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View over Lake – The Spinc Loop from R756

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View over Lake – The Spinc Loop from R756

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May 28, 2021

View over Lake – The Spinc Loop from R756

Hard

05:50

17.7km

3.0km/h

540m

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Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

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Parking

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399 m

Gateway to the Glendalough Monastic City

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The gate, originally two storeys high, consists of two granite arches and is unique in Ireland. In the west arch, ie within the complex, a stone with a relief cross …

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2.02 km

Glendalough Caher (Ring Fort) at Upper Lake

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The ring fort, also called "Caher", located between Upper and Lower Lake, has a diameter of around 20 meters. It is not possible to determine exactly when it was built. …

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3.76 km

Glendalough Miners' Village

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The Glendalough Valley mine dates back to 1790. At the height of production, around 2,000 miners were busy extracting lead, zinc and silver here. 1957 came to an end.

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5.85 km

View of the Glenealo River and Valley

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The wild river Glenealo runs almost parallel to the hiking trail.

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6.38 km

View of Glendalough Upper Lake

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Past the mines you can have a great view back to the Upper Lake from further up.

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7.38 km

Glendalough Upper Lake Boardwalk

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The board walk goes right up overlooking Glendalough lake and beyond. We did the entire boardwalk as part of a hike to do Mullacor and Lugduff, both Irish Hewitts. A great hike.

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8.38 km

View of the Upper Lake from The Spinc

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The tour of the Spinc ridge and the White Route takes you up and around the spectacular Glendalough Valley. The tough climb is rewarded with breathtaking views of the Valley …

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15.3 km

Poulanass Waterfall

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Here you will pass a beautiful waterfall that falls in several steps from the mountains down to Upper Lake in Glendalough. The water is wonderfully clear and shimmers turquoise-green in the forest.

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17.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

5.89 km

663 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.67 km

3.78 km

3.18 km

2.40 km

1.70 km

985 m

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View over Lake – The Spinc Loop from R756

Gateway to the Glendalough Monastic City

Glendalough Caher (Ring Fort) at Upper Lake

Glendalough Miners' Village

View of the Glenealo River and Valley

View of Glendalough Upper Lake

Glendalough Upper Lake Boardwalk

View of the Upper Lake from The Spinc

Poulanass Waterfall

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