Lacken Mass Path
Mountain Access Trail · Wicklow
Lacken Mass Path is a 1.9 km moderate waymarked linear route in Wicklow, starting near Lacken.
Distance and time given are from trailhead to end of trail only - please double if walking to the end of the trail and back to the trailhead
Grade
| Activity | Grade | Difficulty | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | Moderate | Moderate | 30 minutes |
Getting there
Starts at 10 m to left of old shop in Lacken (Now Closed), near Lacken.
Finishes at 10 m to left of old shop in Lacken (Now Closed).
- Trailhead coordinates
- 53.14028, -6.48852
- Irish Grid reference
- O 011 110
- Ordnance Survey sheets
- Discovery Series Sheet 56
The National Trails Register's own latitude and longitude fields are empty for all 1,186 trails on it. This trailhead comes from Sport Ireland's separate Trailheads dataset, matched to this trail on its register ID.
About the trail
This "Mass Path" was used for over 200 years by the people of Lugnagun and Blackrock to go to church, school, shop and pub in Lacken before cars became plentiful and is marked on the Griffiths Valuation maps of 1856. It is built with stone walls 8 feet high in places and passes through a landscape still bearing the scars of the famine years, ruined houses and potato ridges, etc. Views of Poulaphuca Reservoir and Mid Leinster as far as the Slieve Bloom Mountains are magnificent.
- Waymarking
- Green arrows on white background
- Dogs
- No
Who manages it
Lacken Tidy Villages
Lacken Tidy Villages, Lacken C C, Lacken, Blessington, Co Wicklow
Conditions and closures change. The operator is the authority on both, not this page.
Trails nearby
Measured trailhead to trailhead, in a straight line.
- Blessington Greenway 3.7 km away · 6.5 km trail
- Saggart Hill Loop 13 km away · 3.4 km trail
- Slievethoul Lugg Walk 13 km away · 6.9 km trail
- Miners' Way 16 km away · 16.9 km trail
- Kilcoagh Loop 16 km away · 10.6 km trail
- Fauna Loop 16 km away · 6.1 km trail
Common questions
How long is the Lacken Mass Path?
1.9 km, recorded as a linear route on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. It climbs 110 m in total. Sport Ireland estimates 30 minutes. Distance and time given are from trailhead to end of trail only - please double if walking to the end of the trail and back to the trailhead
How hard is the Lacken Mass Path?
Sport Ireland grades it Moderate. Grades are set against national criteria, so they are comparable with other registered trails.
Where does the Lacken Mass Path start?
Starts at 10 m to left of old shop in Lacken (Now Closed), near Lacken. The trailhead is at 53.14028, -6.48852 (Irish Grid O 011 110).
Can you bring a dog on the Lacken Mass Path?
No. The register records dogs as not allowed on this trail.
Who manages the Lacken Mass Path?
Lacken Tidy Villages. They are the authority on current conditions and closures, not this page.
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Trail data from the Sport Ireland National Trails Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Trailhead coordinates from the companion Trailheads dataset. Snapshot taken 2026-08-13.