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Parks & Outdoors · Trails
Great Sugar Loaf
The Great Sugar Loaf is one of Wicklow’s most distinctive peaks, rising 501 metres above the countryside near Kilmacanogue. The short but steep summit trail offers rocky terrain, dramatic scenery and panoramic views across Wicklow, Dublin Bay and the Irish Sea.
Wicklow Mountains · Glencap Commons Upper
Trails · Parks & Outdoors
Derryounce Lakes and Trails
Derryounce Lakes and Trails is a tranquil network of woodland, bog and lakeside walks just north of Portarlington. Choose from waymarked routes of approximately 3 km, 5.6 km and up to 10.5–14 km through a restored former peatland landscape with two lakes, forest paths and wetland wildlife.
Portarlington · Portarlington
Sports & Fitness · Parks & Outdoors
Ballinastoe Mountain Bike Trails
Ballinastoe Mountain Bike Trails are a purpose-built trail network near Roundwood in County Wicklow, offering blue, red and black grade mountain biking routes through a scenic forest setting. With singletrack, forest roads, climbs and technical sections, it is one of Ireland’s best-known mountain biking destinations.
Wicklow Mountains · Roundwood
History & Culture
Castle Rag
Castle Rag is a compact medieval tower house at Jigginstown near Naas, probably dating from the 15th century. Standing in pasture west of Jigginstown Castle, it is a rare surviving example of the smaller fortified residences that once formed part of the defensive landscape around the Pale.
Naas · Naas
Parks & Outdoors
Camphill nature trail
Camphill Nature Trail is a community riverside trail at The Bridge Camphill Community in Kilcullen. Developed with volunteer support, the route includes a 750-metre accessible nature trail, planted areas, seating and river views close to the centre of town. Check current access before visiting, as the official page currently lists the trail as closed.
Kilcullen · Kilcullen
Parks & Outdoors
Brookfield Wood
Brookfield Wood is a quiet woodland area near Kildangan and Nurney in County Kildare. Best understood as a local natural feature rather than a formal visitor attraction, it adds woodland character, habitat and seasonal interest to the surrounding rural landscape.
Kildare Town · Kildare Town
History & Culture
Broadleas Stone Circle
Broadleas Stone Circle, also known as The Piper’s Stones, is a large prehistoric stone circle near Ballymore Eustace in County Kildare. Set on a raised grassy platform and surrounded by ash, holly and hawthorn trees, it is one of the county’s most atmospheric ancient monuments.
Kilcullen · Kilcullen
Parks & Outdoors
Brides Well
Bride’s Well is a small historic holy well at Newtown Great near Naas, traditionally associated with St Brigid. The site includes a stone-built spring enclosure, shrine and altar structure, and forms part of County Kildare’s wider landscape of holy wells and devotional heritage.
Naas · Naas
History & Culture
Bran and Sceolan
Bran and Sceolan is a public sculpture in Kildare Town celebrating the legendary hounds of Fionn mac Cumhaill. The artwork connects the modern setting of Kildare Village with the Fenian Cycle, one of Ireland’s great bodies of myth and storytelling.
Kildare Town · Kildare Town
Parks & Outdoors
Boston Hill
Boston Hill is a scenic rural hillside near Oughterard and Ardclough in County Kildare. Closely linked with the wider Oughterard heritage landscape, it offers countryside views and sits near important historic features including Oughterard Round Tower, Oughterard Castle and the Arthur’s Way route.
Kildare Town · Kildare Town
History & Culture
Black Abbey
Black Abbey, also known as Tully Preceptory, is a medieval Knights Hospitaller site near Kildare Town. Its surviving stone tower, ruined walls and graveyard setting make it one of the area’s most atmospheric historic monuments.
Kildare Town · Kildare Town
History & Culture
Tomb of Bishop Walter Wellesley
The Tomb of Bishop Walter Wellesley is a richly carved sixteenth-century monument now preserved in St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare Town. Originally from Great Connell Priory near Newbridge, it is one of County Kildare’s most remarkable surviving examples of late medieval stone sculpture.
Kildare Town · Kildare Town
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