Comments on: Knocknacloghoge (Lough Dan)

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:03:23 +0000

http://www.loughdanhouse.com

By: Anthony G

Anthony G — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:12:17 +0000

We did this walk at the start of the summer and thoroughly enjoyed it. The directions are great though we found it difficult to figure out where to come off the drovers’ road but once you’re on the drovers’ road, it’s not hard to get up to the summit. It was very windy at the top so we couldn’t stay too long enjoying the amazing views.

It was tricky to find our way down to the cottage next to Lough Dan as there’s a lot of furze bushes toward the bottom of the south face of Knocknaclohoge. We managed to successfully pick a way through the bushes but those of us wearing shorts got scratched by the furze. I think we were lucky to be doing it in the early summer as the ferns were only just starting to grow and hadn’t reached their full height.

Thanks for the great directions.

By: Inspirations from Nature | Handmade by Amor, Ireland

Inspirations from Nature | Handmade by Amor, Ireland — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:41:08 +0000

[...] weekend some friends and I took a drive into the Wicklow mountains for a hike to Lough Dan. Above is a photo of nearby Lough Tae, or Tay, also know as the Guinness lake because of its [...]

By: admin

admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:32:12 +0000

Wendy, you can get access from the other side of Lough Dan – take a look at this walk http://www.wicklowwalks.com/scarr-loch-dan.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:32:49 +0000

Hi there, does anybody know how to get to Lough Dan beach other than this route? I understand that dogs aren’t allowed and I would love to bring them there. On lead (or preferably off!). I’ve seen signs on the entrance gate (I think to the Guinness Estate) saying no dogs or bitches! Somebody was obviously trying to flout the rules!

Thanks.

By: John Ward

John Ward — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:12:44 +0000

Lovely hike, except we never really made it up because we thought the second bridge you discussed was the second wooden bridge, and we ended up going straight to the Lough. The first bridge you talk about is an extremely inconspicuous stone bridge with a tiny stream running underneath, and also a driveway to the farm – hence to us, it wasn’t a bridge. We thought the two big wooden bridges were the bridges you we’re talking about.

Would there be any chance that you could change your description to reflect the fact that the first bridge is right beside the farm entrance and is stone and the second bridge is the first of the wooden bridges.

By: Lough Dan Valley | Doire Coille Farmhouse

Lough Dan Valley | Doire Coille Farmhouse — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:32:10 +0000

[...] are two very popular walks around the Lake, a 16km circuit of Lough Dan, and a 3 hour amble allowing you the opportunity to enjoy the scenery between Lough Tay and Lough [...]

By: Carl Dineen

Carl Dineen — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:04:07 +0000

I did this walk about 5 weeks ago,It was brilliant! The road back up later was tough but in saying that a very very enjoyable walk. No problems getting into the field the gate is still there. Weather turned later on but thats wicklow eh!?
Great site.

Cheers, Carl

By: Barry

Barry — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:00:53 +0000

We attempted this today. Weather was pretty bad. Think we also came off too early on drove road. Is the Path that leads up to the summit very visible? Should you clearly see the cairn/summit while on drove path before you head off?
We did not make it to Summit weather was terrible .

By: marian klaassen

marian klaassen — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:30:53 +0000

het was een super mooie wandeling met super mooi weer. ik heb hem 12 jaar geleden ook al eens gedaan en toen vanaf het meer dezelfde weg weer terug. nu echter het beekje onderaan over de stenen overgestoken en via de andere kant de weg omhoog terug. dit was ook super mooi. je kunt dan op een gegeven moment loch dan en het andere meer samen zien liggen. prachtig mooi!!!!!