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Can i bring my dogs on the wicklow way.

  • 14-02-2012 7:00pm
    #1
    nanornanor
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    Hello we are planning to do the full route of the Wicklow way from Carlow back to Dublin. are we permitted to take the dogs with us. There are three men and three jack Russells. I understand farmers concerns with their live stock etc but the dogs will be kept under control .i take them on a lot of long walks and really want them to be with us on this great adventure.
    We hope to cover the whole route in 4 days. we are fit and really up for the challenge.
    Is this fair on the dogs? they love their walks but is this to much for a jack Russell.They never seem to tire when we are out walking .
    Id really appreciate all your comments so i can sum everything up.
    Thank you very much,


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  • #2
    Donny5
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    Well, for the most part, you can bring dogs. However, there's a few spots where farmer's have let the Way through their land and I don't think it's fair to take advantage of that, seeing as they've asked walkers not to bring dogs onto their land. Of course, it's a personal call, but if you'd like to do the Way without imposing upon farmer's lands, I can give you routes (farther distances, though) around them. Otherwise, you could carry your terriers whilst on the farmers' lands. It's only two or three km of the whole 127 km.

    As for the dogs, you're looking at 30+ km a day, maybe as much as 35-40km on some of the longer days (if you'll be sleeping in accommodation along the route). I'm not sure how a Jack Russell would take that. It's a long way on short legs.

    Overall, I'd say enjoy the way. It's a lovely route, and heading North, the scenery gets better every day.


  • #3
    nanornanor
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    Thanks for that. Iv decided to get the dogs dropped off on our last night so they have one day walking. at least this way we are on our way home and would have covered most of the journey and got a feel for the ups and downs .we are planning to camp under the stars also so where would there be a good spot to collect the dogs with say 40 k left on our journey and wouldn't imped on anyones land. many thanks


  • #4
    Donny5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭Donny5


    nanornanor wrote: »
    Thanks for that. Iv decided to get the dogs dropped off on our last night so they have one day walking. at least this way we are on our way home and would have covered most of the journey and got a feel for the ups and downs .we are planning to camp under the stars also so where would there be a good spot to collect the dogs with say 40 k left on our journey and wouldn't imped on anyones land. many thanks

    Heading Northbound, you could pick up your dogs where the Wicklow Way leaves the Sally Gap road near Roundwood (GRID O 16850 07432). That's about 32-35 km from the end, with some of the best scenery of the whole way, too. You could also pick them up where the Way leaves the road at Curtlestown Wood (GRID O 18432 16821), which is about 20km from the finish.

    There's no private land at all along that part of the way, so the dogs can be off the lead for most of it. There's one longish stretch on roads between Prince Williams Seat and Fairy Castle, a couple of km along a fairly busy road, and the last few km into Marley are on roads, too, but you should be grand.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
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    nanornanor wrote: »
    the dogs will be kept under control

    By which you mean on leads?

    The number of people you see strolling around the National Park here in Killarney with dogs off leads always amazes me. Despite the presence of signs with very large simple drawings showing dogs and leads...which is surely a giveaway...a number of dog owners think their particular pooches are so wise and serene as to be above the rules.


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