A lovely place. Great scenery on top with nice rocks. You can see the whole Dublin…read more Coming here mostly with a road bike. A good challenge to get up there. You may park at the bottom and walk up. Be prepared to sweat a little bit. There're at least two ways. I tried the other one and it was all gravel. No good for road bike. But nice walking experience.

Ticknock has up to 10 km of mountain and forest walks catering to seasoned hikers, mountain bikers,…read moreskateboarders, mountain runners, Sunday strollers and everyone in between with fantastic views from Dublin City to Bray Head. The forest has an extensive network of forest trails managed by Coillte and Ticknock is part of the Dublin Mountains Partnership which aims to improve the recreational use of the Dublin Mountains. The area comprises Two Rock, Three Rock, Kilmashogue and Tibradden Mountains. There are two trails specific to just Ticknock with the addition of the Wicklow Way Trail. The first trail 'Mountain Access Route' starts and finishes at the Ticknock Forest carpark. It meanders through the woodland paths before going straight up to the summit of Two Rock at Fairy Castle. This trail comes back down the same way. It's an 800m walk which takes about 20 mins. It's marked by Coillte and the Dublin Mountain Partnership as moderate and it seems to be used by runners a lot for training, as well as the occasional skateboarder on the lower part of the trail where it is tarmacadamed (I know this isn't a word, but you get what I mean!). I tend not to do this trail as it's a bit too short. The ground is partially forest walk, partially forest road and partially uneven mountain trails. It's a nice short, steep walk to the great views from Fairy Castle. The second trail 'The Fairy Castle Loop' starts and finishes at the same point but covers 5.5km and takes an estimated 1hr 45mins although as we took the wrong path for a little while on Sunday it took us closer to two hours, but hey, it was a lovely sunny day so no harm done The trail is also considered moderate. It's grand, a little uneven in places and some parts are a little on the steep side, but if you have any level of fitness you should be fine. This trail loops past Fairy Castle at the summit and passes Three Rock on the way back down (or up if you go in the opposite direction). Another thing to note is that the Dublin/Wicklow Way also runs through this part of the mountains, and so there are often other walkers coming from further afield. You can also extend your walk by heading along the Wicklow Way to either Tibradden Wood and joining the 'Tibradden Mountain Trail' or to Kilmashogue Forest which is another lovely walk. The Coillte and Dublin Mountains Partnership websites both have handy downloadable free maps which I would recommend taking if you're unsure of the trails and you don't want to bring an OSI map with you. The trails are well marked in places but not at every possible diverging fork. There is quite a lot of parking available at Ticknock as it is a very well used part of the mountains. Apparently the 44B is the closest public transport but I've had a look and it seems the closest stop might be at Lamb Doyle's.

Djouce wood is an extensive area of forest managed by Coillte and bordered to the south west by…read moreDjouce mountain close to Dublin in the Wicklow mountains. The wood is a mix of forest roads, trails and paths laid out and useable by walkers and mountain bikers alike. The area was once part of the Powerscourt Estate. The trails in the forest offer excellent views over the River Dargle valley to the Powersourt Waterfall which is the highest waterfall in Ireland and to Djouce Mountain (725m). The area has many other great walking trails including accessing the mountain area of Djouce, War Hill, White Hill and Maulin. It also gives access to the Wicklow way heading north through Crone and Lackan or south to Ballinastoe. There are two specific trails in Djouce wood, the red (Deerpark) and the blue trail. The red trail is approximately 3 hours long and deemed a moderate level walk. It's along mostly forest paths and a few forest roads. It can be quite wet, muddy, and open to the elements so this trail is best approached with appropriate wet gear and walking shoes or boots. The blue trail at one and a half hours is an easier route on drier woodland trails which wouldn't require the same level of dressing for the weather and environment. The carpark is well maintained and at the moment is open until 4pm in the afternoon. Coillte's website www.coillteoutdoors.ie provides driving directions and maps of the trails available in this wood.

My husband and I had a fabulous time biking! The views were breath taking and our tour guy was so…read moremuch fun. I would highly recommend!!

From the owner: We provide high quality bike rental, guided tours and lessons.read more

I joined Epic MTB and found them to be a race focused MTB club who are proud to be just that…read more They have become one of the largest, most active MTB clubs in Ireland and dominated the 2012 race season across the board. If you want to ride and race with some of the best MTB'ers in Ireland on some of the best trails around and get seriously fit doing it, its the club for you.

From the owner: EPIC supports all off-road cyclingincluding: Cross Country, Enduro, Cyclo Cross & MTB Sportivesread more

Today was my second time using this shop. A couple of years ago, they fixed a puncture in just a…read morefew minutes, and I was delighted with the service. However, on that occasion, it was 'cash only'. Today, I had a small, niggling problem with my bike and stopped off on my way home. The man looked at it and came up with a workaround solution that involved cleverly applying a couple of plastic ties - and then refused payment! (I ended up buying an accessory I needed - but that was off my own bat as I was so impressed with the way he went about helping me out.) He also told me that for bike services, he will sometimes offer a lend of a replacement bike. Oh, and they currently accept credit and debit cards. Sorted!

Got a brand new fuji mountain bike was given free lights and lock,there was a new showroom full of…read morefuji,gt,and claud butler bikes owner was really nice guy got free refreshments was also wait for it given free delivery of bike to my home owner said we could have free service on bicycle in next 6 months at our convenience also free and easy parking directly outside the shop!!!really happy with choice of bike would recommend this shop in Dublin 1

This business adds electric power to your current bicycle excellent for commuting in and out of…read morework. Charging a bike costs less than 10c for a 30k range. Pretty good when you consider petrol is heading to 1.60 a litre. They also service all bikes and sell a large range of road and mountain bikes.

I am rather fortunate to have Cyclepower less than a minute away from my house in the new location…read moreat the top of Crumlin Village. Focusing on bike servicing now rather than bike sales, Gerry, the mechanic and owner is extremely experienced and professional. Has relationships with some of the top multinational companies in Dublin for servicing their employees bikes. Highly recommended to keep your bike in top condition.