The Wicklow Way 👣 Our 4,000km Journey

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4 жыл бұрын

Hey everyone!
Here, finally, is our video of the Wicklow - the final trail for us to do before becoming the first people to walk every National Waymarked Trail in Ireland (I'll leave a link to a video that describes what the National Waymarked Trails are below).
TRAIL OVERVIEW
● County: Wicklow, Dublin, Carlow
● Official length: 129km
● What we walked: about 131km
● Start point: Clonegal
● End point: Marley Park, Dublin City
● Trail difficulty: 3/5
● Trail quality: 4/5
● Most common walking surfaces: Coillte forestry roads, boardwalk/bog bridge, and some small roads.
● Views/area: 4/5
● Camping/accommodation: 5/5. There are official places you can wild camp on this trail! It’s amaizng, all Irish trails need this! It was wonderful.
● Maps: We’ve made our own Tough Soles maps! These maps are free to use, remix, and redistribute under CC-BY 4.0. All you need to do is attribute us! Here are the Wicklow Way maps, and here are all the maps we’ve made. (toughsoles.ie/maps)
We did this trail in 5 days, although many do it in 7. Our stages were:
TRAIL STAGES:
🌲 Day 1: Clonegal - Tinahely // 25km
🌲 Day 2: Tinahely - Muchlagh Hut // 28km
🌲 Day 3: Muchlagh Hut - Brushers Gap Hut // 31km
🌲 Day 4: Brushers Gap Hut - Knockree Hostel // 27km
🌲 Day 5: Knockree Hostel - Marlay Park // 20km
⛺️ What are the National Waymarked Trails? • What Are We Walking? 👣...
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Music used in this video includes:
🎵 Music used: 'Blood' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
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Пікірлер: 86

@TrueBlueEG8 2 жыл бұрын

The section where he speaks about being scared really touched me, how simple life is when you're just rambeling around the countryside, compared to the complexity of modern life and work. Really made me think about whats actually important...

@lailedcat 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I’m really lost for words. This was a fittingly incredible documentary of the final trail. Thanks for sharing all of it with us, and here’s to the next leg! I don’t for a second think that this will be the last amazing thing you do.

@westcorktrailman2065 4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant finish to a brilliant chapter. .......now keep it going! Write a book on the whole experience.....go heavy on the pics and feelings and it's a winner. Do it!

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the nice comment! This definitely isn’t the end - I’d love to write a book, and many more things! We’ll have to see how it goes ... 📚

@ldg2655 3 жыл бұрын

I visited Ireland 10 or more years ago and St. Kevin’s Kitchen was one of my favorite destinations. I was nearly the only one there and the atmosphere was indescribable. It felt very sacred, like you could feel all of the souls resting there..

@philipvankamp6771 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on getting your 42 long distance track. I enjoyed watching your videos. This will definitely make you go for a walk in Ireland. Enough inspiration from you. But what are you going to do now that the goal has been achieved? Don't stop but think of a new theme. Greetings from the Netherlands.

@Prometheus_43 Ай бұрын

Congrats Carl and Ellie, really nice project, best of luck with all your future endeavours!

@silverbreezeRn 3 жыл бұрын

I've only watched a few of your videos, they are awesome! Well done, I intend to watch them all.

@barrymichaelmullins5691 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I am from Wicklow but live in the UK. I miss home a great deal, thank you for your efforts.

@jenuinepanic 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on finishing the trails! The video looks gorgeous. I can't wait to find out about your next project 😁

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

Haha I wonder what it could be 😉

@PeterT1981 4 жыл бұрын

A brilliant series! Thank both for taking me along. I’ve enjoyed every episode. Please don’t let this be the end of you videos. This has been so much fun and so educational. Your video style is so enjoyable to watch. Congratulations on completing your two and a half year trek. Now, get your boots off and rest!

@unkleskratch 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your videos- I'm going hiking in Ireland for the first time soon, and your videos have been both an education-and an inspiration- Congratulations!

@paddyabroad634 4 жыл бұрын

I have greatly enjoyed your videos. As one of your other comments mentioned watching them has made me terribly homesick having emigrated from Ireland 30 yrs ago....but watching you both has inspired me to take my Wife Hiking in Ireland next year...I hope you both continue to have many adventures together.

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It’s so wonderful to read comments like yours. I hope you both have a wonderful time hiking next year! I think as long as there are trails to walk we’ll keep having adventures ☺️

@jesshoman7069 3 жыл бұрын

well done guys :) my first ever " way" was the Wicklow Way something of a send off for a friend who was moving to Austraila for a year . We loved it so much that every year now me and 3 friends do a hike ,along one of irelands ways . Its been an amazing journey and we have had so many great times along the way from beautiful views to beautiful pints :) we have been following you guys ever since i started and you really are inspirational people !

