Glendalough - Glendalough Spinc and Glenealo Valley (500m)

On your first visit to Glendalough the visitors centre is the best place to start with the walking Monastic site between the two lakes, lots to do and see in a very low moderate walking. Unless you are only here for the hill walking!😉

Glendalough Upper Lake

The Irish name for Glendalough is Gleann dá Locha, which means the valley of the two lakes. is a glacial valley in County Wicklow, Ireland. 

The Upper Lake is the larger of the two lakes and is 30 metres deep at its deepest point. 

In the Upper Lake, you will find plants such as White Waterlily, Broad-leaved Pondweed and Bulbous Rush. At the upper end of the lake, near the mining village, the lake is shallower owing to large deposits of granite sand. A marsh has formed with plants like Horsetail, Common Reed and Bottle Sedge. 

At the Lower Lake: Heath Orchid, Horsetail and Marsh Violet appear here annually.

GLENDALOUGH SPINC AND GLENEALO VALLEY- Highest point: 500m

This is a tough mountain walk from the Medieval monastery in Glendalough, Co Wicklow, that will take you through a glacial valley, forests, mountain tops and along the upper and lower Glendalough lakes. The full Spinc walk is a 9km loop. It’ll take you around 3-4 hours. You can start from the Upper Lake Car Park that cuts out some of the walk.

Glenealo Valley at Glendalough Co Wicklow