Hill Walk Djouce from Pier Gates

Meeting Point: Skerries Point car park or Piers Gate car park

Meeting Time:  8.00am at Skerries Point / 9.15am at Piers Gate car park

Walk Start Time: 9.30 am from Piers Gate car park.

Route: Car park – JB Malone Memorial – White Hill – Djouce Mountain ascent from south & descent to east – Return on Wicklow Way – White Hill – JB Malone Memorial – Car park

Distance: 11 km (approx.)

Highest Point: 725 m (Djouce Mountain)

Total ascent: 358 m approx.

Duration:  about 4 hours (including breaks)

Classification: Moderate hillwalk

Please text the leader by Friday 19th July if you intend going on the walk and state whether meeting up at Skerries Point or Piers Gate car park. For ease of communication and updates a WhatsApp group will be set up for those coming on this walk. If you do not wish to be included in the WhatsApp group, then please let the leader know when registering for the walk.

Leader’s Note:

The route is as follows: Piers Gate Car Park – Through the woods to the JB Malone Memorial – Great views of Lough Tay – Follow the Wicklow Way to White Hill (630m) – Then on to make the ascent from the south of Djouce Mountain (725m) – We then descend Djouce to the east – Re-joining the Wicklow Way – Retuning to White Hill – Then the JB Malone Memorial – And back to the Car Park. Much of the route is on defined track and boardwalk so is not difficult under-foot. Walking poles, if you use them, would be useful. The ascent to Djouce is the steepest of the climbs and is about 0.5km in duration. Modifications to the route can be made, depending on the group and weather conditions on the day. Piers Gate car park is a popular starting point for walks, it has lots of space, with a coffee horse box and 2 x Portaloo Toilets, it does fill up which is why we are starting at 9.30am.

Directions from Skerries:

Take the M1 & M50 & N11 to Roundwood Exit. Then the R755 & R759 to Piers Gate car Park. There are Portaloo toilets available in the carpark. Alternatively, open this Google link for the directions from Skerries Point: https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaps.app.goo.gl%2FKwZv7HavSzZNGmYt5%3Fg_st%3Dim&data=05%7C02%7C%7C5e64e2902b8e43c719ce08dca4929a66%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638566196773439331%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BYys8oFALPBm1al%2BvaHGAQVaFwZ%2Bl0NjOkGl10Kb3%2F0%3D&reserved=0  and select ‘Directions’.

Or the Coffee Horse box at Piers Gate car park: Aroma Coffee Van

Driving time from Skerries to Piers Gate car park is about 1 hour and 15 mins.