Glendalough Trekking
| Glendalough is famous valley in the Wicklow hills, just south of Dublin. It is renowned for being a Monastic Settlement founded in the 6th century by St. Kevin, a hermit priest. Once you arrive in this valley of two lakes you are in a peaceful and relaxing environment, and is the easy to see why people decided to settle here over a thousand years ago. The present day remains in Glendalough do not show the extent of the town it once was. The town of its time had workshops, manuscript writing, guest houses, and infirmary, farms and dwellings for monks and the local population. The building you will see date back to the 11th and 12th centuries. |
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A little bit more about the trekFrom the monastic site we will trek past the first lake to the stunning glaciated valley and then head up past a beautiful waterfall and into the wilderness. We then tackle the 536 steps up to the beautiful look out point back to the monastic site and see the valley in all its splendour. We will follow this horseshoe route to the back of the valley before descending back to the miner’s village and back to base. This is one of Ireland most beautiful regions and one not be missed. |
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There are many different trekking itineraries in the Glendalough Valley and we are happy to accommodate all requests. This beautiful valley is a picturesque area very close to the Dublin City Center that will give your typical Irish countryside views that are second to none! |
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