Anyone recommend some good cross country/wooded trails in Kildare?

pug_

I mainly run on roads and footpaths with the occasional run around the Curragh and I'm looking for a bit of variety to my routine. Whenever I'm in my home town of Newmarket Co Cork I always go for a run in the Island wood and I just love it, especially the few rougher narrow trails in the wood.

I'd love to find something like that in Kildare. I love running in wooded areas, but I'd try any kind of cross country running if the trail is interesting - i.e. not the likes of the Curragh, most of it is just too flat and open for me.

Distance wise 5-10 miles would be the dream.

tang1

Donadea Forest Park between Clane & Kilcock has lovely trails through forest. Might be bit far away for you though.

pug_

I'd forgotten all about Donadea. How long are the trails there? I've only been there once or twice with the kids so didn't get to see much of it.

Trampas

Most run a 5km loop

ultraman1

pug_ wrote: »

I'd forgotten all about Donadea. How long are the trails there? I've only been there once or twice with the kids so didn't get to see much of it.

u ould spend the day running there ,theres loads of of fire road type route and there is also the just inside the wall route which is a bit more technical, just pure trail,some of thre mtb bike crowd use it also,is great this time of year to run on as is covered in trees and not much frozen bits and not dat well known...

emerald007

outline of the trails in donadea can be found here

http://www.coillteoutdoors.ie/?id=53&rec_site=5

pug_

Thanks for the replies, reckon I'll give a drive out there on Thursday and give a couple of laps of the Aylmer Walk to try it out.

ultraman1

bring a fiver in coins........ or pass the main gate on left continue on till next left,turn left up a hill down a hill,left a y junction and there is a gate about .5 km down dat road ,there will prob be a few cars there ...

Speedtrap

Try the canals paths. The Grand from Hazelhatch to Edenderry and there is canal paths from Rathangan to god knows where in a south direction

grimbergen

you're probably as close to some of the trails in south dublin - www.dublinmountains.ie