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Camping in Glenmalure

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  • 09-02-2010 9:42pm
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    biglittlebill
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    Hey, a couple of friends and my self are planning to hike from Glendalough to Glenmalure, and camp in Glenmalure for the night. I was wondering if there where any places to camp for the night, preferably with a fire but its not major. Oh and any advice on the trip would be great.
    :D


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    Cookie_Monster
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    There's a hostel just past the ford, you may be able to camp behind it.

    Plenty of other subtle places around the area a bit higher up the valley.


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    CianRyan
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    There's an awesome place up the fire road just past the hostel.
    I can't remember where exactly, IIRC, you keep to the right and you'll eventually see a small clearing down by the river.

    Now, I haven't been up that way in years so this could have changed/been messed up in the floods.


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    hmmm
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    I've often seen people camping in an area between the ford and the hostel. They've mostly left the place in ****e.


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    Tester46
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    CianRyan wrote: »
    There's an awesome place up the fire road just past the hostel.
    I can't remember where exactly, IIRC, you keep to the right and you'll eventually see a small clearing down by the river.

    Now, I haven't been up that way in years so this could have changed/been messed up in the floods.


    I know the place you mean. Haven't been there in a while either but it's a great camping spot. Walk from the ford to the hostel on the forest track, keep going beyond the hostel and keep looking right, down by the river bank. You'll see a small flat area with space for one tent (maybe two tents if you're all mates), right beside the river - lovely!

    Alternatively, I think you can still camp in the garden of the hostel.


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    Tester46
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    Alternatively alternatively, you could just wander round and find your own spot somewhere in the valley.

    And please clean up after yourself and don't make shi*e of the place.


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    Dr Pepper
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    Like others have said, there are plenty of ideal camping spots in that valley, near the hostel. Beware the scrotes* though. There can be some fairly simple individuals up there at times (especially Summer Friday/Saturday nights) who make a hell of a lot of noise (and an awful mess as has been mentioned!).

    * Not sure what the PC term for scrotes is these days! (you know, Scumbags ;))


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