Carrickgollogan

Just 20 minutes from Dublin, you can easily get to a lot of way-​marked walks through the mountains offering gorgeous views of the city and coastline. Carrickgollogan offers some of the best vantage points, for the perfect photo op and a comfortable hike through the woods.
Carrickgollogan is easy to get to from the city on the N11 but be wanted there are some tight country roads before reaching the car park. The only negative about this spot is the car park closes at 4pm so make it an early start — the walk is approx 2 km but there’s lots of detours to take so it’s easy to spend a few hours wandering around. If you think you’re going to be later than 4pm, you can park in front of the car park on the side of the road but it’s pretty tight so not recommended if you drive a wide car.