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Beachwalk : Inchydoney Beach, Clonakilty, Cork
Inchydoney Beach is a beautiful blue flag beach just 10 minutes from Clonakilty Town in Cork. Inchydoney itself is a small island, long connected to the mainland by two causeways. This is a lovely beach to take a short walk on, anytime of the year. As the beach is quite sandy, it would not be very buggy friendly for a walk. The Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa (link) also overlooks the beach, so this is a great option for a walk for its residences. There is a car park a short walk from the beach ( location shown below).
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Cabinteely Park
This is another great park to enjoy in Dublin. Cabinteely Park has great facilities. There is a decent sized car park, playground, coffee shop and plenty of space for walks. The park is close to Cornelscourt off the N11 or if you take exit 15 on the M50. Cabinteely Park Car Park https://maps.google.com/?cid=9240937456546682405&hl=en&gl=ie
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Corkagh Park
Corkagh Park, near Clondalkin is another great park to visit in Dublin with a wide range of facilities. Along with the great open green areas and woodlands, the park has a free pet farm, playground, fairy wood, rose garden and a nice pond and fishing facilities. The main car park is just off the Kingswood exit on the N7 and parking is free. The small coffee shop is located near the fishing facilities near the pond. Check out some photos of the park below from a sunny March day. https://www.google.ie/maps/place/53%C2%B018’19.1%22N+6%C2%B024’46.3%22W/@53.3052942,-6.4150587,437m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d53.305291!4d-6.41287?hl=en
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Fresh Morning @ Carton House
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Donadea Forest Park Walks
Great walk around Donadea Forest. Parking is 5 euro for a car and you need to pay with coins.
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The Wicklow Gap
The beautiful Wicklow Gap (R756). Take a drive or even a cycle over the rural mountain landscape. The Wicklow Gap road goes from Hollywood near the N81 about 10km from Blessington to the village of Laragh near Glendalough.
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Bray Strand In The Sun
Busy Bank Holiday Monday in Bray. Parking can be at a premium during the weekends and the area can be quite congested. There is a DART station nearby though. Starting point for a walk up Bray Head or the Bray to Greystones Cliff Walk.
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Bray to Greystones Cliffwalk
The Bray to Greystones Cliffwalk is a fantastic walk along the coast. There is a well kept path that is quite popular. It can be walked in both directions but if you only fancy going one way just take the DART back. We parked in Bray, walked to Greystones and got the DART back. From the Bray side it starts just after the Bray Head Hotel. Parking is limited here so grab some parking along the beach. Grade: Moderate, the route is marked with Red arrows Distance: 7km Estimated time: 2.5hrs Total height climbed: 130m Highest point: 100m Terrain underfoot: Footpath Again wicklowwalks.com provides a great guide http://www.wicklowwalks.com/bray-cliff-walk Also check out http://www.thecliffwalk.ie/
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Take a walk to the Hellfire Club
If you are looking for a nice short walk, a good view of Dublin city and a place with a spooky history, the Hellfire Club is for you! It’s located on Montpelier Hill which is about a 30 minute drive from the city. There are many myths and stories linked to the Hellfire Club. One of the best known of these tells of a stranger who arrived at the club on a stormy night. Invited in, he joined the members in a card game. One player dropped his card on the floor and when he bent under the table to retrieve it noticed that the stranger had a cloven hoof. At…
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Maulin & Powerscourt Waterfall
Great walk that passes by the Powerscourt Waterfall as you climb the summit of Maulin in Wicklow. The walk takes about 3 hours. Start the walk by parking at Crone Car Park. We found this hike from the following great website http://www.wicklowwalks.com/powerscourt-waterfall. More details of the hike can be found here or below. Route Starting from the car park at Crone, follow the forest trail at the head of the car park. There are several twists and turns in the path, but ignore side paths and follow the route clearly marked with Wicklow Way signs. After passing through the forest, the path suddenly emerges into the open high above the…
