Ticknock to Two Rock Mountain circuit

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Follow the road from the Ticknock parking area to the Three Rock Mountain, with breathtaking views of Dublin. On a clear day, you can see the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland. Continue past the forest to the open moorland of heather to the top of the Two Rock Mountain. Follow the Dublin Mountains Way for a kilometre before heading back down via the Wicklow Way, with more moorland, views of sheep farms, and forest.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 3.84 mi
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    Average duration: 2h 20 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 696 ft
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    Descent: - 696 ft
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    Highest point: 1,742 ft
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    Lowest point: 1,037 ft
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Description of the walk

Start: The route starts in the Ticknock Parking Area. It can be busy on Summer weekends.

(S/E) Follow the tarred road uphill for about a kilometre to Three Rock Mountain.
There are great views of Dublin and the bay from the top of the Three Rock Mountain. Young and not so young will enjoy scrambling up one or more of the granite rocks that give the mountain its name.

(1) Retrace your steps for about 200 metres, then continue south-southwest on a broad untarred road with forest on one side and communications towers on the other. Follow the path uphill for a further kilometre until you reach Two Rock Mountain; the latter half of the path is in open heathland.
There is a large heap of stones (cairn) at the top of Two Rock Mountain, with lovely views of the Wicklow Mountains to the south.

(2) Turn right (west-southwest) along the Dublin Mountains Way, following it for about half a kilometre before turning right (north-northwest) on the Wicklow Way.

(3) At the viewing platform, turn right (east-southeast) onto a broad forest road. After half a kilometre, turn left onto a marked path that continues down the mountain and back to the Ticknock parking lot.(S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,047 ft - Ticknock Parking Area
  2. 1 : mi 0.95 - alt. 1,440 ft - Three Rock Mountain
  3. 2 : mi 1.76 - alt. 1,739 ft - Two Rock Mountain (aka Fairy Castle)
  4. 3 : mi 2.8 - alt. 1,325 ft - Viewing platform
  5. S/E : mi 3.84 - alt. 1,047 ft - Ticknock Parking Area

Notes

There is a small public toilet at the start of the walk.

Can be done in an hour at a very brisk pace, but better to allow for up to two hours.

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