Barnaslingan – Scalp Lookout Trail (Red)

Hiking Moderate

County

Dublin

Distance

1.4 km

Duration

0.8 hours

Difficulty

Moderate

Total Ascent

40 m

Activity

Hiking

At the trailhead

  • Parking · Barnaslingan Forest Entrance car park
  • Public transport
  • Dogs allowed
  • Part accessible · Some accessible facilities at trailhead

This trail, mainly on path, includes a tranquil woodland and an open area of rock and grass on the way to the Scalp Lookout which gives beautiful views to Tonduff, Maulin and the Great Sugar Loaf Mountains before passing through Beech trees and on to Corsican pine and Noble fir.

Download GPX Route data: Get Ireland Active – Sport Ireland

Elevation profile

1601802002202402600 km0.7 km1.4 km243 m

Elevation data: EU-DEM 25 m © European Union, Copernicus. Profile follows the main waymarked line.

Along the way

Peaks

Nature & wildlife

Barnaslingan Wood · Nature ReserveBilly GoatRed AdmiralBuzzardWood SorrelAddersmeat

Data sources: map & points of interest © OpenStreetMap contributors · facilities from Get Ireland Active – Sport Ireland · species via GBIF · protected areas via NPWS.

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