Wicklow Mountains National Park primarily aims to protect biodiversity and lands. It also serves as a valuable recreational space for locals and tourists alike.
Glendalough Valley contains the ancient monastic settlement of St. Kevin. It is possible for those coming properly equipped to explore the uplands on foot to escape the summer crowds, where solitude and wilderness are easy to find.
South of Dublin are the Wicklow Mountains. The Wicklow Mountains is the largest of Ireland's six national parks, with 20,483 hectares. Wicklow Mountains National Park is also the only national park in the east of Ireland.
It covers much of the Wicklow mountains. The slopes and rounded peaks of the uplands are covered with blanket bog and heath. Forest plantations and narrow winding mountain roads are all that interrupt the wide-open vistas. In the wooded valleys, fast-flowing streams flow into deep lakes and then continue on into the surrounding lowlands.
Accessibility
Wicklow Mountains National Park is committed to people of all abilities and plans to commission an access audit in the future. The Upper Lake has wheelchair-accessible paths and lawns, while the Lower Lake has a wheelchair-accessible boardwalk. However, none of the paths have been certified as "wheelchair friendly," so use them at your own risk.