@HamOnHill 4 жыл бұрын

Superb achievement, to complete all trails and document them in such an excellent way.

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very very much! 😄

@rosc4321 Жыл бұрын

Super video and what a great project. Found you through the hiiker podcast so have a lot of video watching to do now!!

@ToughSoles Жыл бұрын

Ah thank you so much! The guys at Hiiker are fab, endless inspiration on their podcast and in the app!

@MountainMikesAdventures 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing adventure, amazing people and amazingly well-done 😁 everything you have done over the last 3 years were amazing. Looking forward to the tough soles best bits 😉

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

Ooooh good idea! 😆

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

Although the thought of going through 3 years of footage.... 😱

@MountainMikesAdventures 4 жыл бұрын

@@ToughSoles haha 😅 skim through your videos not all the clips you shot we'd be waiting 10years 😆

@Denodwyer Жыл бұрын

The shiney stone at iron bridge is called shale and it has a multi mix of minerals including iron its all over the high lands and sometimes it has a gold shine off it BTW love the video thank you for your time i hope you enjoyed as much as I do

@michelleryan2651 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you this way very well done great insoiration

@KenPower1 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to both of you. This was an amazing achievement. Thanks for sharing your journey. Everytime I watch one of your videos, it makes me want to get out and do some proper walking. I look forward to the next adventure.

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Ken! It’s been so fantastic to share it, and I’m sure we’ll be bitten by the adventure bug again soon! 😄

@ambaiste 4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Sydney, Australia. Congratulations on your achievement! I have enjoyed this series - even though it has made me tremendously homesick! Well done!

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much! ☺️ And apologies for the home sickness! 😅 Maybe eventually we’ll walk as far as the land down under! 👣

@alancarrick1541 2 жыл бұрын

Hello guys, I have come across your channel as I was looking for vids/vlogs about the wicklow way. the vid was great and going to check out all your other vids. As an older person who has ran a little I am looking at moving to trails. Your vid is giving me a great perspective and I definitely will find other routes because of your channel. Thank you for the time and effort you give! New subscriber

@strollingireland9860 3 жыл бұрын

I've just finished my first waymarked trail, The Barrow Way, and your journey is an inspiration. Well done on your fantastic achievement.

@ToughSoles 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! ☺️

@prettygoodyear 3 жыл бұрын

These past couple of weeks, I watched all your hikes, after stumbling upon it by accident (thanks KZfaq suggestions!). I loved every minute of it. I first set foot in Ireland in 2002 and even though I have seen a lot of the country, these hikes showed me there is so much more to discover! Amazing scenery, and you inspired me to try long distance walking myself, and once we're allowed to travel abroad again, I'd love to try some of these trails. Thank you so much for these videos, they allowed me to revisit a country I love dearly, and also allowed me to escape the bizar world we still live in these days! Curious about what else you might go and explore once travel restrictions get lifted again.

@CarrsMill 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to both of you, it's been fun following you on the adventure. It was cool seeing you walk trails I'd done. I'm looking forward to see what challegne you come up with next.

@andrewgault79 4 жыл бұрын

There's a way of experiencing and knowing a place you only get through walking. You must feel alive with this now. Such an achievement completing the trails, well done!

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew! It definitely gives you a new perspective of a place, and I think I feel a lot more “at home” when I’m outside in a place I don’t know than I might actually living somewhere ... hopefully we’ll eventually cross trails! 👣 Ellie

@michaelmattingly9327 4 жыл бұрын

What a great trail and video! I've enjoyed them all. Good luck on your next adventures.

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! It’s been such a joy to share the adventure, looking forward to where it takes us next ☺️

@spikejoyce 2 жыл бұрын

Delightful watch thank you so much for sharing. The wife, the kid and I are due to walk the WW in just over a month, it'll be our first Irish walk. It's been wonderful watching your journey. All the best now.

@ToughSoles 2 жыл бұрын

Best of luck to you all! - ellie

@VickersCreations 4 жыл бұрын

Well done, really massive achievement and I've been following your progress from nearly the beginning. Anyway just wanted to say this is not the end, there's various Caminos, The AT, the PCT, New Zealand, Scotland Peak District etc etc, the world is your oyster. You could also do motivational speaking, a book launch, tour group guiding....so not the end, just the beginning!

