A WALKING TRAIL through the Dublin Mountains has been named one of the most scenic walks in the world.
The Dublin Mountains Way – which runs from Shankill through the mountains and ends in Sean Walsh Memorial Park in Tallaght – has been included in the new book 1001 Walks You Must Experience Before You Die.
It’s in good company – the writer, Barry Stone (who writes for the Brisbane Courier Mail and Sydney’s Sun-Herald), included it alongside walks on the Appalachian Trail and Africa’s Rift Valley.
Orla Carroll, Director of Dublin, Fáilte Ireland, said that the Dublin Mountains Way “is a great example of the wealth of trails that exist in Ireland today, ranging from multi access trails for all users to more challenging trails for the serious hill walker or mountain biker”.
Walking is one of the greatest ways to discover our world and the Dublin Mountains Way forms part of the wider walking experience that will be developed for visitors in and around South Dublin County over the next few years such as the Grand Canal and Dodder River Blueways.
She said that the trail is “essentially only 8 miles from O’Connell Street” and shows how the great outdoors is on city’s doorstep.
The Dublin Mountains Way runs along mountain trails, country paths and rural roads.
The trail – which was established in 2009 – is graded as ‘strenous’ in the guide.
Mark d’Alton, the Dublin Mountains Initiative representative on the Dublin Mountains Partnership board said:
It is a huge credit to all those who had the vision and the persistence to make this happen – the initial plans date from the 1980′s when JB Malone and Dublin County Council went a long way towards making it happen.
You can find out more by visiting the trail’s official website.
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