Ben Shorten will guide you on a unique hike:

The Valley of Thieves in the Dublin Mountains

Please read the description carefully, this is a 'proper' hike not a casual stroll....! Previous hiking experience preferable but not essential, but you must be in good health and have good level of fitness.

There are two possible meeting points for the start of this tour, please refer to details below.

Length / Duration

19km (approx) / 6-7 hours (Full day hike => bring packed lunch!)

Terrain

Tracks & Trails ~ 12km

Sheep Trails / Rough ~ 2km

Road / Asphalt ~ 5km

Bring

Hiking Boots

Raingear

Upper base, outer and spare layers*

Walking trousers*

*(no denim or cotton)

Backpack

Water

Packed Lunch

Snack

Sun Cream

Insect Repellent

Change of Clothes

€5 for car parking (if driving)

Places Visited / Stories Told

Glenasmole Lodge

Oisin’s Riposte to St. Patrick

Kearney Memorial Plaque

Source of the River Dodder

Site of the Hostel of the Red God

La Touche Shooting Lodge

Captain Noel Lemass Memorial Plaque

Ice Pit (Lunch)

Piperstown Cairns

House on the Side of the Road (with a Mysterious Past)

Site of Annemount Monastery

Kilnasantan Medieval Church and Burial Ground

Bohernabreena Reservoirs

Meet

Bohernabreena Upper Lake Car Park at 10 AM

https://goo.gl/maps/kMBE6Hh3MhiWSjLK6

OR

Old Bawn SC Car Park at 9:30 AM

https://goo.gl/maps/hBdiKNYrUp2HAgNs5

(drive to start of hike from here)