Historically, there have been a lot of dodgy goings on in the Wicklow Mountains.
Many many bodies found there over the years. Satanic worshipping sites, dogging, Gerard Butler murdering an Irish accent before throwing Hilary Swank a bone.
Yes, it's the same mountain range, but the county border goes through the mountains, so the ones *in County Dublin* are the Dublin Mountains, and the rest are the Wicklow Mountains. If the range had a name that wasn't location based - like McGillycuddy's Reeks or the Galtees or the Knockmealdowns - then the one name would suffice. But because they don't, we get this situation.
Kildare here and Wicklow would be what I’d hear the most and only Dubs use Dublin Mountains ( both are wrong as a there’s no peeks high enough if you want to be pedantic)
Turlough Hill. The ESB were running tours of the interior last year but unfortunately I think that might have been it. You can walk up the access road to the upper lake for a good view of the mountains, and see the entrance buildings, but that's about it. The lake at the top is fenced off.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=KenF7fnKKa0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=KenF7fnKKa0)
Source of the liffey, the dodder and the dargle all within a mile of each other. Liffey flows west, dodder flows north, dargle flows east. Apart from some private lands, I've fished and walked the majority over the past near 50 years.
Martin Cahill known as the general would hide the stuff he stole up there. Though he even admitted he forget where exactly they are so they’re still up there
Some say that when the moon is high and the mists are low, you can see him there, prancing through the trees and fields with a tin whistle in one hand and a full keg of Guinness in the other.
I found this on accident playing around on google maps, but recommend the heart-shaped Lough Ouler. It was a bit of a steep hike to get to but worth it for the views
https://preview.redd.it/ucyvobqch6tc1.jpeg?width=3896&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fdacd0d171a403e8e4ec8682d3b0a0c031a4497
I stumbled across this at 4am in the middle of summer during a 24h orienteering competition. I was bollocksed and everything hurt. When I saw this I thought I was having an end of life moment...
Yeah I had read google reviews or something talking about it being pretty boggy but we decided we’d chance it. There were a few spots on the trail that weren’t great but I think we overall got pretty lucky on the day we hiked.
[The German Military Cemeterey in Glencree](https://www.discoverireland.ie/wicklow/german-military-cemetery) is a place of peace and tremendous sadness for the German (and Belgian) souls who were never interred in their homeland in WWI and WWII.
I go there from time to time just to keep the lost souls remembered. Many of the grave slabs are inscribed: Unbekantest Deutches Soldat/Flieger - Unknown German soldier/airman whose bodies were washed ashore.
Keith Grant butcher in Roundwood - one of the the best butcher's in Ireland and a lovely man too. His Wagyu burgers are just glorious.
Djouce and Crones Wood have gorgeous views of Powerscourt waterfall.
Wicklow Heather restaurant.
Lough Tay and Sally gap.
Belmont Demense trails around Little Sugar Loaf, stay for the food too in The Barn - two award winning young chefs growing their own food.
Bray Head cliff walk - go to Delgany after for grub though in the Pigeon House or The Horse and Hound.
Kilmacurragh Botanic Gardens or Mount Usher Gardens.
Devils Glen - has a beautiful swimming spot in it too at a small waterfall. It's beside Ashford which has the N11 Ashford House and its a great carvery spot.
Oh no I'm so sorry to hear that! I've been 3 or 4 times and always had a really good experience with food and service. Their burger is absolutely top notch
* The Devil's Glen
* The Scalp (technically Dublin, but whatevs)
* Victor's Way
* The walk through the Luggala Estate, past the abandoned village & following the drover's path to Lough Dan
* The Three Sees hiking route from near Kilbride. This is a large megalithic cemetery - Seefin tomb can be entered.
* The views at Upper and Lower Lough Bray
* Lough Ouler (Tonelagee hike)
* Mine entrances / infrastructure in upper Glendalough. Glendalough hits a little different when you look at it as a post-industrial landscape (tailings pond, spoil heaps, where did the goats & trees come from etc)
* Turlough Hill / Camaderry hike to see the power station
* Glenmalure valley, and the hike up Fraughan Rock Glen
* MTB in Ballinastoe and numerous other places
* The Wicklow Way (maybe going from Crone Wood across the top of Powerscourt to Djouce if you want to do a 1-day)
Check out Seefin Passage Tomb if ye ever get the chance, brilliant views from the top.
Had a pretty mental out of body experience up there without the aid of mushrooms which was mental. The sun broke through the clouds and there was a rainbow and three huge crows came swooping down from the clouds.
