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Does Dublin leave you yearning for the great outdoors?
Then get out of town with Dirty Boots Treks ( & 01/623-
6785; www.dirtybootstreks.com), a fantastic, brand-new
outfit offering full-day excursions into the mountains
south of Dublin. Dirty Boots has thought of everything.
After a 9am pickup at the gates of Trinity College, your
group (maximum eight people) will be transported in a
4 × 4 Land Rover into Wicklow Mountains National Park,
deep in “the Garden of Ireland.” Highlights of the easy-to-
moderate hike might include spotting a herd of wild deer
or taking a dip in a mountain stream. Treks are typically 4
to 5 hours of trail walking, with plenty of stops for con-
versation, photo opportunities, admiring the scenery, and
a homemade picnic lunch. The day is capped off with a
drink in a local country pub before returning to Dublin
around 6pm. Later on, you can download photos from
your trek from the Dirty Boots website and send them to
friends back home. A full-day trek, including round-trip
transportation and lunch (but not an after-trek pub stop)
costs 45 ($54) for adults, 39 ($47) for students. Didn't
pack your hiking gear? No worries. For
9 ($11), Dirty
Boots will provide a trekking backpack with hiking boots,
gaiters, and waterproofs—all in your size. It's essential to
book ahead, either by phone or online.
the promenade turns left and up, beginning the ascent of Bray
Head. Shortly after the ascent begins, a trail branches to the left—
this is the cliff-side walk, which continues another 5.6km (3.5
miles) along the coast to Greystones. From the center of Greystones,
a train will take you back to Bray. This is an easy walk, about 2
hours each way.
Dalkey Hill and Killiney Hill drop steeply into the sea and
command great views of Killiney Bay, Bray Head, and Sugarloaf
Mountain. To get there, leave the Dalkey DART station, head into
the center of Dalkey and then south on Dalkey Avenue (at the post
office). About .8km (half a mile) from the post office, you'll pass a
road ascending through fields on your left—this is the entrance to
the Dalkey Hill Park. From the parking lot, climb a series of steps
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