The trail begins at the beach at Lahinch and follows minor roads to reach the
Cliffs of Moher before continuing on roads to the village of
Doolin. The route continues on roads to
Lisdoonvarna. North of Lisdoonvarna, the Way joins a
boreen between the
townlands of Ballinalacken and Formoyle, crossing the plateau above the Caher Valley below Slieve Elva mountain. This section passes a number of places of historical interest, including
Ballinalacken Castle, several ruined stone forts and
Newtown Castle. The trail rejoins the road to reach
Ballyvaughan. From Ballyvaughan, the route mostly follows roads to Corofin via
Carran and Killinaboy. The Burren Way originally followed a trail above the Cliffs of Moher from Hag's Head. Many walkers now start from Ballyvaughan to walk the boreen the Way follows in its northern sections and eschew the southern sections altogether. A review of the National Waymarked Trails in 2010 found low usage of the Burren Way by multiday walkers but high usage by day walkers on certain sections. The report found that route has good potential to be developed as a National Long Distance Trail, a new standard of trail in Ireland intended to meet international standards for outstanding trails, but significant work to achieve this is required. The report recommended that the proportion of road used by the trail be reduced as a matter of priority. ==References==