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Tour of Wicklow and Glendalough from Dublin

Glendalough and Wicklow Tour from Dublin written by Linda

I recently went on Hilltop Trek’s Tour of Wicklow and Glendalough and would highly recommend it! Why? Well, what I personally liked about this tour was that it was on a mini bus with max capacity of 16 people. The advantages of this being the minibus is able to visit area’s the larger buses can’t reach. We drove through country scenic roads over the Wicklow Mountains and took in a lot of the popular scenic spots along the way. The mini bus offers a more intimate tour. You can get to know your fellow passengers and have the “craic” along the way!

Let me give you a run down of this tour..
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Best Hill Walks in Wicklow:


We have got together to pick the 5 best hikes in Wicklow and sorted them in order of difficulty. All these routes have longer and more difficult versions so, for starters, we chose the simplest and most enjoyable trails to ease you from walking in Wicklow to hiking in Wicklow.

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Five Great Walks in Wicklow

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Do let us know how you get on and don’t forget, Hilltoptreks offers guided walks throughout Ireland along with Mountain Skills and Navigation Courses too!
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Best hill Walks in Dublin

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Best hill Walks in Dublin: There are some great walks in the Dublin hills and surrounding areas which are very close to the city centre.
The Dublin hills sit south of Dublin city and stretch all the way from Bohernabreena in the west to Shankill out to the Irish Sea in the east. There are numerous loop and linear walks to explore. From The Wicklow Way to the Dublin Mountains way and many more in between. Many of the walks are in the Dublin hills and some are accessible by public bus and train from Dublin city.

I decided that I would put a list together so you can enjoy some that Dublin has to offer in great outdoors.
These walks are in no particular order of preference. I have kept the list to a walk that is manageable to walk within a day. I have also specified whether the walk is suitable for families and how to get there by public transport if possible.

So get out there and enjoy the walks within Dublin for some of the Best Hill Walks in Dublin: (more…)

Hill Walking Clothing and Equipment for Summer and Winter:

Outdoor clothing has advanced so much in the last few years…. no more woolly jumpers with bright yellow plastic rain coats and leggings. They have also become very fashionable and trendy that even rappers and film stars like to show off their outdoor gear.

This is maybe a great thing with “sustainable clothing” being the big environment issue at the moment.

You can get your outdoor gear that you also wear while golfing, walking the dog, going to a rock concert or even a meal. Which is better for the environment and your pocket.

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Walking in Connemara and Mweelrea.

Connemara is a region in Galway in the west of Ireland. It reaches out to the Atlantic Ocean with its Jagged coastline of cliffs and beaches; it also hosts Ireland’s only Fjord. There are two main mountain ranges in this region the 12 Bens and the Maumturks. Both ranges offer incredible walks and scenery that can be admired even from your car as you pass through them.
On this weekend of walking in Connemara we visited the Connemara National Park with its entrance in the small town of Letterfrack.
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Guided Walks in Wicklow

John Kelleher

Guided walks in Wicklow, Written by John Kelleher.

I started walking with HilltopTreks over ten years ago, and over the years have enjoyed many walks both here in Ireland and in recent years in Europe.

While Wicklow is usually where we conduct most of our walks, we have over the years spent pleasant week-ends away walking in the Comeraghs, Galtees, Slievenamon, Donard, Mournes, Connemara, Ben Bulbin to name just some. In recent years we have travelled to the Dolomites in Northern Italy, Bratislavia in Romania and a group of us also hill walked in Southern Spain near Marbella.
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