Roundwood Reservoir Woodland Walk
Grade
Easy
Length
3.4 km
Time
45 minutes
Format
Loop
Dogs Allowed
On a lead
Waymarking
Pink
Start Point
Knockraheen Entrance
Finish Point
Knockraheen Entrance
Nearest Town to Start
Roundwood
Grid Ref.
O 203 038
Lat. and Long.
53.071629, -6.204967
This trail follows the short steep-sided cutting linking the Upper and Lower Vartry Reservoirs through stands of one hundred year old Scot's Pine trees. Great Crested Grebes breed here on floating nests and are regularly sighted from this walk.
Maps and other information
Trail Management
Roundwood and District Community Council, Parish Hall, Main Street, Roundwood, Co Wicklow.
Facilities
Car parking, shops, a variety of accommodation, cafés, restaurants, pubs, public toilets, all in Roundwood
Car parking only at trailhead but a safe pedestrian access to Roundwood village (800m) via a pedestrian footpath
OSI Maps
Discovery Series Sheet 56
Public Transportation
St Kevin's Bus Service (Dublin City Centre to Glendalough) has a number of services per day