EcoTrail Wicklow-Dublin

Like all our four race distances, our 45 km route begins on Bray harbour front. Leave behind the seaside promenade to tackle the steep climb to the iconic cross on Bray Head. Here you bid farewell to your views of the Irish Sea and turn towards the mountains proper.

You traverse mixed trails across the Little and Great Sugarloaf Mountains, passing through the scenic Kilruddery Estate on-route to the Wicklow Way – a 132 km walking trail stretching south out of the Irish capital Dublin. Your journey home begins at the foot of the Powerscourt Waterfall.

As you approach the finish line you will enjoy views across Dublin Bay before receiving a true Irish welcome at the finish line in Bray.

Please note that the current routes should be considered provisional. Final routes will not vary markedly and will be locked down during Spring.

WELCOME TO ECOTRAIL WICKLOW 27 KM!

Our 27km trail race ‘fills the gap’ between the short 15 km route and the longer distances. Like the other races in the series you start on the scenic promenade at Bray seafront and take in the challenging climb to the little seaside hill – Bray Head.

The 27km race continues to follow the longer races through Kilruddery Estate out past both the Little and Great Sugarloaf mountains. As you return you will complete essentially a loop of both of these spectacular limestone peaks. Most of the trails on the 28km route are hard-packed and rocky trails with brief road sections.

As you approach the finish line you will enjoy views across Dublin Bay before receiving a true Irish welcome at the finish line in Bray.

WELCOME TO ECOTRAIL WICKLOW 17 KM!

The 17 km race is the most widely accessible of all the races in our series but don’t be fooled into thinking that you will miss out on a lot just because you picked the shortest distance!

You begin at the promenade at Bray seafront before climbing up the slopes of the coastal hill Bray Head where you can look out across the Irish Sea. From here you enter the Elizabethan Kilruddery Estate before a run up and around the Little Sugarloaf – a limestone mountain carved out by the ancient sea that once covered this area of the Irish coast.

You return via Bray Head where you are greeted first by views over Dublin Bay and then by a true Irish welcome at the finish line! The 17 km almost entirely on hard-packed on rocky trails with a few very short road sections as you cross between Bray Head and the Little Sugarloaf.

Please note that the current routes should be considered provisional. Final routes will not vary markedly and will be locked down during Spring.