The hike starts at the Glendalough visitor centre and follows forest trails as it gradually ascends before opening out onto the open moorland. We now take a mountain path as it winds uphill before reaching the summit of Brockagh East at 471 metres.  After taking in the wonderful views we descend via a pleasant grassy path into the forest and follow part of the Wicklow Way back to the Glendalough monastic city.

Grade: Easy/Moderate (Forest tracks and mountain paths).

Meeting point: Glendalough visitor centre, 11.00am

Pick up point in Dublin: Tourist office, Suffolk Street, 10.00am (Transport can be provided, but spaces are limited, €5 per person, please contact us).

OSI Sheet: 56

Height gain: 400 metres (1310 ft.)

Distance: 11.0 km (6.5 miles)

Time: Approx. 4.5 hours

Cost €25.00 per person

(Please note: to do this hike you must have waterproof walking shoes, a waterproof jacket, warm clothing and warm hat and gloves. Without these items you will regrettably be excluded from participating. We have a limited supply of gear available to loan, but not boots. Please contact us.)

This hike starts at the Glendalough Visitor Centre car park, where we quickly climb through forest and onto the open flanks of Derrybawn mountain. We soon gain the summit to enjoy superb views over the surrounding hills. The route then follows the pleasant ridge to gain the days highpoint, Mullacor, at 665 metres.

Grade: Moderate, (tracks, mountain paths, and boardwalk)
Meeting point: Glendalough visitor centre car park, 10.30am
Pick up point in Dublin: Tourist office, Suffolk Street, 9.30 am (Transport available, but spaces are limited, €10 per person, please contact us)
OSI Sheet: 56

Height gain: 720 metres (2360 ft.)
Distance: 15 km (9.5 miles)

Time: Approx. 5 hours

Cost €25.00 per person

(Please note: to do this hike you must have good waterproof walking boots, a waterproof jacket and trousers, warm clothing and warm hat and gloves. Without these items you will regrettably be excluded from participating. We have a limited supply of gear available to loan, but not boots. Please contact us.)

• Our Mountain Skills 2 course runs over two consecutive days, usually at weekends, and includes a night navigation exercise of approx. 3 hours duration. They are predominantly run in the Wicklow mountains.
• It is strongly advised that you complete Mountain Skills 1 before participating in this course, as it builds on the skills acquired in MS1.
• To participate in MS courses you should have a reasonable level of fitness with previous hillwalking experience.
• Our instructors are fully qualified Mountain Leaders with REC first aid certificates. We are accredited by Mountaineering Ireland to provide Mountain Skills courses.
• We work on a maximum ratio of 1 instructor to 6 clients.
• Course costs €120 per person with discounts available for group bookings of three or more.

The hike starts on the outskirts of Dublin, where we walk up through the Kilmashogue forest on a well made track , as we ascend we will get a fine view across Dublin to Howth Head and the coast, and on a fine day can see as far as the Mourne Mountains to the north. We continue uphill on the Wicklow Way, a good mountain path, and as we approach Fairy Castle there are far reaching views of the Wicklow mountains to the south.

Grade: Easy/Moderate (Forest tracks and mountain paths).

Meeting point: Kilmashogue car park, 11.00am

Pick up point in Dublin: Tourist office, Suffolk Street, 10.00am (Transport can be provided, but spaces are limited, €10 per person, please contact us).

OSI Sheet: 56

Height gain: 360 metres (1180 ft.)

Distance: 11.5 km (7.2 miles)

Time: Approx. 4.5 hours

Cost €25.00 per person

(Please note: to do this hike you must have waterproof walking shoes, a waterproof jacket, warm clothing and warm hat and gloves. Without these items you will regrettably be excluded from participating. We have a limited supply of gear available to loan, but not boots. Please contact us.)

On this hike over Scarr, 644 metres, (2,113ft) high, we get wonderful views over Lough Dan and many of the mountains of Wicklow.

