St Kevins Way - Pilgrim Path
About
A path of Christian pilgrimage since the route’s namesake travelled along it to reach a life of solitude and prayer in the late 6th/early 7th century, Saint Kevin’s Way has remained a popular trail among the spiritual as well as the secular ever since.
The ancient route begins at Saint Kevin’s Church in the pretty Wicklow valley village of Hollywood, traversing varying terrain on its way to the unforgettably atmospheric Glendalough.
Follow the black posts with yellow pilgrims as you trek along a mix of minor roads, forest and pasture tracks, open mountainside and boardwalks laid through boggier sections of the trail. With a total ascent of 334m, the going is moderate and very pleasing, taking in the dramatic Wicklow Gap - the highest point along the way - and the tumbling Glendasan River before culminating in the monastic city at Glendalough.
