Trails and Tombs Tour

Trails and Tombs Tour My Bike or Hike
Trails and Tombs Route Map My Bike or Hike
Trails and Tombs Tour Route
From €27.50 per person, including transport

Trek the tombs and trails of the Dublin Mountains

Essential Details

  • Distance: 12km / 7.5 miles
  • Duration: Approx. 6-7 hours (including stops for snacks, lunch and transport by bus to and from meeting location)
  • Capacity: from 2 (minimum) to 8 (maximum) people
  • Availability: Weekdays all year around
  • Start Time: 08:30h

About

Accessible and close to the city, but far from the hustle and bustle of the madding crowds. A leisurely hike through fields and forests of ancient history and mythology.

Itinerary

Take local bus through the backroads of the Dublin foothills to a remote mountain village.

Following a meandering mountain path, visit an ancient burial “”wedge”” tomb from the second millennium B.C., nestled in a forest.

Continuing along the Dublin Mountains Way, arrive at a popular vantage point and take in the panoramic views over Dublin and the bay area, perched on a mountain top rock.

Depending in the season, pause to pick some delicious wild berries, to add to cream or ice-cream later, or just eat as is!

Continuing along a ridge, with views of Dublin to the north, and Wicklow to the south, arrive at a second burial tomb, this time an ancient stone circle and burial pace of the man for whom the mountain top upon which it sits is named.

After a leisurely wander down a meandering path through an evergreen forest, followed by a rural back-road, arrive at a quaint, rustic, cafe and restaurant to enjoy a well earned lunch made of local produce and cuisine.

An Alternative bus returns back to the finish point via a different but equally enchanting route.

Private Tour

This is a private tour for groups from 2 to 8 persons.

Duration – 6 to 7 hours approx.

 Skill/Fitness Level: Moderate

Key to Skill/Fitness Levels:

Basic

Guests should be in general good health with a basic level of fitness, able to walk at a leisurely pace for upto 3 hours with regular rest stops

Moderate

Guests should be in general good health with a good level of fitness, able to walk, hike or cycle at a moderate pace for upto 5 hours with regular rest stops

Advanced

Guests should be in general good health with a strong level of fitness, able to walk, hike or cycle at a moderate pace for over 5 hours with occasional rest stops