Grade: Moderate (Road and track, mountain paths, possibly wet in places)

Meeting point: Roadside pull-in at Oldbridge, (limited parking) 10.00am

Pick up point in Dublin: Tourist office, Suffolk Street, 9.00am (Transport can be provided, but spaces are limited, €10 per person, please contact us).

OSI Sheet: 56

Height gain: 480 metres (1575ft.)

Distance: 11km (6.8 miles)

Time: Approx. 5 hours

Cost €25.00 per person

(Please note: to do this hike you must have good waterproof walking boots, a waterproof jacket and trousers, warm clothing and warm hat and gloves. Without these items you will regrettably be excluded from participating. We have a limited supply of gear available to loan, but not boots. Please contact us.)

This hike starts at the Glendalough Visitor Centre car park, where we quickly climb through forest and onto the open flanks of Derrybawn mountain. We soon gain the summit to enjoy superb views over the surrounding hills. The route then follows the pleasant ridge to gain the days highpoint, Mullacor, at 665 metres.

Grade: Moderate, (tracks, mountain paths, and boardwalk)
Meeting point: Glendalough visitor centre car park, 10.30am
Pick up point in Dublin: Tourist office, Suffolk Street, 9.30 am (Transport available, but spaces are limited, €10 per person, please contact us)
OSI Sheet: 56

Height gain: 720 metres (2360 ft.)
Distance: 15 km (9.5 miles)

Time: Approx. 5 hours

Cost €25.00 per person

(Please note: to do this hike you must have good waterproof walking boots, a waterproof jacket and trousers, warm clothing and warm hat and gloves. Without these items you will regrettably be excluded from participating. We have a limited supply of gear available to loan, but not boots. Please contact us.)

We follow part of the Wicklow Way before turning onto a grassy path that heads uphill as we ascend first Brockagh East and then Brockagh, (556 metres), a broad hill of heather and granite boulders. From here we get wonderful views of the surrounding hills and valleys before returning to Glendalough via the pilgrim route of St. Kevin’s Way.

Grade: Moderate (Woodland trails, mountain paths, open hillside and track).

Meeting point: Glendalough visitor centre, 10.00am

Pick up point in Dublin: Tourist office, Suffolk Street, 9.00am (Transport can be provided, but spaces are limited, €10 per person, please contact us).

OSI Sheet: 56

Height gain: 440 metres (1444 ft.)

Distance: 11km (6.8 miles)

Time: Approx. 5 hours

Cost €25.00 per person

(Please note: to do this hike you must have good waterproof walking boots, a waterproof jacket and trousers, warm clothing and warm hat and gloves. Without these items you will regrettably be excluded from participating. We have a limited supply of gear available to loan, but not boots. Please contact us.)

Are you completely confused by your compass? Are maps a mystery? Then this 2 part course is for you.

Part 1 of the course is held in and around the village of Laragh, in the Wicklow mountains. The morning is spent indoors learning the necessary theory, the rest of the day is spent on the tracks and trails around the village.

You should then take a little time to practice and consolidate what you have learned before doing day 2. The two days are designed to be taken separately if required, and can be booked separately, or together.

Meeting point:  Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh  10.00am

Cost:                      €50.00

We will be using the facilities of the Brockagh Resource Centre for the morning of this course. Mid-morning tea, coffee and biscuits are included in the course fee. Please bring your lunch with you, or buy it in the village.

During the morning we will cover:

• Understanding the nature of the map as a two dimensional plan.
• Use of map symbols and scales on a range of maps, (1:50,000 and 1:30,000).
• Taking a six figure grid reference for a given point on the map and locating a position from a given reference.
• How to interpret simple contour features, summits, saddles, re-entrants and spurs.
• Understanding the parts of a compass.
• An introduction to GPS

After lunch we will head out on to the tracks and paths around the village where we will learn to:

• Orientate the map with and without the compass, then use the orientated map to identify land features and our direction of travel.
• Practice contour interpretation of valleys and hills.
• Choose simple navigation strategies to reach a target.
• Use linear features, (paths and tracks), in simple navigation exercises.
• Estimate distances on the map and on the ground.
• Take a safe and suitable route.

