Dingle Peninsula (An Daingean)

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Dingle Peninsula (An Daingean) is less touristy than the Ring of Kerry. It offers an extraordinary number of rings forts, high crosses and other ancient monuments. A hiking delight is Mt Brandon (Cnoc Bhréannain), at 951m Ireland's second-highest mountain. There are two walking trails up. A gradual one from the west and a more exciting one from the east, allow at least five hours for the climb.

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Connemara National Park (Conamara)

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Connemara National Park (Conamara) lies northwest of Galway and covers 2000 hectares of bog, mountain and heath. It encloses a number of the Twelve Bens. The park's heart is Big Glen (Gleann Mór), through which flows the River Polladirk. There's fine walking up the glen and over the surrounding mountains.

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Great Sugar Loaf Mountain (Ó Cualann)

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Great Sugar Loaf Mountain (Ó Cualann) arises at the verge of the Wicklow Mountains, just south of Bray. The combination of its conical tip and its isolation from other hills makes the Great Sugar Loaf one of Ireland's most distinctive peaks. His overall shape reminds of a volcano and though it is only 503m high, it appears much taller due to its height relative to the surrounding landscape.



The end of the trail is adventurous because hikers need to climb the last 50m to reach the summit. However, they will be rewarded with spectacular views to Howth, Powerscourt Estate, the Wicklow Mountains and over Killiney Bay.

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