Ireland's oldest waymarked trail begins at the edge of Dublin, one of Europe's most welcoming capital cities, and within a few hours delivers you into a landscape that feels genuinely remote.

For 130 kilometres / 81 miles the Wicklow Way threads through heather moorland, forested valleys and the granite peaks of the Wicklow Mountains. At Glendalough, the ruins of a sixth-century monastic city sit beside a dark glacial lake in one of the most atmospheric settings in Ireland.

Leave the cobblestones of Dublin behind and discover the wilder country that lies just beyond it.