Spinc & Glenealo Valley - Glendalough
Loop Walk · Wicklow
450
XP
about 2 h 26 min walking
528 m
326 m
124 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
394 m
Drop
390 m
Highest
500 m
Lowest
133 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 2.6 km, climbs 16% for 1270 m early on, comes down 20% for 700 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 20% for 700 m early on, comes down 16% for 1270 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 2.6–5.8, from 141 m to 499 m.
How the 8.9 km splits
Flat
1.8 km
Climbing
1.9 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.7 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.3 km
Descending
1.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.6 km
Link it with other walks
Miners' Way
Shares 5.5 km of path · meets at km 0.516.9 km
Spinc & Wicklow Way - Glendalough
Starts here too · Shares 2.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 5.910.4 km
Spinc - Short Route - Glendalough
Starts here too · Shares 2.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 6.24.3 km
Derrybawn Woodland Trail - Glendalough
Starts here too · Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 7.97.2 km
Poulanass - Glendalough
Starts here too · Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 7.91.6 km
Wicklow Way
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 8.0128.1 km
Poulanass & St Kevins Cell - Glendalough
Starts here too · Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 8.20.9 km
Woodland Road - Glendalough
Starts here too4.6 km
Miners Road Walk - Glendalough
Starts here too2.6 km
Green Road Walk - Glendalough
Starts here too · Crosses at km 8.62.7 km