Activities
Orienteering
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st May 2024: We are delighted to announce that a new permanent orienteering course was opened today at Tibradden Wood. Thanks to the volunteers from 3ROC Orienteering Club for a great mornings orienteering with the children from Edmondstown National School and Gaelscoil Thaobh na Coille.See link below to a downloadable map.
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Orienteering is a popular outdoor sport for all the family in the Dublin mountains and the Irish Orienteering Association have regular events in the Dublin mountains.
The DMP and Coillte in conjunction with Setanta Orienteering Club and South Dublin County Sports Partnership set permanent orienteering courses at Massy's Estate which were renewed in 2019.
The DMP, Coillte, Great Eastern Navigators, DLRCC and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Sports Partnership created permanent orienteering courses at Carrickgollogan and Barnaslingan which were renewed in 2019.
At Ticknock DMP, Coillte and 3ROC Orienteering Club worked together to create permanent orienteering courses which were renewed in 2019.
For information on upcoming orienteering events log on to www.orienteering.ie
Tibradden Wood (new courses July 2024)
- Permanent Orienteering: Short Course Map
- Permanent Orienteering: Medium Course Map
- Permanent Orienteering: Long Course Map
- Permanent Orienteering: All Controls Map
- Permanent Orienteering: Answer Sheet
Ticknock (updated maps July 2024)
- Permanent Orienteering: Short Course Map
- Permanent Orienteering: Medium Course Map
- Permanent Orienteering: All Controls Map
- Permanent Orienteering: Answer Sheets
Carrickgollogan -(updated maps July 2024)
- Permanent Orienteering: Short Course Map
- Permanent Orienteering: Medium Course Map
- Permanent Orienteering: Advanced Course Map
- Permanent Orienteering: Answer Sheets
Barnaslingan
Note: following Dublin Mountains Makeover operations, Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) in Barnaslingan which are ongoing in 2022, there are changes to the orienteering landscape not yet reflected in the orienteering maps below.
- Permanent Orienteering Course: Short Course Map
- Permanent Orienteering Course: Medium Course Map
- Permanent Orienteering Course: Advanced Course Map
- Permanent Orienteering Courses: Answer Sheets
Massy's Estate
- Recreation
- Archaeology
Recreation Sites in the Dublin Mountains
- 5. Kilmashogue
- 6. Ticknock
- 7. Carrickgollogan
- 8. Barnaslingan
Archaeology Sites in the Dublin Mountains
- 1. Slievethoul
- 2. Lugg Woods
- 3. Seahan
- 4. Hell Fire Club
- 5. Massy's Wood
- 6. Tibradden
- 7. Kilmashogue
- 8. Ticknock
- 9. Ballyedmonduff
- 10. Rathmichael Wood