This course is run at a maximum ratio of 1:6 to ensure each client gets the most out of the day.

We follow part of the Wicklow Way before turning onto a grassy path that heads uphill as we ascend first Brockagh East and then Brockagh, (556 metres), a broad hill of heather and granite boulders. From here we get wonderful views of the surrounding hills and valleys before returning to Glendalough via the pilgrim route of St. Kevin’s Way.

Grade: Moderate (Woodland trails, mountain paths, open hillside and track).

Meeting point: Glendalough visitor centre, 10.00am

Pick up point in Dublin: Tourist office, Suffolk Street, 9.00am (Transport can be provided, but spaces are limited, €10 per person, please contact us).

OSI Sheet: 56

Height gain: 440 metres (1444 ft.)

Distance: 11km (6.8 miles)

Time: Approx. 5 hours

Cost €25.00 per person

(Please note: to do this hike you must have good waterproof walking boots, a waterproof jacket and trousers, warm clothing and warm hat and gloves. Without these items you will regrettably be excluded from participating. We have a limited supply of gear available to loan, but not boots. Please contact us.)

This hike starts at the Glendalough Visitor Centre car park, where we quickly climb through forest and onto the open flanks of Derrybawn mountain. We soon gain the summit to enjoy superb views over the surrounding hills. The route then follows the pleasant ridge to gain the days highpoint, Mullacor, at 665 metres.

Grade: Moderate, (tracks, mountain paths, and boardwalk)
Meeting point: Glendalough visitor centre car park, 10.30am
Pick up point in Dublin: Tourist office, Suffolk Street, 9.30 am (Transport available, but spaces are limited, €10 per person, please contact us)
OSI Sheet: 56

Height gain: 720 metres (2360 ft.)
Distance: 15 km (9.5 miles)

Time: Approx. 5 hours

Cost €25.00 per person

(Please note: to do this hike you must have good waterproof walking boots, a waterproof jacket and trousers, warm clothing and warm hat and gloves. Without these items you will regrettably be excluded from participating. We have a limited supply of gear available to loan, but not boots. Please contact us.)

• Our Mountain Skills 1 course runs over two consecutive days, usually at weekends. They are predominantly run in the Wicklow mountains.
• To participate in MS courses you should have a reasonable level of fitness with previous hillwalking experience.
• Our instructors are fully qualified Mountain Leaders with REC first aid certificates. We are accredited by Mountaineering Ireland to provide Mountain Skills courses.
• We work on a maximum ratio of 1 instructor to 6 clients.
• Course costs €120 per person with discounts available for group bookings of three or more.

The hike starts on the outskirts of Dublin, where we walk up through the Kilmashogue forest on a well made track , as we ascend we will get a fine view across Dublin to Howth Head and the coast, and on a fine day can see as far as the Mourne Mountains to the north. We continue uphill on the Wicklow Way, a good mountain path, and as we approach Fairy Castle there are far reaching views of the Wicklow mountains to the south.

Grade: Easy/Moderate (Forest tracks and mountain paths).

Meeting point: Kilmashogue car park, 11.00am

Pick up point in Dublin: Tourist office, Suffolk Street, 10.00am (Transport can be provided, but spaces are limited, €10 per person, please contact us).

OSI Sheet: 56

Height gain: 360 metres (1180 ft.)

Distance: 11.5 km (7.2 miles)

Time: Approx. 4.5 hours

Cost €25.00 per person

(Please note: to do this hike you must have waterproof walking shoes, a waterproof jacket, warm clothing and warm hat and gloves. Without these items you will regrettably be excluded from participating. We have a limited supply of gear available to loan, but not boots. Please contact us.)