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wicklow way swimming

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  • 21-04-2011 3:08pm
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    Eyeball Tickler
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    Hi. Me and a few friends are going to be hiking the Wicklow way from near Enniskerry, heading south, over the weekend. Are they any good (and relatively safe) spots for a dip anyone could recommend along the route?


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    Nonmonotonic
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    Probably too late.

    Lough Dan or Glendalough lake but lake swimming is dangerous.


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    rokossovsky
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    Nonmonotonic wrote: »
    Probably too late.

    Lough Dan or Glendalough lake but lake swimming is dangerous.

    how come lake swimming is dangerous?


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    AngryHippie
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    cold water, cold springs, underwater hazards, murky water, sudden depth changes, difficult access for extraction (usually)


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    rokossovsky
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    all of the above present in the sea too.


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    Nonmonotonic
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    Read the last paragraph on this page. Read this part , the section where he swims Llynn LLydaw lake. Cold is the enemy and lakes can be very cold.


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    rokossovsky
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    Good post thanks. Something to keep in mind for my swim in Lake Bohinj Slovenia in three weeks. Its a glacially fed lake but according to locals, by late May water temperature is about 15C. Im banking on the sun on my back at that water temperature I should be ok over 4K.


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