A guidebook to walking the Wicklow Way between Dublin and Clonegal. Covering 130km (81 miles), Ireland's first long-distance trail takes around 1 week to hike and is suitable for any reasonably fit walker.

The route is described from north to south in 7 stages, each between 9 and 23km (614 miles) in length. A variety of optional variants following adjacent trails are also included.

• 1:50,000 maps included for each stage
• GPX files available to download
• Detailed information about accommodation, refreshments and public transport along the route
• Advice on planning and preparation
• Highlights include Glendalough and the ruins of the Monastic City

Autorentext
Paddy Dillon is a prolific walker and guidebook writer, with over 100 guidebooks to his name and contributions to 40 other titles. He has written for several outdoor magazines and other publications and has appeared on radio and television. Paddy uses a tablet computer to write as he walks. His descriptions are therefore precise, having been written at the very point at which the reader uses them. Paddy is an indefatigable long-distance walker who has walked all of Britain's National Trails and several European trails. He has also walked in Nepal, China, Korea and the Rocky Mountains of Canada and the US. www.paddydillon.co.uk

Klappentext

A guide to walking Ireland's Wicklow Way, a 146km trail through the scenic Wicklow Mountains from Dublin to Clonegal, County Carlow. The waymarked route is presented in 7 stages, taking in rolling countryside, forest trails and wild mountain landscapes, as well as the historic monastic site of Glendalough. Optional variants are also included.