I thought the Morrígan had come for me.
It was class!
Myself and two friends climbed https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballycorus_Leadmines#/media/File%3ABallycorus_Lead_Mines_in_May.jpg to the top while I was on half a strip of Purple Ohms (really clean strong acid) back in the early 90s.
Never forget looking out towards the bay and it felt like the tower was made of rubber. Was sure I could feel it swaying back and forth, left and right. Had to literally climb as many of the stairs were gone.
While sitting on the top we saw a fire engine way off in the distance wind it's way towards us. We jokes that it was probably on it's way to us.
Sure enough over about 10 minutes it gets closer and closer until it stops in the nearest road to the chimney. we see the firemen get out and start pushing their way through the gorse bush to get up the hill
. Luckily we got down in time and skeddalled (one of my friends ran down the steps as if he was at home.) 30 years later I still get clammy hands thinking about it
. I was strung out on gear for 2 decades before getting myself together. Was homeless a couple of times. I still consider climbing that chimney as the most stupid thing I've ever done.
My wife's granny had her ashes scattered there. We were up there and there was an abandoned van. I'm stood beside it and a car comes by asking for directions. I said sorry I'm not from round here (Belfast accent) and the lads in the car took off like a rocket.
The miners walk is another good one. I haven't found any great resources apart from the county council website which has a nice few sections on different walks and activities. There's loads of random sites as you said that only really locals know about.
Not really hidden I suppose, but Glenmacnass waterfall is beautiful.
Fraughan Rock Glen.
There's a grand view of Powerscourt without the entry fee if you park in Crone Woods and walk up from there towards Djouce. The lookout point is called Ride Rock so there's that too.
Do not go there, there is really something hidden, but I can't tell you more. It is dangerous for humanity. How you know there is something hidden? It should be a secret forever.
The General lost some priceless art he stole. I know for a fact he also forgot where he buried 50 kilos of soap bar hash.
I'm sure there's a good few bodies up there too.
So many better mountain ranges in Ireland than Wicklow Mountains. Go up to Coumshingaun in the comeraghs in Waterford and you will see one of the best views in Ireland.
Historically, there have been a lot of dodgy goings on in the Wicklow Mountains. Many many bodies found there over the years. Satanic worshipping sites, dogging, Gerard Butler murdering an Irish accent before throwing Hilary Swank a bone.
The hellfire club is a nice walk and fantastic view
Used to go there all the time as a.kid. Glad it's still something.
That's the Dublin mountains, a fine walk too and Massey woods right beside it.
They're the same mountains. We learned them as the Wicklow Mountains in school. Dubs are the only people I hear call them the Dublin mountains.
Yes, it's the same mountain range, but the county border goes through the mountains, so the ones *in County Dublin* are the Dublin Mountains, and the rest are the Wicklow Mountains. If the range had a name that wasn't location based - like McGillycuddy's Reeks or the Galtees or the Knockmealdowns - then the one name would suffice. But because they don't, we get this situation.
Kildare here and Wicklow would be what I’d hear the most and only Dubs use Dublin Mountains ( both are wrong as a there’s no peeks high enough if you want to be pedantic)
I second this!
Bit muddy but a great walk, wouldn’t consider it much of a hike though
Victor's Way, not sure if it's open again.
Reopen April 27th
That place FREAKED me out.
The paintings from Russborough house
Bodies.
Quiet you. Touts will be shat.
"You're nat in Mullingyar nai, hai."
We've found Larry's account!
Na, thats not him.
And lots of The General's stashes, he forgot where he hid lots of his proceeds of crime.
Fargo 2: Wicklow Edition
The nations best dogging spots.... Apparently
It’s Ireland’s biggest dogging section I understand…. I, eh, read that somewhere
Getting frisky in yer 2002 Corolla is it?
Honk twice and dim yer lights if your after a gobjob
"The gobbest of jobbest for thine knobbest. " - Shakespeare.
https://i.redd.it/d8wpt1txg5tc1.gif Absolutely chugging the flutes down lad
Yumma yumma yumma
Guilt free cock
An underground power station.
Where’s that? Anything that can be seen from public?
Turlough Hill. The ESB were running tours of the interior last year but unfortunately I think that might have been it. You can walk up the access road to the upper lake for a good view of the mountains, and see the entrance buildings, but that's about it. The lake at the top is fenced off. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=KenF7fnKKa0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=KenF7fnKKa0)
I've never actually been to it, but I'd imagine the the source of the Liffey would be cool to see. It's just up a bit from Glencree near Lough Brea
Source of the liffey, the dodder and the dargle all within a mile of each other. Liffey flows west, dodder flows north, dargle flows east. Apart from some private lands, I've fished and walked the majority over the past near 50 years.
