Spinc - Short Route - Glendalough
Walking Trail · Wicklow
Spinc - Short Route - Glendalough is a 4.3 km strenuous waymarked loop in Wicklow, starting near Laragh.
Grade
| Activity | Grade | Difficulty | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | Strenuous | Challenging | 2 hours |
Getting there
Starts at National Park Information Office near the Upper Lake., 4.8 km from Laragh.
- Trailhead coordinates
- 53.00469, -6.34573
- Irish Grid reference
- T 111 961
- 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.
Public transport
St Kevin's Bus Service from Dublin City Centre via Bray has a number of services per day
Before you arrive
Car parking fee of 4 euro per day in Upper Lake Car Park
About the trail
The walk ascends steeply up by Poulanass Waterfall before entering the Lugduff Valley where a steep climb up steps brings you onto the boardwalk which hugs the cliff of the Spinc before cutting down onto forest with a spectacular viewing point overlooking the Upper Lake from the Spinc..
- Waymarking
- Blue
Who manages it
National Parks & Wildlife Service Wicklow
National Parks & Wildlife Service Wicklow
Conditions and closures change. The operator is the authority on both, not this page.
Elsewhere
Trails nearby
Measured trailhead to trailhead, in a straight line.
- Derrybawn Woodland Trail - Glendalough 0 m away · 7.2 km trail
- Green Road Walk - Glendalough 0 m away · 2.7 km trail
- Poulanass - Glendalough 0 m away · 1.6 km trail
- Poulanass & St Kevins Cell - Glendalough 0 m away · 0.9 km trail
- Spinc & Glenealo Valley - Glendalough 0 m away · 8.8 km trail
- Spinc & Wicklow Way - Glendalough 0 m away · 10.4 km trail
Common questions
How long is the Spinc - Short Route - Glendalough?
4.3 km, recorded as a loop on Sport Ireland's National Trails Register. It climbs 280 m in total. Sport Ireland estimates 2 hours.
How hard is the Spinc - Short Route - Glendalough?
Sport Ireland grades it Strenuous, with an overall difficulty of Challenging. Grades are set against national criteria, so they are comparable with other registered trails.
Where does the Spinc - Short Route - Glendalough start?
Starts at National Park Information Office near the Upper Lake., 4.8 km from Laragh. The trailhead is at 53.00469, -6.34573 (Irish Grid T 111 961).
Can you get to the Spinc - Short Route - Glendalough without a car?
St Kevin's Bus Service from Dublin City Centre via Bray has a number of services per day.
Who manages the Spinc - Short Route - Glendalough?
National Parks & Wildlife Service Wicklow. They are the authority on current conditions and closures, not this page.
More in Wicklow
Trail data from the Sport Ireland National Trails Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Trailhead coordinates from the companion Trailheads dataset. Snapshot taken 2026-09-01.