Dublin Mountain way

SOPHIE THE DOG

The website referenced below may be of assistance:

http://wicklowcountywalks.com/knocksink.html

The kidloco

There is a right of way /path now constructed from kilegar road to the back of kilternan hotel/ski slope . Presumably this will be part of the trail. There were 3 pefestrian kissing gates a board walk, no signage. It would join the path near the scalp wood nursery I guess. It would cut off the worst bends from kilternan to glencullen and remove the kilternan road section. A significant improvement.

happyfriday74

Nice one. will have to give that a bash.

Really good alteration

BarryD2

happyfriday74 wrote: »

Nice one. will have to give that a bash.

Really good alteration

Surveyed this route change near the Scalp recently. It's not complete or open yet. Construction work and film making going on around the hotel/ ski club.

The route change at Glencullen via the GAP (Glencullen Adventure Park) is open and usable though not signposted officially yet. The GAP people have erected their own signage to get you up through the park and forest. Hint: the surfaced path leads away from behind the chalet to the left, opposite the bike rental centre.

mollser

The kidloco wrote: »

There is a right of way /path now constructed from kilegar road to the back of kilternan hotel/ski slope . Presumably this will be part of the trail. There were 3 pefestrian kissing gates a board walk, no signage. It would join the path near the scalp wood nursery I guess. It would cut off the worst bends from kilternan to glencullen and remove the kilternan road section. A significant improvement.

Tried finding this today with no joy. The first left turn on Killegar Road coming from the north end, which goes down a lane, led to gates and very uninviting security cameras - it looked lovely on the otherside though, what is that place?

The back entrance to the hotel was also seriously uninviting, warning keep out etc. Where is the new trail, and any ideas how access what looks like a lovely forest alongside Killegar Road??

Lovely area around there, the views from some the houses are sensational!

BarryD2

mollser wrote: »

Where is the new trail

It's not open yet..........

Yakov P. Golyadkin

This is open a month or more now, well signposted and a welcome change from the old route.

mollser wrote: »

Tried finding this today with no joy. The first left turn on Killegar Road coming from the north end, which goes down a lane, led to gates and very uninviting security cameras - it looked lovely on the otherside though, what is that place?

The back entrance to the hotel was also seriously uninviting, warning keep out etc. Where is the new trail, and any ideas how access what looks like a lovely forest alongside Killegar Road??

There is a public right of way through the first left on Killegar Road, it runs right through someone's garden though so I'd imagine they're trying to dissuade people from using it, hence the cameras etc.

I think the back entrance you refer to is the entrance to the gallops etc rather than the DMW. Follow the Killegar Road on another five minutes or so and you'll find it. As said it's well signposted now.

JazzyJ

Google Maps linky: https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.2165399,-6.1966173,3a,75y,118.74h,73.35t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGgXzI2_7OLAwW8OCTo7cMQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

LionelNashe

Yakov P. Golyadkin wrote: »

This is open a month or more now, well signposted and a welcome change from the old route.



There is a public right of way through the first left on Killegar Road, it runs right through someone's garden though so I'd imagine they're trying to dissuade people from using it, hence the cameras etc.

I think the back entrance you refer to is the entrance to the gallops etc rather than the DMW. Follow the Killegar Road on another five minutes or so and you'll find it. As said it's well signposted now.

Does the DMW route involve taking this right-of-way through somebody's garden?

dogmatix

On google maps there is a large brown coloured road stretching down from the north with the two loops on it – almost reaching killegar lane? Is it the start of that controversial housing development in the news of late or some sort of horse racing practice track like the one that used to exist back in the 1930's/1940's in Sandyford, Dublin? Those loops on it look strange indeed. It's not there on the old osi map view from 2005.

Planet X

Is there a GPS track downloadable of the new route anywhere?

Alun

Planet X wrote: »

Is there a GPS track downloadable of the new route anywhere?

The map on the Dublin Mountains website has been updated with the new route.

Yakov P. Golyadkin

LionelNashe wrote: »

Does the DMW route involve taking this right-of-way through somebody's garden?

No, the DMW is further along the Killegar Road. It's been some years since I used this 'garden' right of way, I must have another look at it, it may be closed off.

dogmatix wrote: »

On google maps there is a large brown coloured road stretching down from the north with the two loops on it – almost reaching killegar lane? Is it the start of that controversial housing development in the news of late or some sort of horse racing practice track like the one that used to exist back in the 1930's/1940's in Sandyford, Dublin? Those loops on it look strange indeed. It's not there on the old osi map view from 2005.

It's a gallops as per your second guess. The Comer brothers bought the site and intend to establish a horse training/breeding facility

http://planning.dlrcoco.ie/swiftlg/apas/run/WPHAPPDETAIL.DisplayUrl?theApnID=D15A/0453&theTabNo=1&backURL=%3Ca%20href=wphappcriteria.display?paSearchKey=2200888%3ESearch%20Criteria%3C/a%3E%20%3E%20%3Ca%20href=%27wphappsearchres.displayResultsURL?ResultID=2581198%26StartIndex=11%26SortOrder=rgndat:desc%26DispResultsAs=WPHAPPSEARCHRES%26BackURL=%3Ca%20href=wphappcriteria.display?paSearchKey=2200888%3ESearch%20Criteria%3C/a%3E%27%3ESearch%20Results%3C/a%3E

LionelNashe

EastwestMapping has a Facebook post about it, including a map (which matches the route on the official DublinMountains.ie website):

There have been two significant changes to the route between The Scalp and Glencullen/ Two Rock, taking parts of the route off road.

- the first at The Scalp takes the walk mostly away from the unpleasant and dangerous road walk between The Scalp & Glencullen. The route now enters the grounds of the old Dublin Sports Hotel which is being redeveloped as an equestrian centre. Passing below the Ski Club artificial slope, it takes a new path up the valley side to enter a wood briefly. Thence via tracks to a small minor tarmac road which leads back to the R116 and the old route which must be followed with care to Glencullen.

- passing through Glencullen, walk on for a short distance and turn right up into Glencullen Adventure Park - a mountain biking facility. The route goes on from their car park and centre, skirting left and uphill around the biking trails. Entering the forest, the way now runs largely parallel to the bike trails on a separate path.

nomdeboardie

LionelNashe wrote: »

EastwestMapping has a Facebook post about it, including a map (which matches the route on the official DublinMountains.ie website):

Kudos to the EastWesters (Barrey et al., I think) for keeping the updates and other content coming on that page; great geogeekery