Grand Canal towpath: Portobello to Grand Canal Dock: a walk in Dublin

Along the Grand Canal from La Touche Bridge at Portobello east past Leeson Street, the Patrick Kavanagh statue and Huband Bridge, to the water basin of Grand Canal Dock where the canal meets the Liffey.

Best time: Dry afternoon or evening; a flat towpath walk.

The route, stop by stop

1
La Touche Bridge (Portobello)
Canal bridge at Portobello, the 18th-century suburb on the Grand Canal. 10 min
2
Eustace Bridge (Leeson Street)
Leeson Street crossing of the canal. 5 min
3
Patrick Kavanagh statue and seat, Grand Canal
Seated statue of the poet on the north bank at Wilton Terrace. 10 min
A bronze of the poet sitting on a bench by the Grand Canal, after his poem 'Lines written on a Seat on the Grand Canal'; nearby on Mespil Road is the seat his friends put up in…
4
Huband Bridge
Stone bridge with the view of the Pepper Canister church. 5 min
5
Grand Canal Dock
Enclosed harbour where the Grand Canal meets the Liffey, redeveloped since 2000. 20 min
6
Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Theatre on Grand Canal Square; end of the walk. 5 min
Daniel Libeskind's 2,111-seat theatre on Grand Canal Square, opened in 2010, for touring West End and Broadway musicals, ballet and big concerts.

Walking directions

Grand Canal towpath: Portobello to Grand Canal Dock

The route, stop by stop

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