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The Wicklow Way

Hillwalking Hust Outside Dublin - Walking in Ireland

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The Wicklow Way is one of the best-known and most popular waymarked routes in Ireland – right outside Dublin and leading through an astonishing landscape with lush woods, waterfalls and high, windswept bogs.

The Wicklow Way in a Nutshell

  • Route: Dublin – Knockree – Laragh – Glendalough – Tal von Glenmalure – Drumgoff – Aghavannagh – Tinahely – Shillelagh – Clonegall
  • Length: 127 km
  • Duration: 7 Days (or more)
  • Difficulty: Changing, but managable for those with hillwalking experience, some strenous parts.
  • Markings: Can be a bit hit and miss due to neglect and vandalism.
  • Maps: Get the Wicklow Way Map Guide by Barry Dalby (EastWest Mapping)

Route of the Wicklow Way

  • Marlay Park to Knockree - 21 km - 7 Hours
  • Knockree to Roundwood - 18 km - 6–7 Hours
  • Roundwood to Laragh (Glendalough) - 12 km - 4 Hours
  • Laragh to Glenmalure - 14 km - 4–5 Hours
  • Glenmalure to Moyne - 21 km - 7 Hours
  • Moyne to Shillelagh - 21 km - 7 Hours
  • Shillelagh bis Clonegall - 19 km - 6 Hours

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