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The Wicklow 700s North Challenge


Challenge yourself to climb every 700m+ summit in the northern Wicklow Mountains. On this page you will find information about the Wicklow ​700s North Challenge including its summit list, useful car parking locations, recommendations for guide books and maps, and links to local facilities.
 

The summits


​The Wicklow 700s North Challenge requires participants to visit 9 summits in the northern Wicklow ​Mountains. These are marked on the map below ​along with nearby car parking options. Click on a marker for more details. This challenge is intended only for experienced and well-equipped hillwalkers and mountaineers who can navigate themselves confidently through rugged and exposed terrain in any weather. Route choice is entirely up to the participant, therefore we have not included any route suggestions on the map. Route planning is part of this challenge.
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Disclaimer

This challenge is intended only for experienced and well-equipped hillwalkers and mountaineers who are physically fit and can navigate themselves confidently through rugged and exposed terrain in any weather. If you are planning to undertake this challenge, please be aware that hillwalking and mountaineering are risk activities. The Ireland Walking Guide and Donard Media (the websites' publisher) accept no responsibility for any injury, loss or inconvenience sustained by anyone undertaking this challenge. Personal safety is entirely the participant's own responsibility. We will not support any legal action taken against any third-party individual, group or organisation as a result of any injury, loss or inconvenience sustained by anyone undertaking this challenge. We encourage each participant to have adequate insurance to cover any injury, loss or inconvenience that may result from their hillwalking activities.

The inclusion of each summit in this challenge is based entirely on it being classified as a mountain (see 'What is an Irish mountain?') and it being at least 700m above sea level. It should not be assumed that access is permitted to any of the summits. The Ireland Walking Guide and Donard Media recommend that anyone planning to visit any of the summits as part of this challenge should check for potential access restrictions and to request permission from the relevant landowner(s) in advance.

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Recommended guide books


Walking guide books are great way to find the very best walks in Ireland which have been hand-picked by local experts. Recommended guide books for the Wicklow 700s North Challenge are listed below. These describe various ascents, descents and inter-summit link routes.
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  • Best Irish Walks
  • Dublin & Wicklow - A Walking Guide
  • Ireland's Best Walks - A Walking Guide
  • Ireland's County High Points - A Walking Guide
  • The Mountains of Ireland - A Guide to Walking the Summits

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Recommended maps


Ireland is covered by a good selection of quality maps produced ​​by a variety of publishers. The most useful maps for walkers range in scale from 1:25,000 to 1:50,000. For the Wicklow 700s North Challenge, the recommended titles are listed below.
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  • EastWest Mapping 1:25,000 - Lugnaquilla & Glendalough
  • EastWest Mapping 1:30,000 - The Dublin & North Wicklow Mountains
  • EastWest Mapping 1:30,000 - Wicklow East
  • EastWest Mapping 1:30,000 - Wicklow Mountains West
  • Harvey Superwalker 1:30,000 - Wicklow Mountains
  • Ordnance Survey Ireland 1:25,000 Adventure Series - Wicklow Central
  • Ordnance Survey Ireland 1:25,000 Adventure Series - Wicklow North
  • Ordnance Survey Ireland 1:50,000 Discovery Series - Sheet 56

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Local facilities


If you require accommodation, food and drink, or other local facilities while undertaking the Wicklow 700s North Challenge, we recommend you check out what's available in the following nearby destinations.
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  • Baltinglass
  • Blessington
  • Enniskerry
  • Laragh
  • Roundwood

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The Wicklow 700s North Challenge - The Wicklow Sevens North

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