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

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 times: 6:30, 7:15, 7:45, 08:30 am

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