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Recreational facilities: a guide to recreational facilities in the East Coast Area Health Board Item Type Report Authors East Coast Area Health Board (ECAHB) Publisher East Coast Area Health Board (ECAHB) Download date 24/09/2021 15:27:28 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10147/251420 Find this and similar works at - http://www.lenus.ie/hse ,«' Recreational Facilities i lly Gap Regular physical activity can This project, funded by the confer benefits throughout Cardiovascular Health Strategy, life. It has been established Building Healthier Hearts, aims i ntaih that regular physical activity to increase awareness of area can play an important role in opportunities where physical reducing stress and improving activity can take place. • well being, reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke, and Getting started is easy. Using v assist in achieving and this resource choose an maintaining a healthy weight. activity that you enjoy and let the fun begin! So you've never really been physically active before? Or Get more active - How much? you did once, but abandoned For a health benefit we need activity efforts years ago? to be physically active for Here's the good news: No "30 minutes or more, most days matter when you start to of the week. The good news become active, making a is this activity can be commitment to physical accumulated or spread over activity can improve your 1,2, or 3 sessions. health and help you feel great! For example, 2 X 15 minute walking sessions. .*.$js 'fa ^¾¾ ' Woodland and Forest Walks Dublin/Wicklow DUBLIN and is 6km long. It has forest Q Ticknock: Avondale provides car park walks,scenic views and ruins Is located 1,2km west of ing facilities, picnic areas and of Hellfire Club at summit. Q Barnaslingan Sandyford and provides a toilet facilities. 10km south of Dundrum on trails which is 7km long. There R117 to Enniskerry. The trail is Q Kilmashogue: are walks throughout the 0 Avoca: 5km in length and provides 3.5km west of Sandyford.This Is situated 3km south of forest with outstanding views forests walks and scenic views. trail is 10km in length. It Avoca on R752 to Arklow. of the city and the provides forests walks, access The trails here are 3km long surrounding countryside. It Q Carrickgollogan to Bronze Age tomb and the and provide forest walks, sce provides forest walks, access to 8km south of Dundrum on Three Rock Mountain nic views and fishing. Kilmashogue and to the Three R117 to Enniskerry. The trail is Rock and Two Rock 8km long and offers parking 0 Pine Forest-Tibradden: ^ Ballinafunshoge: Mountains. A viewing site facilities as well as forest walks 8km south of Rathfarnham. Is located 13km north west of overlooks Dublin Bay. and access to summit with The trail is 4km in length and Rathdrum. It is 10km in length scenic views. provides car-parking facilities, WICKLOW and offers forest walks, picnic forest walks, access to Cruagh sites and wilderness treks via Q CruaghWood: Wood and the Military Road. Q Avondale House: Mullacor Mountain to 8km south of Rathfarnham on Is located 3.5km south of Glendalough. R115 to Glencree. This trail is 0 SlieveThoul: Rathdrum. There are three 6km in length and provides car 3km north east of Brittas. It planned walks - the Pine Trail 0 Ballinamona: Is located 11 km north west of parking facilities, forest walks offers forest walks, scenic which is a gentle walk suit views of the plains of Meath, Arklow towards Aughrim. The and access toTibradden able for the less energetic; an Kildare and Wicklow length of the trail is 3km long Mountain. Exotic Tree Trail which is sign mountains. The trail is 6km and provides car parking posted throughout, and the Q Hell Fire Club: long. facilities, forest walks and 6.5km River Walk which can Is 6.5km south of Rathfarnham picnic sites. be quite steep in places. Woodland and Forest Walks Wicklow Rathdrum. The trails are 3km ^ Baravore: 0 Djouce Woods: © Lugnagroagh: in length. Ballygannon offers Is situated 8km south west of Is located 5.5km south of Can be found 7km south of car-parking facilities, picnic Laragh. The trail is 10km in Enniskerry and offers trails Blessington and offers trails sites and river walks. length and provides forest that are 10km in length. There that are 1 km in length. walks, viewing points and are three car parks, forest and Provided are forest walks, ^ Cloon: youth hostels. mountain walks, scenic views viewing points and picnic 6.5km west of Enniskerry. The and a view of Powerscourt sites. trails are 5km in length and ^ Ballinastoe: waterfall. offer forest walks. Is found 10km south of o Meetings Wood: Enniskerry and offers trails ^ Glenart: Is located 5.5km south of ^ Crone: that are 10km in length. It is Is situated 4km