Glendalough lake is nestled in Wicklow Mountains in Ireland not far from Dublin, making it a popular daytrip destination.
We too spent a few hours at Glendalough, taking the public bus which still does cost a bit more than regular bus rides. The views driving in were stunning. There‘s also chartered bus services available.
The Spinc, is the ridge that one can hike on overlooking the upper lake.
Upper lake is much larger than the lower lake. Both are beautifully blue and you’ll get a great view from an elevation during the hike.
The routes are catagorised by colour and we did the quick blue route as we were short on time.
The white route is the longest, almost 10km long. It’s a giant loop that will take you about 3.5 hours to complete, circling the upperlake.
The red route is the longest, taking about 4 hours. There’s also an incline of 490 metres.
We took the blue route, which is a short but gorgeous Spinc trail with great views and breathtaking nature. It’s 6km long.
There’s also the green and purple routes which are much sorter and a lot less strenuous.
The route is available on apple maps and there was a signal available for most of the way.
Happy hiking!
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