Prince William's Seat – View of the Wicklow Mountains loop from Ballybrack Road

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Dublin

Prince William's Seat – View of the Wicklow Mountains loop from Ballybrack Road

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Prince William's Seat – View of the Wicklow Mountains loop from Ballybrack Road

03:54

13.3km

350m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Wicklow Mountains National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.70 km

Boranaraltry Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Crossing Glencullen River. Bridge was rebuilt 1905.

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2.93 km

Old Stone House Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Ruin of old house, along the way, great place for a rest stop

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5.21 km

Heather Fields in Wicklow Mountains National Park

Highlight • Natural

6.69 km

Prince William's Seat

Highlight • Summit

With a summit height of 555 m (1,821 ft), Prince William's seat is on the border of Dublin and Wicklow mountains. Great views in all directions from the trig point.

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7.58 km

View of Dublin Bay from Wicklow Way

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

This trail is on the first leg of the Wicklow Way. There is a great view of the Bay of Dublin and the mountains of Wicklow along the entire length of this section.

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8.27 km

Cairn Viewpoint, Wicklow Mountains National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

nice view to the coast.

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13.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.73 km

2.66 km

1.79 km

1.65 km

1.49 km

Surfaces

7.09 km

2.66 km

1.52 km

1.13 km

917 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Saturday 24 October

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Comments

August 19, 2023,🇮🇪 Irland - Wandern in den Wicklows 4 - Teilstück des Wicklow Way bis Glencullen

This was the last hike on my tour of the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. At the end there was again a breathtaking panorama from the Prince William Seat to the coast and the wild, lonely nature of the Wicklow Mountains.
Beautiful and exciting trails, muddy and slippery for the most part, but that's kind of part of hiking in Ireland. …

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