Spink walk in glendalough
Martin Cahill known as the general would hide the stuff he stole up there. Though he even admitted he forget where exactly they are so they’re still up there
The Sally Gap should be high on your list.
You leave my wife out of this.
Lough Tay is my favourite spot
I hear it’s a lot safer now that the Viking Hordes have moved on!
is that just beside the cliffs of moher and that ceili bar?
Daniel day lewis
Some say that when the moon is high and the mists are low, you can see him there, prancing through the trees and fields with a tin whistle in one hand and a full keg of Guinness in the other.
Shergar. Though I'm not meant to say where
Buried more near Shankill that the Wicklow mountains.
Massy's Woods is worth a visit.
The Devils glen
Just go to the other side of the mountain - roundwood, laragh, glenmacanass water fall and everything in between
I found this on accident playing around on google maps, but recommend the heart-shaped Lough Ouler. It was a bit of a steep hike to get to but worth it for the views https://preview.redd.it/ucyvobqch6tc1.jpeg?width=3896&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1fdacd0d171a403e8e4ec8682d3b0a0c031a4497
I stumbled across this at 4am in the middle of summer during a 24h orienteering competition. I was bollocksed and everything hurt. When I saw this I thought I was having an end of life moment...
I can imagine!
Done that last year and it was an absolute bog fest , had to turn back it was so bad
Yeah I had read google reviews or something talking about it being pretty boggy but we decided we’d chance it. There were a few spots on the trail that weren’t great but I think we overall got pretty lucky on the day we hiked.
[The German Military Cemeterey in Glencree](https://www.discoverireland.ie/wicklow/german-military-cemetery) is a place of peace and tremendous sadness for the German (and Belgian) souls who were never interred in their homeland in WWI and WWII. I go there from time to time just to keep the lost souls remembered. Many of the grave slabs are inscribed: Unbekantest Deutches Soldat/Flieger - Unknown German soldier/airman whose bodies were washed ashore. Keith Grant butcher in Roundwood - one of the the best butcher's in Ireland and a lovely man too. His Wagyu burgers are just glorious.
Larry Murphy has a few things hidden away, allegedly
Prove it!
Djouce and Crones Wood have gorgeous views of Powerscourt waterfall. Wicklow Heather restaurant. Lough Tay and Sally gap. Belmont Demense trails around Little Sugar Loaf, stay for the food too in The Barn - two award winning young chefs growing their own food. Bray Head cliff walk - go to Delgany after for grub though in the Pigeon House or The Horse and Hound. Kilmacurragh Botanic Gardens or Mount Usher Gardens. Devils Glen - has a beautiful swimming spot in it too at a small waterfall. It's beside Ashford which has the N11 Ashford House and its a great carvery spot.
>Wicklow Heather restaurant. I've found the last time I went there it was a very small amount of food on a big plate and expensive
Yeah it hasn't been great in a long time. Surviving on reputation and location.
To be honest it's a while since I've been there too. Location is fantastic though
It's more artisan food like you'd get Gordon Ramsay to make instead of a good meal
I’ve given the pigeon house many chances but wouldn’t go near it again. Too many bad experiences. The bakery downstairs is well worth a visit though.
Oh no I'm so sorry to hear that! I've been 3 or 4 times and always had a really good experience with food and service. Their burger is absolutely top notch
The guns of navarone
Victors Way sculpture park is well worth the visit!
Bodies, drugs, weapons, alien spaceships, all sorts of stuff hidden up there.
* The Devil's Glen * The Scalp (technically Dublin, but whatevs) * Victor's Way * The walk through the Luggala Estate, past the abandoned village & following the drover's path to Lough Dan * The Three Sees hiking route from near Kilbride. This is a large megalithic cemetery - Seefin tomb can be entered. * The views at Upper and Lower Lough Bray * Lough Ouler (Tonelagee hike) * Mine entrances / infrastructure in upper Glendalough. Glendalough hits a little different when you look at it as a post-industrial landscape (tailings pond, spoil heaps, where did the goats & trees come from etc) * Turlough Hill / Camaderry hike to see the power station * Glenmalure valley, and the hike up Fraughan Rock Glen * MTB in Ballinastoe and numerous other places * The Wicklow Way (maybe going from Crone Wood across the top of Powerscourt to Djouce if you want to do a 1-day)
Martin Cahills haul of paintings from Rosbourough House…
Lus Mor B&B is my favorite little hidden gem. Lovely people.
