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Marlay Park, Wicklow Way, Johnny Foxes & Enniskerry.

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Distance
18.57 mi
Elevation gain
2,267 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
2,346 ft
Max elevation
1,689 ft
TrailRank 
53
Min elevation
210 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
4 hours 30 minutes
Time
10 hours 28 minutes
Coordinates
4335
Uploaded
May 24, 2022
Recorded
May 2022
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near Meadow Mount, Leinster (Ireland)

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Itinerary description

Take the 16 bus out of Dublin City centre to Marlay Park. Starting at the entrance to Marlay Park House, look out for signs for the Way. There's a pleasant cafe (called the Wicklow Way) on the opposite side of the park. Walk adjacent to the main road & pass beneath. There's a country lane that takes you up to Kilmashogue Woods whereby the road turns to forestry track. It's a steady hike up to Ticknock & the Two Rock Mountain. A well signed path off to the right takes you up past the Fairy Castle where the WW meets the Dublin Mountains Way. Further along you pass the entrance to Tibradden Woods but keep on straight down to the Ballybrack Road.
Keep left & stay on the road down the Glencullen valley.
We decided to take a diversion here & to stop at Johnny Foxes for lunch, the highest pub in Ireland & well worth the visit. It's a 20 min extra walk either way.
After a rest return to the signed turn left & down to the Glencullen River. And then it's a gradual ascent through forestry tracks where eventually the track turns to a fine path with excellent views out over Dublin & Dun Laoghaire port.
After another 10 minutes we left the WW trail & turned left for Enniskerry. The path is quite uneven & boggy in places & descends through forestry eventually emerging out onto a forestry road. Turn right & follow this track down to the road (I made a mistake here & added a few extra minutes to the walk but, it should be easy to figure it out). At the main road turn left & further down the hill, look for a path off to the right. At this point I was just winging it & found a way down to the Glencullen River. The path is tricky places, overgrown & steep but, eventually you come out by a bridge. Cross the river & follow the track to Enniskerry. Further down the river I tried a diversion off to the right but, I had to back-track as the path became too steep.
At Enniskerry check out the quirky shops & cafes. We stayed overnight in the Inn.
One observation with the Way is unfortunately you need to go off the track at times to find accommodation, food & drink etc - at the time of writing the Knockree An Oige hostel was closed so, choices were limited.
Enjoy this most beautiful part of the world. If you get the weather, it's spectacular!

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 473 ft
Photo ofEntrance to Marlay Park

Entrance to Marlay Park

PictographPhoto Altitude 287 ft
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Starting point

PictographIntersection Altitude 403 ft
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Turn left

PictographPhoto Altitude 458 ft
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Photo

PictographPhoto Altitude 714 ft
Photo ofKilmashogue Forest

Kilmashogue Forest

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,599 ft
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Frog Zone!

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,596 ft
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Keep right

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,596 ft
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Near Fairy Castle

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,371 ft
Photo ofTibradden & The Dublin Moutains Way

Tibradden & The Dublin Moutains Way

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,149 ft
Photo ofTake a left onto the Ballybrack Road

Take a left onto the Ballybrack Road

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,060 ft
Photo ofGlencullen Valley Photo ofGlencullen Valley

Glencullen Valley

PictographPhoto Altitude 987 ft
Photo ofFoxes

Foxes

PictographPhoto Altitude 927 ft
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Slight diversion to Foxes for lunch

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,121 ft
Photo ofComing from Foxes direction, take a left

Coming from Foxes direction, take a left

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,023 ft
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Wouldn't dream of it!

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,090 ft
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Keep right

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,559 ft
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Dublin Bay & The Sugarloaf mountain

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,548 ft
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Leave the Way here & turn left for Enniskerry

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,288 ft
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Keep right

PictographIntersection Altitude 1,025 ft
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Take a right here

PictographIntersection Altitude 984 ft
Photo ofTake a left here

Take a left here

PictographIntersection Altitude 876 ft
Photo ofTake a left here

Take a left here

PictographIntersection Altitude 963 ft
Photo ofKeep right

Keep right

PictographIntersection Altitude 852 ft
Photo ofTurn left

Turn left

PictographIntersection Altitude 708 ft
Photo ofTurn right

Turn right

PictographIntersection Altitude 328 ft
Photo ofKeep left over the bridge

Keep left over the bridge

PictographPhoto Altitude 305 ft
Photo ofKnocksink Woods

Knocksink Woods

PictographIntersection Altitude 296 ft
Photo ofTurn right onto main road

Turn right onto main road

PictographReligious site Altitude 270 ft
Photo ofSt. Mary's Church

St. Mary's Church

PictographMonument Altitude 232 ft
Photo ofFinal stop - Enniskerry! Photo ofFinal stop - Enniskerry!

Final stop - Enniskerry!

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