Hiking Trails and Trips in Ireland
Below are popular Hiking guides and trips in Ireland 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
Spectacular way-marked coastal walk in Dun Chaoin, West Kerry, Ireland. This is one of Ireland's National Looped Walks.
Climb the summit overlooking this Victorian seaside resort, returning via a dramatic clifftop path.
5.0 mile trail near Bray, Ireland
6.6 mile trail near Ballyduff, Ireland
4.5Km loop woodlands and river walk with Wedge Tomb near Bantry, Co. Cork.
A steep accent of the very well known Devil's Coach Road Gully on Slieve Beg in the Mourne Mountains.
7.8 mile trail near Araglin, Ireland
Trips
The Wicklow Way is a 131 km long distance walking route that starts in Marlay Park and finishes in the village of Clonegal, Co. Carlow. It is the oldest such route in Ireland, having opened in 1981. It was originally devised in 1966 by J.B. Malone, an author who wrote a regular column on hillwalking for the Evening Herald newspaper. The Wicklow Way forms part of the European long-distance walking route E8...
Coumshingaun Loop Walk, Commeragh Mountains, Waterford, Ireland
Rathgormack mahon bridge, County Waterford, Ireland
Hiking | 4.4 miles
Hiking | 4.4 miles
This walk starts from the car-park at the end of the tarmac
road which runs through Glenmalure valley. The walk takes across the river, and
along the gravel road past the hostel, before -Turning after the hostel. Follow
the forest track all the way to Fraugh Rock Glen, and then ascend the waterfall
to the top of the glen. From here, take a well earned break to enjoy the
scenery, and keep an eye out for wildlife,...
The second stage of the Wicklow Way passes through some of the most spectacular scenery along the route.The day starts in Seskin Wood where the trail meanders along the river on the floor of the Glencree valley. It then climbs rapidly at Crone Wood to Ride Rock overlooking the Powerscourt Waterfall. The Way then descends briefly into the lonely Glensoulan valley where it crosses the River Dargle before climbing again along the...
A hike around one of the most prominent hills in the Dublin Mountains. The walk begins in the village of Stepaside and takes in the historic ruin of Kilgobbin Church with its Celtic cross. It then climbs towards the village of Barnacullia via a path through Fernhill estate. From Barnacullia, the trail ascends to the summit of Three Rock Mountain via forest roads and paths.
Three Rock is on the shoulder of Two Rock...
A short hike to the summit of Maulin (570m) in the Wicklow Mountains along the Maulin Mountain Trail.According to Coillte Outdoors:"Records show that as early as 13th century the steep sides of Crone in the Glencree valley were set aside as a Royal Hunting Park. Powerscourt Estate documents reveal that the name Crone was in use as far back as 1757 and may derive from Cruasdhne or hard ground. This area became...
This trip is now also available as a guide: here.A day's hike around the Bronze Age sites found around Kilmashogue, Two Rock and Tibradden in the Dublin Mountains. The following sites are visited along the way:Kilmashogue Wedge Tomb:This Bronze Age wedge tomb lies on the Northern side of Kilmashogue Mountain. It was excavated in 1953 by members of the Royal Irish Academy and was found to consist of two chambers - a large...
Users may also find this guide useful: Exploring GlendaloughA quick spin around the White Trail in Glendalough.The recent bad weather has done some damage to the paths and trails around Glendalough. The bridge connecting the Green Road and the Monastic City has been swept away, some parts of the Miners' Road have collapsed and been swept into the Upper Lake and the Miners' Village was under about 2cm of water (the Glenealo...
A fairly straightforward there and back again to Djouce and War Hill, via the Coffin Stone.Djouce (725m), or Dubh Ais ("Black Back") dominates the lonely Glensoulan Valley through which the Dargle River passes before flowing over the waterfall at Powerscourt, the highest in Ireland. Panoramic views of the Wicklow Mountains and across the Irish Sea are possible from the summit.On the north-west slopes of Djouce lies The Coffin Stone, the remains of...
Knockanaffrin, Commeragh Mountains, Waterford, Ireland
Rathgormack, County Waterford, Ireland
Hiking | 5.4 miles
Hiking | 5.4 miles
I climbed to the summit of Knockanaffrin for the second time, albeit via a different route in early May 2009 after talking to a friend who lived in the area. The walk is easily accessible from the village of Rathgormack in Councty Waterford. Directions to the start of this walk can be obtained from the hiking centre/hostel located in rathgormack village, (www.rathgormackhostel.com) and there are plenty of signposts on the main road...
"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...
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