Ramble Phoenix Park
January 15
Meeting Point: Douglas & Kaldi Cafe, Ashtown
Time: 10.00 a.m. for a coffee & scone
Walk Starting Point: Douglas & Kaldi Cafe
Walk Starting Time: 10.45 a.m.
Route: Loop walk from Ashtown taking in the Ashtown Visitors Centre, the Papal Cross, Peoples’ Garden, Wellington Monument, Magazine Fort, Knockmaree Dolmen, the Furry Glen and back to Ashtown.
Distance: 12km
Duration: 3.5 hrs.
This is an EASY RAMBLE
Leader’s Note:
This is a very pleasant 12km/3.5 hr Easy Ramble with a loop route from Ashtown, taking in the Ashtown Visitors Centre, the Papal Cross, the Magazine Fort, the Peoples’ Garden, the Wellington Monument, the 15 Acres, the Knockmaree Dolmen, the Furry Glen Pond, the Ordnance Survey and back to Ashtown.
We will meet at Skerries Train Station to catch the 08.53 a.m. train to Connolly (arr. 09.29 a.m.), then the 09.50 a.m. Maynooth train (platform 7) to Ashtown, arriving 10.04 a.m. A coffee & scone in Douglas & Kaldi Cafe beside the train station before heading off on the walk. Refreshments & food for those who want to relax at the end of the walk in the adjoining Lock Keeper Bar. For those driving there is on-street parking just straight over the level crossing along the road immediately to the left at Ashtown coming from the Navan Rd. direction. Note: parking in SuperValu car park – but limited to 4 hrs.
Return trains from Ashtown:
dep. Ashtown 14.35 arr. Connolly 14.53 pl. 6 dep. 15.07 pl. 4 arr. Skrs. 15.43
15.05 15.23 pl. 5 15.27 pl.7 16.01
15.35 15.53 pl. 5 16.09 pl. 7 16.45
15.58 16.17 pl. 5 16.27 pl. 7 17.01
16.04 * 16.27 pl. 4 16.53 pl. 3 17.25
16.34 16.53 pl.7 17.07 pl.6 17.43
Please text leader John Coleman by Tues. 14th Jan. if interested in going on the walk along with a mob. phone number for contact and indicating whether meeting up in Skerries or Ashtown.
