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Voted Trip Advisor Best of the Best 2021. Discover Dublin’s most exciting hiking tour and Howth off-road with passionate and expert local guides. Explore the secret paths and trails that only locals know. Immerse yourself in nature on the charming Howth Peninsula, a treasure in the Dublin Bay UNESCO Biosphere. A gnarly and beautiful coastal adventure in any season. Feel a real connection with the land and people around you. Relive history as we walk through the ages and explore unique and varied habitats. Wander through magical woodland in the footsteps of the ancient people of Ireland and feel a connection with the past and present. Share your guide’s local insight to the history, legends and myths of Ireland dating back 6,000 years. Explore the world famous coastal paths and cliffs. Journey through time amidst beautiful natural surroundings and breath taking views. Finish off the day enjoying the famous Howth hospitality.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Dublin, Ireland
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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Voted Trip Advisor Best of the Best 2021. Discover Dublin’s most exciting hiking tour and Howth off-road with passionate and expert local guides. Explore the secret paths and trails that only locals know. Immerse yourself in nature on the charming Howth Peninsula, a treasure in the Dublin Bay UNESCO Biosphere. A gnarly and beautiful coastal adventure in any season. Feel a real connection with the land and people around you. Relive history as we walk through the ages and explore unique and varied habitats. Wander through magical woodland in the footsteps of the ancient people of Ireland and feel a connection with the past and present. Share your guide’s local insight to the history, legends and myths of Ireland dating back 6,000 years. Explore the world famous coastal paths and cliffs. Journey through time amidst beautiful natural surroundings and breath taking views. Finish off the day enjoying the famous Howth hospitality.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Howth Head, Howth Ireland
Meet your guide at the Tourism Kiosk on Howth Harbour, and begin your hike from there. You’ll walk uphill and out of the village, acquainting yourself with the more rustic, less trodden ways and trails that wind through the elder trees and radiant heather and gorse of the peninsula.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Howth Castle, Howth Ireland
Pass by Howth Castle, our very own real life Game of Thrones. Pass through ancient woodlands, and discover the gateway to the Otherworld, known as Aideen’s Grave, a portal dolmen, as old as the pyramids. Explore the local jungle imported from Thailand by Lord Howth long ago, still thriving on the trails that your guide knows, but many locals and visitors don’t.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Cliff Path Loop, 22 Balscadden Road Howth, Dublin Ireland
Continue out of the woodlands, to HG Wells’s most beautiful view in the world, and on to the southern part of the peninsula, crossing the heathers of Shielmartin Hill and make your way to the cliff path that your guides know better than anyone else.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Sutton, Burrow, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Follow the amazing path around the bottom of Shielmartin Hill towards the breath taking views of Dublin Bay on the sunny side of the Hill
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Martello Tower Sutton, Red Rock, Sutton South, Sutton, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Dublin’s best kept secret
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Baily Lighthouse, Hill of Howth, Howth D13 Ireland
After a short rest at Red Rock, where ships can be seen traversing Dublin Bay towards the port, spot the caves, stacks, and other monuments to the erosive power of the sea along the coastline and get a sense of the coastal habitats of the bay. Ascend gently along the cliff paths by the spectacular Baily Lighthouse.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Howth Summit, End of Bailey Green Road, Howth D13 Ireland
Reach the Summit where the world famous views of the Baily Lighthouse, Dublin Bay and the Wicklow mountains will take your breath away.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Shane’s Howth Adventures, 7 Balglass Road, Howth D13 YR12 Ireland
Then descend the disused tramlines by the steps back to Howth village, returning to the waterfront to end your tour.
Please note: Your tour may follow alternative routes for different tides and weather conditions.
Duration: 20 minutes
