A Taste of the Wicklow Way
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- Magnificent scenery in the hinterland of Dublin, Ireland’s capital city
- Glendalough, ‘the valley of the two lakes’ where St. Kevin founded a monastery in the 6th century
- Diverse countryside from the fine country estates of rolling hills to the Wicklow Mountains
- Traditional Irish hospitality
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On arrival make your way to your first accommodation in Dublin. A welcome meeting will be scheduled for this afternoon. The rest of the day is free to explore this vibrant city and sample one of the many restaurants for dinner.
This morning you will be transferred/driven by taxi to begin your walk at Marlay Park and the start of the Wicklow Way, a distance of around 4km. From the official start you walk through Marlay Park, before rising to cross the Dublin Mountains, enjoying sea and mounta...
Back on the Wicklow Way you continue across the Glencree Valley, around the shoulder of Djouce Mountain and over White Hill to finish in the lovely village of Roundwood. This walk takes you past the impressive Powerscourt Waterfall before climbing to walk around Djouc...
Leaving Roundwood you walk over Paddock Hill to the village of Laragh at the entrance to the valley of Glendalough. Today’s walk takes you around the perimeter of the Barton Estate before taking a detour from the Wicklow Way to the top of Scarr Mountain. From here you...
Trip arrangements conclude after breakfast. Departure by public bus to Dublin (own expense) from both Glendalough/Laragh (details on www.buseireann) or there is a private bus: St Kevin’s Bus Service. The bus takes about 1 hour. There are also bus & taxi services to Wicklow town, where you can take the train to Dublin or south to Rosslare.
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