New guide has walkers taking to the hills of Dublin and Wicklow

A new guide to Dublin and Wicklow will be a failsafe companion for walkers everywhere, says Dan MacCarthy.

IT HAS been said Cork hillwalkers are spoilt for choice. A mere hour and a bit drive from the city are the McGillycuddy Reeks in Co Kerry. An hour to the east lie the Comeraghs in Co Waterford. And an hour, or less, to the north lie the Galtees in Co Tipperary.

Many other smaller ranges are scattered around within a short drive, including the Nagles, the Ballyhouras, the Boggerahs. There are no shortage of walks in these ranges to sate even the most avid of walkers over a lifetime.