Spinc & Wicklow Way - Glendalough
Loop Walk · Wicklow
500
XP
about 2 h 59 min walking
638 m
383 m
127 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
472 m
Drop
479 m
Highest
603 m
Lowest
139 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 19% for 720 m early on, comes down 28% for 280 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 28% for 280 m early on, comes down 19% for 720 m near the end.
Better anticlockwise: you climb the steeper side (2.1 km at 10%+, 2.1 km of it 15%+) and come down 0.8 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main descent: km 4.2–11.0, from 600 m to 140 m.
How the 11.0 km splits
Flat
1.8 km
Climbing
1.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
2.1 km
Descending
4.9 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.5 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.3 km
Link it with other walks
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Spinc - Short Route - Glendalough
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Miners' Way
Shares 2.2 km of path · meets at km 2.516.9 km
Derrybawn Woodland Trail - Glendalough
Starts here too · Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 9.4, 10.67.2 km
Poulanass - Glendalough
Starts here too · Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 10.0, 10.61.6 km
Poulanass & St Kevins Cell - Glendalough
Starts here too · Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 10.4, 10.60.9 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 10.72.7 km