Hello hikers!
Our first AWCD hike/hillwalk of 2023 will take us on a truly spectacular route around the Upper Lake of Glendalough. We’ll climb up from the upper Glendalough carpark past the Poulanass Waterfalls, then wend our way up to the Spinc, from which the whole of the Glendalough valley can be seen. We’ll follow the boardwalk high above the lake, then descend slowly into the valley to cross the stream via a footbridge above the upper lake. From there we’ll return to the carpark via the Miner’s Road on the north side of the lake.
Date: Thursday, 12 January 2023
Meeting time: 9:20 for a 9:30 start
Hike distance: 9.7 km
Hike time: 4 hours
Please bring: 1 liter water, lunch and snack, rain gear, hat and gloves, walking sticks
I have been asked by the AWCD to point out that walkers should be aware that they are responsible for their own safety and that they are NOT covered by the AWCD for Personal Accident Insurance. To hike with the Hillwalking group you must be a member of Mountaineering Ireland which provides us with insurance cover. If you have not walked with us before, you are allowed two guest walks before joining Mountaineering Ireland. You will need to sign a Guest Waiver Form.
Please sign up through Wild Apricot by the end of Wednesday (11 January) if you plan to join us on the hike. We will be setting up carpools to get to the trailhead; Please let me know if you can drive, and the nearest DART/LUAS station at which you can collect people. Carpool riders will be asked to pay 10 euro to their driver to help defray the cost of petrol.
I will set up a WhatsApp group for this hike.
Thank you!
Kathryn Abbott