Location: Co. Dublin. Difficulty: Easy. Time: 40 minutes. Distance: 2km each way. Equipment: Rain gear, runners, hat, gloves. Families: Buggy friendly. Rating: 5 stars. We chose a short handy walk for St Patrick’s day. What the walk lacked in distance, it made up for in breathtaking views of Lambay island and the coastline all the … Continue reading Portrane to Donabate Cliff Walk
Location: Roundwood, Co. Wicklow. Difficulty: Easy. Time: 3 hr 15. Distance: 15km but there are shorter options. Equipment: Runners, rain gear, gloves, hat, snacks, water. Families: Suitable for all terrain buggy. Rating: 5 stars. Reference: https://visitwicklow.ie/item/roundwood-varty-reservoir-trails/ This is our new favourite walk of 2019. There are 3 different loops available. We did the full perimeter … Continue reading Vartry Reservoir
Location: Co. Dublin. Difficulty: Moderate. Time: 3 hours - though we didn't complete the loop 
Distance: 11k. Equipment: Hiking boots, Rain gear, gloves, hat, snacks, water, (a tenner for a taxi back to the car should a blizzard set in) Families: Not suitable for buggies. Rating: 4.5 stars Reference: https://www.discoverireland.ie/Activities-Adventure/bog-of-the-frogs/71522 We chose this walk … Continue reading Howth Cliff Walk (Purple Route)
Location: Co. Wicklow. Difficulty - Moderate. Time - 2 hr 30. Distance - 9km. Equipment required - Rain gear, hat, scarf, gloves, sunglasses, hiking boots as terrain is rocky and boggy on the mountain, water, snacks. Families: Not suitable for buggies. Rating - 4 stars. Reference - https://www.discoverireland.ie/Activities-Adventure/crone-woods-maulin-mountain-loop/75538 This was the busiest walk we've done … Continue reading Maulin Mountain and Crone Wood
Location: Co. Louth. Difficulty - Easy. Time - 1 hr 15. Distance - 8km. Equipment needed - Rain gear, runners, hat, scarf, gloves, sunglasses. Families: Suitable for buggies. Rating - 2.5 stars. Reference - https://www.discoverireland.ie/Activities-Adventure/great-eastern-greenway-omeath-to-carlingford/95850 If we were to do this walk again we'd walk from Carlingford towards Omeath for 5km and turn around and … Continue reading Carlingford Greenway, Omeath to Carlingford
Location: Glendalough, Co. Wicklow. Difficulty - Moderate to Hard. Time - 3 hr. Equipment needed - Rain gear, hiking boots, hat, scarf, gloves, sunglasses, water, snacks. Families: Not suitable for buggies or young children. Rating - 5 stars. This is our favourite walk of 2019 so far. There were beautiful views all along the way. … Continue reading Derrybawn Mountain
Location: West Dublin. Difficulty - Easy. Time - 2 hrs. Distance - 8km for both loops. Equipment needed - Rain gear, hiking boots as it is mucky at the Lugg part, could do Slievethoul in runners, snacks, water. Families: Suitable for all terrain buggies. Rating - 2 stars. Reference - https://www.dublinmountains.ie/recreation_sites/slievethoul/ This is mostly a … Continue reading Slievethoul and Lugg
Location: Wicklow Mountains. Difficulty - Moderate to Hard. Time - 3 hours. Distance - 13km. Equipment needed - Rain gear, hiking boots, sun glasses, hat, gloves, scarf, wet gear pants for extra protection from the wind, water, snacks, packed lunch, map and compass for navigation. Families: Not suitable for buggies. Rating - 4 stars. Reference … Continue reading Djouce Mountain
Location: Dublin. Difficulty - Easy. Time - 1 hr 15 each way. Distance - 6km each way. Equipment needed - Rain gear, runners, water. Families: Suitable for buggies. Rating - 3 stars. This walk had many beautiful parts and a few dilapidated parts. It also the site where Hamilton came up with his Mathematical theory … Continue reading Royal Canal Way – Castleknock to Drumcondra
Location: Co. Dublin. Difficulty - Easy. Time - 1 hr 30 each way. Distance - 7km each way. Equipment needed - Rain coat, runners, water. Families: Suitable for buggies. Rating - 2.5 stars. This was a walk of convenience. Tara and Caitriona both live in Swords. Although there were beautiful views at Swords Estuary and … Continue reading Swords to Malahide
Scenic Irish Walks 