Mountain like Sugar Loaf

Not sure what its called but i often park in the upper Glendalough car park & do the walk up over the lake, I go up first & then come down by the old mines, My daughter loves it , Its a nice one & handy enough ,

If your up early u'll likely bump into some goats & deer on the way

That's the white route, or Spinc walk, around 10km or so.

There's also the large car park opposite the Pier Gates, where the Visitor;s Centre was going to be built, that opens around 9am on weekends, but that would add another 2-3km on to the total length of the walk.

When they get to 11 you really should be more worried if you'll make it not him!! (Decathlon do great boots for kids)

Spinc, Djouce and Kippure are a lot more effort than Sugarloaf or Bray Head. but worth a try if you want to push things a bit further.

The Hellfire Club is a good short walk too.

You could also do some of the Howth Cliff walk. The full loop walk would be over 10k though.

Is the glendalough car park free at this time of the year?

Visitor Centre carpark is certainly free outside Summer. Oct-Apr I think.

I'll check dates next time I'm up there. I'd presume the Lake carpark is the same but I never use it.