Climbing Djouce Mountain
You have a number of options for climbing Djouce Mountain. From the southern side of Djouce, it really depends on where you want to park – the JB Malone Car Park, Ballinastoe Car Park or the Wicklow Way Car Park at Luggala. This article describes climbing Djouce Mountain from the…
Powerscourt Waterfall
Powerscourt Waterfall is part of the Powerscourt Estate and is located 6km from Powerscourt House. The waterfall stands at 121m (397ft) tall and forms part of the River Dargle. The closest town to the waterfall is Enniskerry which is 5km away. A lot of sources (visitwicklow.ie, discoverireland.ie and powerscourt.com among…
Wicklow’s Bray Head Cliff Walk
The Bray Head Cliff Walk is a wonderful trail. The walk is easily accessible with numerous public transport options available to get to Bray. The route starts from right in the town which means you have loads of great options available for both pre and post walk food and drinks….
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 Wicklow Round (Part 1)
So far when talking about Wicklow on this blog, it’s been mostly along dedicated walking trails like the Wicklow Way. This post is a bit different as I explore the off the beaten track route that is the Wicklow Round. What is the Wicklow Round? The Wicklow Round is a…