north west of Rathdrum ad has trails that are Can be found 5km south west situated on the slopes of Arklow. The lengths of the 2km in length. Forest walks of Enniskerry. The length of Djouce Mountain and offers trails are 5km and it offers car and picnics sites are available. the trail is 10km. The facilities parking facilities, forest walks parking facilities, forest walks, provided include car parking and picnic sites. rhododendron drive, viewing ^ Trooperstown: facilities, forest walks and points and picnic sites. Is found 1.5km north east of access to Djouce Woods. Q Ballymoyle Hill: Laragh. The trails are 6km in Is sited 3.2km north of Arklow. e Kindlestown: length and offer access to the ^ Devils Glen: The trail is 6km in length and Is located 8km south of Bray. river where fishing and canoe Is sited 4km west of Ashford offers some breathtaking views The trails are 3km in length can take place. Forest walks and offers trails that are 10km of the coastline. Car parking and it offers parking facilities, and picnic sites are also in length. It provides car facilities are provided, as well as forest walks and a viewing provided. parking facilities, picnic sites scenic views and picnic sites. point. and forest walks through a ^ Ballygannon: spectacular gorge to a waterfall. Is located 1 km north of SLf NA SLAlNTE ROUTES: to bring you past the annex length of the West Pier. Road and along the coast to and wooden owl carving back Sandycove point. It then © Avondale: to your starting point. © Fairview - Merrion Gates: continues past Bullock | 2.8kms.The Avondale Slf walk 7kms. From the Alfie Byrne Harbour into Dalkey and onto-, begins at Avondale house Q Bray Village: Road the Sli continues by the the Vico Road. From there is where you will see the map 14kms. The Bray Sli runs from coast as far as possible. It runs follows Station Road,Seafield board and the first Km post. the Old Dublin Road, Castle by Dublin Port, the Point Road onto Killiney Road until it The route is 2.8km in length Street along Bray Promenade, Depot and across the East Link reaches Crinken Glen in and the beginning is a 270- up Fontenot Terrace and along Bridge into Ringsend, Irish Shankill. metre walk from the car park. the Cliff walk to the Old Hotel town and back to join the The terrain is grass and forest on Bray Head. The Sli also coast at Sandymount. It track. Beginning at Avondale forms a circuit (7.9km) from follows the Strand Road to house you turn left across the Bray promenade along meet up with the Rock Road at grass onto the Great Ride, a Quinsborough Road, Herbert Merrion Gates. beautiful tree lined stretch Road, and Kilbride Lane to covering your first km that Boghall Road,Vevay Road onto ^ Merrion Gates - Shankill: brings you to the Stone Cairn. Putland Road and back to Bray 17km. From Merrion Gates the At this point the stunning promenade. Slf continues along the Rock view of Avondale valley can be Road past Booterstown to seen. Turning left onto the © Blackrock. The route goes path, follow the Sli arrows until Dun Laoghaire Harbour 1: through Blackrock village you reach your second km 2.6km.This Sli covers the East down Newtown Avenue to post. The route follows the Pier in Dun Laoghaire. Seapoint Avenue, Longford track up the hill, which brings Terrace to Dunleary Road. The Avondale house into view. Dun Laoghaire Harbour 2: route passes by both Piers Take a right turn at this point 3.1 km. This Sl( covers the along Crofton Road, Queens Recreational Sports Goifciubs © Dun Laoghaire © Carrickmines © Rathfarnham © Bray Golf Club Eglinton Park.Tivoli Road, Dun Golf Lane, Carrickmines, Newtown, Rathfarnham, Ravenswell, Bray, Co.Wicklow. Laoghaire,Co Dublin. Dublin18. Dublin 16. 01-286-2482. 01-280-3916. 01-295-5972. 01-493-1201. @ Charlesland @ Glencullen Golf Club @ Castle © Stackstown Greystones, Co Wicklow. Glencullen,Co. Dublin. Woodside Drive, Rathfarnham, Kellystown Road, 01-287-8200. 01-295-2895. Dublin 14. Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. 01-490-4207. 01-494-1993. © Coollatin © Killiney Shillelagh, Co.Wicklow. Ballinclea Road, Killiney, @ Edmonstown Golf Club © Arklow 055-29125. Co Dublin. Edmonstown, Rathfarnham, Abbeylands, Arklow, 01-285-2823. Dublin 16. Co.Wicklow. © Delgany Golf Club 01-493-1082. 0402-32492. Delgany, Co.Wicklow. ^ Old Conna 01-287-4536. Ferndale Road, Bray, ^ Foxrock © Baltinglass Golf Club Co.Wicklow. Torquay Road, Foxrock, Baltinglass, Co.Wicklow. © Djouce 01-282-6055. Dublin 18. 0508-81350. Roundwood, Co.Wicklow. 01-289-3992. 01-281-8585. @ Slade Valley © Blainroe Golf Club Lynch Park, Brittas,Co Wicklow. ^ Grange Blainroe, Co.Wicklow. © Druids Glen 01-458-2739. Whitechurch Road, 0404-68168. Newtownmountkennedy, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 Co.Wicklow. @ Woodbrook 01-493-2889.