Howth Cliff Path Loop

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7.79 km

142 m

01h33

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Last verified: 25 July 2025

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Explore the scenic Coolock hiking route through Leinster near Howth Castle. Discover Howth Castle, Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio, and Howth Head along the way.

Region

City area of Dublin Ireland's Ancient East Leinster Ben of Howth Fingal

Statistics

Difficulty level: Easy (50/100)

Length: 7.79 km

Duration: 01h33

Total ascent: 142 m

Maximal slope: 6.58 %

Average slope: 1.82 %

Net ascent: 3 m

Total descent: 139 m

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Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 3.93 km (51 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

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Scenery

Car free roads: 3.82 km (49 %)

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Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

Characteristics

Light traffic
Loop-shaped
Public transport accessible

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Start and end of the route

Closest address to start: Old Hill of Howth Tramline Path, Fingal, Ireland

Closest address to end: Dungriffin Road, Fingal, Ireland

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Howth Head
0 · Village
Howth Head is a peninsula northeast of the city of Dublin in Ireland, within the governance of …
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Howth Castle
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Howth Castle and estate lie just outside the village of Howth, County Dublin in Ireland, in the …
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Howth railway station
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Howth DART station , is a railway station in Fingal, Ireland that serves Howth village and one …
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Phare de Howth
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The Old Courthouse
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The Old Courthouse in Howth is a former place of worship that was subsequently used as a …
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Howth
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Howth is an affluent peninsular village and outer suburb of Dublin, Ireland. The district as a …
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Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio
0 · History museum
Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio is a museum of communication history based in the …
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Church of the Assumption
0 · Church
The Church of the Assumption, Howth is a Roman Catholic church in Howth, in Fingal in the historic …
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