Djouce Mountain

Date: 14/02/2009

Area: Djouce Mountain, Wicklow, Ireland

Maps used: OSI Sheet 56

Weather: Cold and cloudy, 2ft of snow in places

Route Description: Started at the car park at O213149. Followed the track through the forest heading south until reaching a stream at around O206114. Headed more or less northwest using the stream as a handrail on the right. Walked almost 2km until the Wicklow Way and turned left (southwest) towards Djouce. Walked another 2.5km until reaching a fence that leads to the summit. Decided not to go to the summit as it was late and it would be dark soon. Returned to the car park via the same route.


Duration: 5 hours
Distance: 13km
Total Ascent: 400m

Great Sugar Loaf, Long Route (2nd Attempt)

Date: 05/10/2008

Area: Great Sugar Loaf, Wicklow, Ireland

Maps used: OSI Sheet 56

Weather: Cold, clear, windy at the top

Route Description: Started from the car park of the GAA club (O244158) and headed west towards a track along the club. Veered north / northwest for a while and then west again towards the north-south ridge that leads to the Great Sugar Loaf. Proceeded to the summit at 501m and then down a scree to the west of the top. After descending about 100m started an anti-clockwise route towards a track southeast of the top that leads back to the car park.

Duration: 3 hours
Distance: 5.5km
Total Ascent: 379m

Great Sugar Loaf, Long Route (1st Attempt)

Date: 20/07/2008

Area: Great Sugar Loaf, Wicklow, Ireland

Maps used: OSI Sheet 56

Weather: Mild and clear, but cloudy and windy at times

Route Description: Started from the car park of the GAA club (O244158) and headed west towards a track along the club. Veered north / northwest for a while and then west again towards the north-south ridge that leads to the Great Sugar Loaf. Moved off the track and couldn't find it again, so because of the high gorse and its thorns decided to turn back and try another day.

Duration: 2 hours
Distance: 2km
Total Ascent: 190m

Bray Head

Date: 01/06/2008

Area: Bray, Wicklow, Ireland

Maps used: OSI Sheet 56

Weather: Mild temperatures, clear sky

Route Description: Started at the south end of the promenade in Bray (O276182) and headed south along the road / track to Bray Head. Continued on the track until reaching the summit at 240m (O282162). Descended southwest around the hill and then anti-clockwise and towards the coast until reaching the track above the DART line, heading back north towards the promenade.

Duration: 3 hours
Distance: 7km
Total Ascent: 240m

Tonelagee

Date: 13/04/2008

Area: Tonelagee, Wicklow, Ireland

Maps used: OSI Sheet 56

Weather: Cold, clear at the beginning but then cloudy and with hail at times

Route Description: Started at Glenmacnass Waterfall car park (O113031) and headed southwest towards Tonelagee via a shoulder (668m top). After reaching the top of Tonelagee (817m) headed north for about 1km and then northeast, using Lough Ouler and the Lough Brook as a handrail. After about 1.5km headed east back to the car park.

Duration: 4 hours
Distance: 8km
Total Ascent: 457m