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Sandycove Harbour – Killiney Hill and the Obelisk loop from Booterstown

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Mountain biking trails

Ireland

Leinster

Dublin

Sandycove Harbour – Killiney Hill and the Obelisk loop from Booterstown

Hard

riders

Sandycove Harbour – Killiney Hill and the Obelisk loop from Booterstown

02:35

39.8km

500m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 9.84 km for 174 m

After 10.4 km for 64 m

After 10.5 km for 88 m

After 10.9 km for 133 m

After 12.2 km for 103 m

After 27.8 km for 164 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.69 km

Sandycove Harbour

Highlight • Beach

Picturesque seaside town to the south of Dublin. Nice sandy beaches and plenty of ice cream options!

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9.47 km

Coliemore Harbour

Highlight • Structure

Take the ferry over to Dalkey island and get up close to a Napoleon deterrent. You can also watch the small fishing boats coming in and out, on a fine day it's a lovely place to spend some time.

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9.81 km

Views of Dalkey Island

Highlight • Viewpoint

A picturesque spot looking out over the sea and Dalkey Island.

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10.4 km

Éire Sign 7 Dalkey

Highlight • Historical Site

The Royal Irish Academy (Éire signs and the 'Emergency', 2018-0-08):
ria.ie/news/documents-irish-foreign-policy/eire-signs-and-emergency
“… but as early as June 1943 the US Air Force requested that the numbers of nearby lookout posts …

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12.0 km

Killiney Hill and the Obelisk

Highlight • Viewpoint

Easy walk spot close to Dalkey/Killiney, with panoramic views over Killiney Bay, into the Irish sea and on a particularly clear day, sometimes Wales may be seen. Bray Head on the south of the bay and Wicklow mountains also feature.

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25.5 km

Barnaslingan Wood

Highlight • Forest

Barnaslingan Wood is located on the eastern slope of The Scalp (which means crevice, chasm or chasm), one of the most spectacular natural spectacles in the Dublin area. This narrow, …

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39.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.5 km

11.8 km

2.51 km

1.56 km

1.11 km

287 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.8 km

5.90 km

1.17 km

420 m

261 m

165 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

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Weather

Wednesday 1 July

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13°C

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Sandycove Harbour – Killiney Hill and the Obelisk loop from Booterstown

Sandycove Harbour

Coliemore Harbour

Views of Dalkey Island

Éire Sign 7 Dalkey

Killiney Hill and the Obelisk

Barnaslingan Wood

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