Glengarra Wood
Glengarra Wood provided me with a good life lesson. The best time to undertake a riverbank walk is definitely directly after heavy rain. I had spent the morning touring around Cork with my sister and niece. We braved the elements to take in the ambush site in Béal na mBláth…
Climbing Silsean
I recently wrote about walking stage one of the Wicklow Round. Silsean is the 8th peak on the Wicklow Round route. Having experienced some difficulties on the descent from this mountain I wanted to return and get an idea of how climbing Silsean should be done properly. The Mountain Silsean…
The Hellfire Club and Massey’s Estate
The Hellfire Club is one of Dublin’s favourite walking routes. This is with very good reason as it is a lovely hiking area offering super views over the city, the lush green surrounding countryside and out over Dublin Bay. Getting to the Hellfire Club There are four way marked walking…
Wicklow Way from Roundwood to Glenmalure (Day 3)
Details of Day 3 of my Wicklow Way walk from Roundwood to Glenmalure. Morning Walking After a hearty breakfast in the Coach House, I visited the local Centra to pick up a packed lunch and walked back the 2.5km to re-join the Wicklow Way from Roundwood at the 39km mark….
Wicklow Way Walk from Enniskerry to Roundwood (Day 2)
Details of Day 2 of my Wicklow Way walk from Enniskerry to Roundwood. I covered 29km in total on day 2. However, only 22km of this was on the Wicklow Way itself. I had a 5km walk from Enniskerry to Curtlestown Woods and 2.5km extra to leave the trail at…