Meals

Breakfast each morning at your accommodation with a wide variety to choose from.

Accommodation

Quality Guesthouses and Lodges with Breakfast Wifi avail En suite rooms Packed lunches are available on request or in local deli (Not included in cost)

Others

Detailed maps, Wicklow Way Book with interesting facts of areas visited and route descriptions. Luggage Transfer each day. Phone support along the way.(Accommodations and pickup numbers) All Information on public transport required will be given.

Not included:

Transport

We can organise transport to get you to and from the walk

Optional

Pickup from Dublin Airport or accommodation to start of Wicklow Way can be arranged. Tickets for evening meal with traditional Irish music and dance show with transport can be organised. Single supplement: + €235

Others

Arrival and departure airport transfers. Entrance fees. Tipping. Meals, snacks and drinks. Pre and post tour accommodation. Single supplement (Optional) You can purchase this on the ’Book Now’ page.

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Day 1 Day 1: Marley Park – Enniskerry 22Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Marley Park – Enniskerry 22Km

Marlay Park to Coolakay (Enniskerry) 23.3Km – Height Gain 404m

Marley Park, which is a beautifully maintained wooded public park n Rathfarnham in South County Dublin is the official start or end of the Wicklow Way trail. The trail then leads you on a gentle ascent into the Dublin hills. Travelling south from here you will be rewarded with stunning views of Dublin city and coastline on reaching the summits of the Dublin hills. A mixture of forestry tracks and rocky paths bring you around Fairy castle and on through Glencullen Forest. From here you cross over into Glencree and Curtlestown where your days walking ends on the outskirts of Enniskerry village.
Day 2 Day 2: Enniskerry – Roundwood 15Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Enniskerry – Roundwood 15Km

Coolakay (Enniskerry) to Old Bridge (Roundwood) – 16.9Km – Height Gain 502m

After a hearty breakfast you join back on the trail where you stopped yesterday. Be sure to bring some snacks and water as there are no places to shop along the way. The trail today will bring you through Crone Wood and alongside the Powerscourt Waterfall in the Powerscourt Deerpark. The track continues on into the Dargle Valley and around the side shoulder of Djouce Mountain, before passing the scenic Lough Tay (film location of “Brave heart” ) and on to Roundwood.
Day 3 Day 3: Roundwood – Glendalough 14Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Roundwood – Glendalough 14Km

Old Bridge – Laragh (Glendalough) – 7.2Km – Height Gain 240m

Joining back onto the trail near Roundwood, your walk from Roundwood takes you on quiet country roads and onto Paddock Hill. This is a bird sanctuary for The Irish Red Grouse. This is a beautiful days walking along winding grassy tracks from one valley into the next with wonderful scenic views into Glendalough Valley. As you come closer towards Glendalough you pass through some great forest trails with Scot Pines, Norwegian Spruce and European Larch trees. This is the valley you finish your day at the 6th century monastic city of Glendalough.
Day 4 Day 4: Glendalough – Glenmalure 16Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Glendalough – Glenmalure 16Km

Laragh (Glendalough) – Glenmalure – 15.6Km – Height Gain 432m

Starting from the Glendalough valley you then join the trail alongside the lower lake towards the upper one. The Wicklow Way trail joins what is known locally as the Spinc which bring s you up rapidly using steps so you are overlooking the upper lake and the whole valley. The trail then follows around the side of Mullacor mountain and into the valley of Glenmalure, an area steeped in history. Glenmalure was the scene for many battles, the most famous of which took place in 1798.
Day 5 Day 5: Glenmalure – Iron Bridge (Aughrim) 14Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Glenmalure – Iron Bridge (Aughrim) 14Km

Glenmalure – Iron Bridge (Aughrim) – 11.9Km – Height Gain 398m

Starting at the Drumgoff crossroads and passing by the ruins of the old British Army barracks to reach Drumgoff Gap. Then joining the forest track by the side of Slieve Mann and you will descend to pass the Ow Valley, which lies at the base of the highest mountain in Leinster, Lugnaquilla. The trail starts to take borreens (old grass roads) leading you to Ironbridge, you stop for today. Your accommodation provider will pick you up from here.
Day 6 Day 6: Iron Bridge – Tinahealy 21Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Iron Bridge – Tinahealy 21Km

Ion Bridge – Tinahealy – 21.9Km – Height Gain 303m

Joining back at the location you stopped the previous day, the trail takes a more gradual ascent across Ballyteigue Bridge before slicing south-westwards near Ballygobban mountain (447m). You will pass through Sheilstown forest and on tiny country roads and grassy hillside paths, the trail leads to the quiet rural village of Tinahealy.
Day 7 Day 7: Tinahealy – Shillelagh 14Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Tinahealy – Shillelagh 14Km

Tinahealy – Shillelagh – 17.2Km – Height Gain 171m

Meandering along the Muskeagh Boreen and onwards to Mullinacuff and Stranakelly cross roads. Here Tallon’s Pub, known locally as ’The Dying Cow’, is a great unique small bar to enjoy a pint to celebrate crossing the 100km line at Mullinacuffand. From here following the tiny country lanes and forestry trails of Stranakelly you will reach the estate village of Shillelagh.
Day 8 Day 8: Return To Dublin
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Return To Dublin

We can arrange transport to bring you back to Dublin or organise public transport for you.

8 days tour

The Wicklow Way: Self Guided 8 Day

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Itinerary of your trip The Wicklow Way: Self Guided 8 Day

Day 1: Marley Park – Enniskerry 22Km

Day 2: Enniskerry – Roundwood 15Km

Day 3: Roundwood – Glendalough 14Km

Day 4: Glendalough – Glenmalure 16Km

Day 5: Glenmalure – Iron Bridge (Aughrim) 14Km

Day 6: Iron Bridge – Tinahealy 21Km

Day 7: Tinahealy – Shillelagh 14Km

Day 8: Return To Dublin

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