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Trail · County Dublin

Saggart Hill Loop

3.4 km1 hrEasyLoopDogs on a lead

Route shape, north at the top · start (filled) and finish (ring) · Sport Ireland

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Outdoors in County Dublin this week

Best day outdoors: Sun, 11 Oct — dry by day, light winds, up to 13°C

Fri, 9 Oct14° / 8°DrizzleGood day outdoors
Sat, 10 Oct12° / 7°Scattered cloudsGood day outdoors
Sun, 11 Oct13° / 13°Scattered cloudsGreat day outdoors

Make a day of it

The nearest trails, beaches, woods and heritage within 25 km.

Trails & walks

Trail · 100 m awaySlievethoul Lugg Walk6.9 km2 hrEasyLoop

Trail · 8.8 km awayGrand Canal Way117.1 km5 daysEasyLinearThe Grand Canal was designed to connect Dublin, Ireland's capital city westwards through the midlands with the River Shannon, and although construction work began in 1757, the waterway was not completed as far as the…

Trail · 9.8 km awayMassey's Estate - Nature trail2.5 km45 minEasyLoopThis walk goes clockwise in a loop, descending through mature forest with a great variety and range of trees. It then ascends on a path crossing the pretty Owerdoher River several times, venturing into the old walled…

Beaches & bathing waters

Beach · 19 km awayTrá MhuirfeanMerrion StrandDogs on a leadMerrion beach is a sandy beach with a gradual slope which makes the water too shallow for any real swimming. There is a large inlet of water that remains even at low tide and is known locally as "Cockle Lake". Although…

Beach · 19 km awayDumhach ThráSandymount StrandWater quality: Sufficient (2025)ToiletsParkingWheelchair accessSandymount Strand is 2 km a sandy beach with a gradual slope, which makes the water too shallow for any real swimming. There is a large inlet of water that remains even at low tide and is known locally as "Cockle Lake"…

Forests & woodlands

Forest · 100 m awaySlievethoul and Lugg2 trailsParking

Forest · 9.7 km awayClub Thine IfrinnHell Fire Club7 trailsParking

Parks, gardens & islands

Nature spot · Co. Wicklow · 3.8 km awayHunting Brook GardenGardenHunting Brook Garden is located in Blessington, County Wicklow and is an inspiring tropical, prairie and woodland gardens. It is filled with rare plants from around the world and has views across the Wicklow Mountains.

Nature spot · 7.6 km awaySean Walsh Memorial ParkParkTallaghtThe Sean Walsh Memorial Park in Tallaght, County Dublin, is an oasis at the heart of a densely populated urban area, providing a landscaped parkland, ornamental formal gardens, a duck pond and a recreation area for visitors.

Heritage sites

Heritage site · 13 km awayKilmashogue Megalithic TombMegalithic tombKilmashogueToday the wedge tomb at Kilmashogue is located in forestry, but originally it would have been situated on an open mountain side overlooking the lowlands now occupied by Dublin city. The site was excavated in 1953. The…

Heritage site · 13 km awayRathfarnham CastleHouseRathfarnhamThe original castle at Rathfarnham dates back to the Elizabethan period and was built for Archbishop Adam Loftus, an ambitious Yorkshire clergyman, who came to Ireland as chaplain to the Lord Deputy and quickly rose to…