# The Spinc and Glenealo Valley walk

What to do en Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains · Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/things-to-do/spinc-and-glenealo-loop · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 3 h 15
- Temporada: All year in good weather; works on the zigzag section since July 2026
- Para quién: Fit adults and teenagers, with boots

Circular walk · 9.5 km · 3 h 15 · demanding · steps above the Upper Lake, views of the valley and deer · white trail

Glendalough's classic mountain walk. It starts at the park's information office, beside the Upper Lake, runs flat along the Miners' Road and then climbs hard up steps to the Spinc, the ridge that drops down to the lake. At the top, a boardwalk follows the edge with the valley at your feet, and the return comes down the Glenealo Valley, where deer are easy to spot. It is 9.5 km and about three and a quarter hours, waymarked with white arrows.
Before you go: since 20 July 2026 the park has been repairing the zigzag section between the mining village and the boardwalk, with works expected to last five or six months; check the closure notices on the park's website. If it is closed, go up and down the same side or do the Miners' Road walk.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.nationalparks.ie/wicklow/things-to-do/
- Coordenadas: 53.009, -6.338

## Cerca de aquí

- [Miners' Road walk to the mining village](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/things-to-do/miners-road-walk), a 0 m
- [Walk to the Upper Lake along the Green Road](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/things-to-do/green-road-upper-lake), a 0 m
- [Poulanass Waterfall and St Kevin's Cell](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/things-to-do/poulanass-waterfall), a 283 m
- [Glendalough International Hostel (An Óige)](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/where-to-stay/glendalough-international-hostel), a 607 m
- [St Kevin's monastic city and the round tower](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/things-to-do/monastic-city-and-round-tower), a 724 m
- [Casey's Bar & Bistro, at the Glendalough Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/where-to-eat/caseys-bar-glendalough-hotel), a 881 m
- [The Glendalough Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/where-to-stay/glendalough-hotel), a 881 m
- [Glendalough Visitor Centre](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough/things-to-do/glendalough-visitor-centre), a 1.0 km

Destino: [Glendalough and the Wicklow Mountains](https://www.geocalia.com/en/ireland/glendalough.md)