Guides and Trips in Leinster
Below are popular guides and trips in Leinster that you can use to plan your next adventure. You can download guides, including a detailed map, description and points of interest for a small fee to your iPhone or Android.
Guides
Exploring the prehistoric ruins of the Dublin Mountains
A half day exploring one of the spookier parts of the Dublin Mountains.
Small Hills, Big Views in the foothills of the Dublin Mountains.
Enjoy stunning scenery as you follow the clifftop paths around the Howth peninsula.
Follow the coast around the smart suburbs of south-east Dublin and return via a historic walkway.
A full day in the Glendalough valley visiting the historic ruins and enjoying the beautiful scenery
This walk along the Grand Canal connects the sea and rivers with the greatest literature of Ireland.
Daytrips from Dublin easily reached by rail
A selection of the best heritage guides of Ireland from Donegal to Cork.
Climb the summit overlooking this Victorian seaside resort, returning via a dramatic clifftop path.
5.0 mile trail near Bray, Ireland
Walk along the coast to a historic castle via a spectacular beach.
Trips
This route begins by descending from Pier Gates on the R759 above Luggala, towards Lough Dan. After crossing the first bridge (over the river running from Lough Tay), it crosses over a stile (beside a gate) to the right, to pick up a track up the SE slope of Luggala. On reaching the cliffs and the highest point of the hill, the path winds around the cliffs before heading off NW as...
"O steel blue lake, high cradled in the hills, / O sad waves, filled with sobs and cries / White glistening shingle, hiss of mountains rills / and granite hearted walls blotting the skies;" - from 'Lough Bray' by Standish O'Grady.The twin corrie lakes of Upper and Lower Lough Bray, in the foothills of Kippure Mountain near Glencree, have long been an inspiration for writers, many of whom have resided over the...
The great bulk of Tonduff and Maulin dominate the southern side of the Glencree Valley.Starting at Crone Woods, the walk follows the forest road until it reaches rocky Raven's Glen. Crossing a stile beside a fence, a path follows a wall partway up towards the summit of Tonduff. As the wall levels off on one of the shoulders of Tonduff, a narrow track leading upwards towards the summit can be discerned. The...
The final stage of the Wicklow Way is often ignored on account of the amount of road walking involved but there are a few crumbs of comfort to be enjoyed on the Way.The trip gets off to a good start with a splendid jaunt along a boreen around Muskeagh Hill with some excellent views all round.After that there is a lengthy stretch on the road. Even though the roads are very quiet...
What a change from the conifer hell of the third stage! The sections of the Wicklow Way south of Glenmalure are often ignored but this is a mistake. Even though there is a higher proportion of road walking the route is on very quiet minor roads. In the whole day, I passed just two cars. Much of the route follows old green roads and boreens with excellent views back across at the...
Or, conifer hell. Even though this passes through two of the most scenic valleys in Wicklow, the route is largely blighted by the amount of walking on forest roads through monotonous plantations of sitka spruce.In fairness, the walk starts well passing through Derrybawn Forest past the Monastic City and Poulanass Waterfall. Leaving the Wicklow Mountains National Park, there is then the first of several long slogs through the spruce forests. The Way...
This is one of the best hillwalks that can be done in Wicklow and I've been trying to share this on ET for some time but have been beaten by the weather on all previous attempts.Starting at the Glendalough Visitor Centre, the trail follows the Green Road to the Upper Lake and then climbs past Poulanass Waterfall and onto the 600+ steps that lead up onto the Spinc overlooking the Upper Lake....
A low level walk around the Malahide estuary and then along the cliffs between Donabate and Portrane makes for a less frequented alternative to Howth.A bright winter's day is a great time to do this walk if you are interested in wildlife as many migratory birds occupy the upper end of the estuary at this time.Starting in Malahide, the trail follows the coastal path around the Broadmeadow Estuary passing under the M1...
