CRITERIA

One of the aims of Meath Local Sports Partnership (Meath LSP) is to support sports club volunteers and the development of opportunities for people to participate in organised sport and physical activity.

Clubs are invited to submit an application for funding to support them to co-ordinate a 6 Week Community Walks Programme in their club for club members and the wider community. The walks must commence the week of the 12th of January 2026.

Closing Date

Monday 8^th December 2025

* Sports Clubs will be notified of the Grant Committee’s decision by Monday 15^th December 2025

Who can apply? – Suitable Applicants

Sports Clubs based in Meath and affiliated to a Sport Ireland recognised national governing body, proof to be provided if requested.

Funding Guidelines

Funding awarded to successful applicants will range up to a maximum of €300.
Community Walks must take place minimum weekly for 6 weeks.
Community Walks must be open to all club members and non-members from the local community.
Community Walks must be FREE to participants.
Meath Local Sports Partnership logo must be used on all advertising & promotional materials.
Clubs/ organisations must indemnify Meath Local Sports Partnership in respect of any legal liability, loss, claim, or proceedings arising out of or in connection with death and/or bodily injury to any persons and/or loss or damage to any property which arises directly or indirectly out of the club’s co-ordination of Community Walks. Meath Local Sports Partnership shall not be liable for any claims arising from the event.
Applicants must have appropriate insurance cover in place, proof to be provided if requested.

Grant Information

Full funding will be paid to each successful applicant following the completion of the 6-week programme.
Successful applicants are encouraged to tag Meath LSP on social media during each weekly walk.
Each application will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
The decision of the funding committee is final.
Proof of expenditure may be requested.

Additional Information

GAA Clubs are encouraged to register to participate in “Ireland’s Light Up” campaign 2026

Successful Applicants

Successful applicants must comply with any reasonable request regarding publicity from Meath LSP.
Successful applicants must capture a minimum of two quality images of their Community Walk Programme. Please ensure consent is received from participants for Meath LSP to share on social media.
Successful applicants must keep a record of numbers attending the walks weekly.
Successful applicants must complete and return the Meath LSP report form before Friday 27th February 2026.

For Further Information please contact: Ross Kenny on (046) 9067887 or email rkenny@meathcoco.ie

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Walking Routes in Meath

Walking Routes	Location	Start Point	GPS	Route	Terrain	Parking	Accessibility
Blackwater Park	Navan	Car Park	53.662446307358046, -6.695223714184262	Looped route, 1.4km	Flat, tarmac	Yes	Wheel chair and buggy accessible
Deer Park	Carlanstown, Kells	Deerpark	53.765204381355, -6.836384208240299	Looped route, 1.5km	Gravel	Yes
Kells Walkway	Kells	Kells Fairgreen	53.72911136515589, -6.881204772838254	Looped Route, 3.2km	Public footpath/ Walkway	Yes opposite suprvalu
Porch Fields	Trim	Car Park beside Trim Castle	53.555351, -6.789603	4.4 km looped route	Gravel	Town parking	No
Canal Walk	Enfield	Enfield Part of Royal Canal way		4km looped route	Gravel	Town parking
Hill of Tara	Hill of Tara	Gate going into hill of tara	53.58186014921773, -6.609976803994748	4km, looped grass route	Grass / Can be slippy	parking beside Maguires	No
Bettystown Beach	Bettystown	Enter @Pat`s shop	53.700415582522055, -6.244526650341337	Linear / choose own distance	Sand	Parking beside pats shop	No
Nobber Walkway	Nobber	O Carolan College or Caseys Forge	53.81738693531895, -6.741865426909923	3.4km, looped route	Tarmac / Gravel	Village parking	No
Boyne Ramparts Walk	Navan	Navan/Stackallen Ramparts	53.65350325616534, -6.677327030512383	2.5km looped route (Navan); 8km linear walk to Stackallen;	Compacted, Gravel	Paid parking Navan (Kenstown rd); limited parking @Stackallen bridge	No
Balrath Woods	Navan	Follow the path from the main entrance into the woods until you see a sign for these pathways.	53.617895758083826, -6.507885830513747	2km distance / 3 looped walks	Tarmac path & wooded area	Free parking	No
Mullaghmeen Forest No	Oldcastle	Mullaghmeen Forest Carpark	53.7488691, -7.2731651	8 km / Looped	Path / Forrest track	Yes	No
Lough Crew Hill Walks	Loughcrew, Oldcastle	Loughcrew Cairns	53.7447250845552, -7.112144459344587	3-4km / Hillwalk	Grass / Can be slippy	Yes	No
Girley Bog Eco Walk	Drewstown, Kells	Forrest Entrance	53.685673699972405, -6.947658378845316	6km eco walk / 1.5km looped walk	Bog road / forrest	Yes	No
Boyne Green Way	Oldbridge to Drogheda	Dominic’s Park	53.715597089330366, -6.361586388181341	1.9km Linear	Path	Town parking	Wheelchair and buggy accessible
Castletown KP	Castletown			3.4km looped route,	Flat route/ gravel/path	Parking in village	no
Kentstown public park	Kentstown, Navan	Kenstown Car park	53.62965179611232, -6.532874999896035	.8km looped walk around all weather pitch	Flat / path	Free parking	Wheelchair and buggy accessible
Jamestown bog	Bohermeen		53.64149941050571, -6.8100145410153	5km looped	gravel uneven in places	Limited parking at entance	No
Spire of llyod	Kells	Spire of Lloyd		3km	uneven, grass, farmland	Parking at the spire	No
Enfeild – Longwood Canal Walkway	Enfiled – Longwood	Located in the southern end of the Boyne Valley	53.46817746587926, -6.978521286497246	10km, Linear	uneven, grass, farmland	Parking at Canal Bridge Longwood	No
Littlewoods Forest	Slane	Car Park		2km looped	forest walk, uneven surfaces	Yes	No
Summerhill woods	Summerhill	Car Park	53.46769009252387, -6.719673188190732	3/4km, Linear	Gravel track / forestland	Parking at summerhill forest	No
Slane Ramparts	Slane	Slane Bridge	53.70333592997951, -6.541832791461523	2.5km linear,	Grave towpath	Public parking slane bridge
Bellewstown racecourse	Bellewstown	Bellewstown Racecourse		Approx 2km looped,	Paved surface	Yes
Navan RFC	Navan	Pitch 1		Aprrox 800m & 1000m	Path & grass	Yes