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Glendalough – Upper Lake in Glendalough Loop from R756

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Glendalough – Upper Lake in Glendalough Loop from R756

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January 20, 2022

Glendalough – Upper Lake in Glendalough Loop from R756

Hard

05:46

17.6km

3.0km/h

550m

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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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572 m

Glendalough Monastic Site and Round Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

In the valley of the two lakes in Wicklow Mountain National Park you will find the famous monastery settlement Glendalough in addition to this special natural mixture of lakes, mountains …

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2.08 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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2.44 km

Upper Lake, Glendalough

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The Upper Lake is probably the most formative lake in the Wicklow Mountains. When the water is calm, the mountains are reflected all around on the surface. Just a nice …

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3.98 km

Glendalough Miners' Village

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

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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6.07 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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6.60 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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7.60 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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14.9 km

Lugduff Brook

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17.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.58 km

5.67 km

2.94 km

407 m

Surfaces

5.22 km

3.74 km

3.18 km

2.38 km

1.70 km

1.38 km

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Glendalough – Upper Lake in Glendalough Loop from R756

Glendalough Monastic Site and Round Tower

Glendalough Caher (Ring Fort) at Upper Lake

Upper Lake, Glendalough

Glendalough Miners' Village

View of the Glenealo River and Valley

View of Glendalough Upper Lake

Glendalough Upper Lake Boardwalk

Lugduff Brook

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