Lugala Days

If you want to head out to the wilds of Wicklow but not meet every Tom, Dick and Dublin Harry then Lugala and the Knocknacloghoge walk is a pretty safe, non-crowded one to do.

Park your car at the black gate seen here, go through the gate and just start walking down, down, down...... through the old Guinness estate, by all the deer and over little bridges and through great big, tall trees. It takes two hours to Lough Tay and back but bring a picnic, it's gorgeous down there.

That's an old scouts cottage I think........

OK, so the full route is here.

And here's what you'll discover along the way.

Looks like Canada doesn't it? Oh yeah it's where they filmed parts of the Vikings with Gabriel Byrne, I'll show you the lake when we get there - it's at the end. This is one of the many bridges you'll cross. See, not a sinner?

And after this bridge you'll head along this green path....... 

And this is where you'll see the fields of wild deer.......

You'll eventually come to the scouts cottage (let's just call it that).......

Before arriving at Lough Tay where Vikings is being filmed.

Up to the right there is where the big, fancy Guinness house is nowadays. Climb Djouce and you'll see it from above.

After all that exertion, we chilled by the river with all the midges.........

And had our picnic...... 

Before heading home the way we came past the fields with all the deer and rabbits.......