Just up the road from us at Powerscourt is the beautiful Sugar Loaf Mountain! Why not take a walk and enjoy the marvellous Wicklow views next time you are in the area!
It’s barely 501 metres tall, but this plucky hill is one of Ireland’s most iconic peaks.
Set apart from the Wicklow Mountains, its conical shape and broody demeanour make an instant impression. Is it an extinct volcano? No, though its appearance has led many to think so. In fact, and in contrast to the granite hulks to the south and west, the Sugar Loaf is quartzite.
Its bark is worse than its bite, of course. If you’re reasonably fit, and don’t mind a bit of scrambling on the rocky final stretch, you can be up and back from the summit in little over an hour (access is to the south along the L1031). It’s a hugely popular outing for Dublin day-trippers.
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On a clear day here, from a perch dusted with snow and frost in colder climes (hence the name), you can see not only Dublin City and the Wicklow Mountains, but Snowdonia in Wales.
Of course, if you’d rather not scramble on hands and knees, there are more salubrious ways of enjoying the mountain… not least the views from the Sugar Loaf Lounge of the nearby Powerscourt Hotel or the Terrace Café at Powerscourt.
The Great Sugar Loaf Mountain is near the villages of Kilmacanogue & Enniskerry.
- For more on Kilmacanogue go to: http://visitwicklow.ie/towns-villages/kilmacanogue
- For more on Enniskerry go to: http://visitwicklow.ie/towns-villages/enniskerry
The Great Sugar Loaf can be found on the following routes:
Enjoy your trip to the Sugar Loaf! Happy Walking :)
Content: Courtesty of Failte Ireland
