National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 0.73 mi
- Elevation gain
- 52 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 52 ft
- Max elevation
- 423 ft
- TrailRank
- 32
- Min elevation
- 372 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 15 minutes
- Time
- 25 minutes
- Coordinates
- 194
- Uploaded
- February 26, 2023
- Recorded
- February 2023
near Westaston Demeane, Leinster (Ireland)
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Itinerary description
The National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh lie within an estate developed extensively during the 19th century by Thomas Acton in conjunction with David Moore and his son Sir Frederick Moore, Curators of the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin at that time. It was a period of great botanical and geographical explorations with numerous plant species from around the world being introduced to Ireland for the first time. The different soil and climatic conditions at Kilmacurragh resulted in many of these specimens succeeding there while struggling or failing at Glasnevin. Kilmacurragh is particularly famous for its conifer and rhododendron collections.
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384 ft
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Flora
Tree
River
Lake
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