Activities
Orienteering
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
Massy's Estate
Ticknock
Note: following Dublin Mountains Makeover operations in Ticknock and the establishment of new native woodlands, there are changes to the orienteering landscape not yet reflected in the orienteering maps below.
- Ticknock Permanent Orienteering Course: Short Course Map
- Ticknock Permanent Orienteering Course: Medium Course Map
- Ticknock Permanent Orienteering Course: Answer Sheets
- Ticknock Permanent Orienteering All Controls Map
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
- Barnaslingan Wheel-O map
- Barnaslingan Wheel-O answers
Carrickgollogan
Note: Dublin Mountains Makeover operations to remove burnt forestry following a major forest fire in 2018 and replace them with native woodland have significantly changed the orienteering landscape in Carrickgollogan which is 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
- 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
