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Curragh Plains Trail

The Curragh Trail is a 15.1 km loop across the open grasslands of the Curragh Plains, linking historic landmarks, ancient earthworks, memorials and film locations. Highlights include Dan Donnelly’s Monument, McGuire’s Hill Ancient Earthworks, Braveheart Hill, burial mounds and the Gibbet Rath Memorial.

Duration

3 hr

Distance

12.2 km

Difficulty

Easy

POIs

6

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Parks & Outdoors

Donadea Forest Park

Donadea Forest Park – A Journey Through Nature & Memory Tucked away in northwest County Kildare, Donadea Forest Park stretches over 243 hectares of mixed woodland. Once the grand estate of the Aylmer family, it’s now a public sanctuary where history and nature meet in quiet harmony. A Place Rich with Stories Donadea was home […]

Clane · Donadea

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Parks & Outdoors · Attractions · History & Culture

The Curragh Plains

The Curragh Plains are a vast ancient grassland landscape between Kildare Town and Newbridge. Known for walking, horse racing, archaeology, rare grassland habitats and the film Braveheart, the Curragh is one of County Kildare’s most important natural and historic places.

Newbridge · Curragh

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Parks & Outdoors

Pollardstown Fen

Pollardstown Fen – Ireland’s Hidden Wetland Gem Just a few kilometres from Newbridge, on the edge of the Curragh, lies Pollardstown Fen — the largest remaining spring-fed fen in Ireland. Quiet, wild, and rich in life, it’s a place where nature thrives and time seems to slow down. What Makes It Special Fed by underground […]

Newbridge · Kildare

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Parks & Outdoors

Liffey Linear Park

Liffey Linear Park – A Riverside Escape in the Heart of Newbridge Running through the centre of Newbridge, Liffey Linear Park is a ribbon of green along the River Liffey — a place where locals stroll, families picnic, and visitors pause to enjoy a quieter side of town. A Walk by the Water The park […]

Newbridge · Newbridge