I spent a day in the Wicklow Mountains for the first time recently. It was long overdue!
As an Emerald Isle native, I’m very used to greenery. However, I wasn’t quite expecting the level of green in Wicklow on this particular day. It almost looked tropical in places!
We tried parking at the main Glendalough car park, but it was unsurprisingly full on such a glorious day. Thankfully an additional car park had been opened, so off we went on our adventure!
The climb up was a little steeper than I expected, but the view was absolutely worth it at the top!
We managed to find a quiet little nook for lunch after passing most of the crowds.
We didn’t linger long for lunch, as we cooled down quite quickly after stopping. It didn’t take long to warm up again though, as we had a bit of a final climb ahead before descending.
We couldn’t resist dipping our toes in the stream and rock pools on our way down and we ended up spending quite a bit of time there. I LOVE the sound of fresh water.
Hannah was in her element the whole day. The Wicklow Mountains used to be her old stomping ground when she lived in Dublin.
We eventually managed to say goodbye to the rock pools and set off again for the final part of the walk. It was just as beautiful and dramatic as the rest of the walk.
The whole walk was just over 9 miles and on a loop, so pretty satisfying! And the day ended with us spotting some local wildlife on our way back to the car. Can you see her amongst the leaves?
