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Military Road (L1013) – Killakee Viewpoint loop from University College Dublin (Belfield Campus)

Military Road (L1013) – Killakee Viewpoint loop from University College Dublin (Belfield Campus)

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Military Road (L1013) – Killakee Viewpoint loop from University College Dublin (Belfield Campus)

02:17

44.7km

690m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Wicklow Mountains National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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8.09 km

Our Lady of the Wayside Church, Kiltiernan

Highlight • Religious Site

10.8 km

Scalp Road, Barnaslingan

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This narrow rocky pass through which runs the old Dublin to Enniskerry road was formed by an Ice Age glacial lake overflow. There are many granite outcrops and boulders to be seen, especially on the wooded eastern Barnaslingan side. (coillte.ie/site/barnaslingan-wood/)

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13.3 km

The Bog Meadow

Nature Reserve

13.9 km

Clock Tower at Enniskerry Village Square

Highlight • Monument

Great spot to stop for a coffee or beer. Plenty of good establishments on the square.

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27.4 km

Military Road (L1013)

Highlight • Cycleway

You are here on one of the most characteristic sections of the Old Military Road, built between 1800 and 1809 by the British Army to control the Wicklow Mountains after the 1798 Rebellion. This section of the L1013 runs across an open high plateau with wide, rugged views towards Glencree, Kippure and the northern Wicklow Mountains.

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27.9 km

Military Road: Killakee to Glencree (Wicklow Mountains National Park)

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

the northern end of Military Road, once you have passed the first climb a great view opens, don't get distracted too much

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33.8 km

Killakee Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Killakee View Point is a public viewing point in the eastern part of the Dublin Mountains, gazing eastwards towards Dublin Bay and Dun Laoghaire. The view point provides a sweeping panorama of meadows, hedgerows and forest, which transition to suburban and urban Dublin, and then over to Dublin Bay.

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35.7 km

Timbertrove Café

Highlight • Cafe

Lovely coffee & scone stop, cycling or walking

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44.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.9 km

7.07 km

607 m

102 m

Surfaces

43.0 km

1.40 km

331 m

Elevation

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Sunday 28 June

21°C

13°C

71 %

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Military Road (L1013) – Killakee Viewpoint loop from University College Dublin (Belfield Campus)

Our Lady of the Wayside Church, Kiltiernan

Scalp Road, Barnaslingan

Clock Tower at Enniskerry Village Square

Military Road (L1013)

Military Road: Killakee to Glencree (Wicklow Mountains National Park)

Killakee Viewpoint

Timbertrove Café

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