North South Way Peace Camino
The North South Way Peace Camino is a 33miles / 53km shared island walking route from Portadown to Carlingford, following the Newry Canal Towpath and Carlingford Lough shoreline. More than a walking route, it is a shared pathway for peace, wellbeing, reflection and connection.
Created as a community-led initiative, the Peace Camino invites people to walk together, reflect together and build new connections across communities and across this island. It offers a unique journey through nature, heritage, culture and conversation, linking local places and people through a shared experience of walking.
Why it Matters:
The North South Way Peace Camino has been developed to:
- connect communities across borders and backgrounds
- Promote peacebuilding, reflection and shared understanding
- Support Health, Wellbeing and connection through walking
- Celebrate local heritage, culture and landscape
- Encourage community participation and local economic opportunity
A Journey with a Purpose
The Peace Camino transforms a historic trade and border corridor into a living pathway for peace, wellbeing and connection. It offers a simple but powerful invitation: to walk together, to rediscover shared places, and to build a positive future that benefits everyone.
The Route
The route travels along canal paths, historic locks, villages, towns, open landscape and shoreline, creating a unique blue-green pathway across the island.