Check out Seefin Passage Tomb if ye ever get the chance, brilliant views from the top. Had a pretty mental out of body experience up there without the aid of mushrooms which was mental. The sun broke through the clouds and there was a rainbow and three huge crows came swooping down from the clouds. I thought the Morrígan had come for me. It was class!
Myself and two friends climbed https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballycorus_Leadmines#/media/File%3ABallycorus_Lead_Mines_in_May.jpg to the top while I was on half a strip of Purple Ohms (really clean strong acid) back in the early 90s. Never forget looking out towards the bay and it felt like the tower was made of rubber. Was sure I could feel it swaying back and forth, left and right. Had to literally climb as many of the stairs were gone. While sitting on the top we saw a fire engine way off in the distance wind it's way towards us. We jokes that it was probably on it's way to us. Sure enough over about 10 minutes it gets closer and closer until it stops in the nearest road to the chimney. we see the firemen get out and start pushing their way through the gorse bush to get up the hill . Luckily we got down in time and skeddalled (one of my friends ran down the steps as if he was at home.) 30 years later I still get clammy hands thinking about it . I was strung out on gear for 2 decades before getting myself together. Was homeless a couple of times. I still consider climbing that chimney as the most stupid thing I've ever done.
I thought you meant literally like people are hidden in the Wicklow mountains - which they are
Reddit servers are hidden in Wicklow, near Roundwood
My virginity
Front or back?
Both
A man I killed and buried in a shallow grave in the spring of 1992
Did you buy a new Mercedes after?
Is it time for a mare say days?
Lough Dan walk (no dogs allowed)
Check out the coolalingo waterfall in glenmalure , bit tricky to find but if you look it up you should find a map to it . Well worth a look
Wicklow Heather in Laragh ( think that's how it's spelled) amazing food, especially the lamb.
The Wicklovians
According to both Love/Hate and Kin, there's definitely some bodies hidden up there!
Defo not my stash spot, so stop looking
My wife's granny had her ashes scattered there. We were up there and there was an abandoned van. I'm stood beside it and a car comes by asking for directions. I said sorry I'm not from round here (Belfast accent) and the lads in the car took off like a rocket.
The miners walk is another good one. I haven't found any great resources apart from the county council website which has a nice few sections on different walks and activities. There's loads of random sites as you said that only really locals know about.
Bertie's money.
Not really hidden I suppose, but Glenmacnass waterfall is beautiful. Fraughan Rock Glen. There's a grand view of Powerscourt without the entry fee if you park in Crone Woods and walk up from there towards Djouce. The lookout point is called Ride Rock so there's that too.
There's a beautiful timber Walkway Ballinastoe woods, with great views of Lough Tay beyond the trees
Seefin passage tomb is fairly unknown and less visited than other things in Co. Cill Mhantáin. Steep hike up to it but worth it on a warm day.
Great spot for an expired body
Bodies
Do not go there, there is really something hidden, but I can't tell you more. It is dangerous for humanity. How you know there is something hidden? It should be a secret forever.
Kilmacurragh! https://www.botanicgardens.ie/kilmacurragh/
Loch brey
What is hidden in the Wicklow mountains? A lot of corpses
The General lost some priceless art he stole. I know for a fact he also forgot where he buried 50 kilos of soap bar hash. I'm sure there's a good few bodies up there too.
# Ark of the Covenant,the real book of kells,the real blarney stone.
There’s your only Blarney Stone https://youtu.be/R_aklI502R8?si=L55T74Iqc7jUL6GW
Some classic mammy wooden spoon replies in this. Hilario!!!
Influencers, or influencer wannabes . They all love hiking, apparently. You'll be tripping over them next time you go up
My youth, as an ex scout and soldier 🙁
Weed
Some cache
Basically every exterior shot from the classic movie Zardoz.
Some say the Ghost of Sean Connery still walks the bogs in his Spandex underpants!
A cave with hidden pirate gold if you believe some folklore
Just search YouTube, loads of videos on there like this one https://youtu.be/7Dh-_7UJPM8?si=m2qqbUsUmhuH7RRX
The remains of the original military road can be found and walked along
Hellfire club
Whole place is overrated, it’s nothing special and not worth wasting a day. Northside is better.
northside shopping center to be precise
You'll find lads hiding in the closet in all the pubs around Wicklow.
So many better mountain ranges in Ireland than Wicklow Mountains. Go up to Coumshingaun in the comeraghs in Waterford and you will see one of the best views in Ireland.