@kyliejwhyte 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Well done and thanks for sharing your journeys with us

@justwalkkrisizabel6411 2 жыл бұрын

Inspiring, exciting. Thanks for sharing :)

@ciulabula1 Жыл бұрын

Great video folks and congrats on your achievement! I'm just getting ready to set off for my first, 2 day Wicklow Way ramble, and even though I walked parts of it a lot of times, never done it as kinda one route. The more I'm looking forward to do it next week after watching your video! Thank you 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@ToughSoles Жыл бұрын

Ah thank you! And I hope you have a fantastic time! There really is something different about multi-day walking, don’t quite know how to explain it - ellie

@prendo3 4 жыл бұрын

Well done, what an achievement! Having watched your videos with interest it's so very fitting that I could follow this final adventure while consulting your very own Tough Soles set of maps! Thank you for capturing in an entertaining and informative way this set of Irish trail walks. Looking forward to following you on your next adventure. Be proud.

@menohaveaname 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was amazing. The music that you put in starting at the top of Glendalough hit me deep. I'm definitely going to watch more of your videos now, as this was my first. I hope that someday, I can hike some of these trails. :) Thanks for making this!

@ToughSoles 3 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks so much! I hope you get to enjoy the trails as much as we have! ☺️♥️ - ellie

@Goghahahahahaeej 4 жыл бұрын

I really wish you guys 100k subscribers in 2020! You deserve it!

@bcc77 Жыл бұрын

WOWWW! Amazing....great effort with lots of energy...👍

@tulipchic34 4 жыл бұрын

I want to do this!

@barryrobinson2989 4 жыл бұрын

great stuff...love all the vids ..thanks for sharing your experiences....stay safe :-)

@no_soy_rubio 2 жыл бұрын

I'm headed over there next weekend, thanks for the inspo 😄

@cavehillrock...wildcamping 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Guys! Fantastic stuff - watched them all (some twice, lol) - a great achievement and source of info and inspiration for us all - well done again, atb... Sinco

@ToughSoles 2 жыл бұрын

Oh thanks so much!! It was an amazing project. And how lucky we finished it when we did! One more summer and it would have been a different story .. looking forward to documenting and sharing our new adventures ☺️ - ellie

@toocleanpappas5397 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats! Just finished the PCT and have had plans since I did the AT that when I finished the CDT (next year), I would go to Ireland and hike across it. But I love the idea of hiking all the trails! Love the video!

@ToughSoles 3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you! 😄 We’d love to get to the states eventually and do those big 3 trails! Maybe we can swap places in a year or two! 😆

@jaynej2884 4 жыл бұрын

This was awesome thank you.

@Beashtman 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations guys. Amazing series and an amazing achievement fair play to ye. If you're looking for your next adventure I hear the West Highland Way is amazing!

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean! ☺️ And yeah we’ve heard that too!! I think there are 29 Great Trails in Scotland, a very tempting list! 😅

@blueegaming6323 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Elizabeth Its James you're cousin you're vids are the best :)

@bulldelaney 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff guys. You almost had me crying at the end. Having walked to Santiago and done the TMB I know how emotional It can be to face back home. Looking forward to the Next part of your adventure together . Wherever that may find you. Big well done again. P.S you should do a book.

@ToughSoles 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Martin - thanks for your comment! There really is something powerful in finishing a trail or a project. Looking forward to sharing whatever comes next for us! And yes, would love to do a book - hopefully I can put together something this year 🤞😄 - Ellie

@mintymilkk Жыл бұрын

18:20 it's a shame they don't change the actual trail to this, because most people are still gonna end up walking down the regular forestry roads to get to Glendalough - the wicklow way isn't exactly lacking forestry roads as it is!

@connachtboyadventures4672 3 жыл бұрын

Only just come across your channel. Really good stuff

@ToughSoles 3 жыл бұрын

From one Connacht boy to another, thanks! - Carl

@connachtboyadventures4672 3 жыл бұрын

@@ToughSoles 😉

@rumblepop1028 4 ай бұрын

Ellie, I’m coming to do the Ireland way in June. How bout a video on food and gas resupply please?

@raybo64 9 ай бұрын

Walking via the Spinc was the right choice. The forest road Wicklow Way is not pleasant and you would have missed all hose spectacular views of Glendalough and Camaderry. By the way, that wooden stairway has been replaced by a zig zag trail.

@lailedcat 4 жыл бұрын

Audibly gasped at 12:25

@ellieberry 4 жыл бұрын

We also left a water bottle on the bus on our way to the trail, and I then accidentally left half my toiletries in Tinahely. Even our gear knew it was the end

@caitrionaberry4239 4 жыл бұрын

But you got your orange fleece jumper back ! Sorry it got "lost" in my car boot ! 😄 And you'll have it for the next adventures!

@motoadvicemotoclinic6677 Жыл бұрын

Where was the trail with the wooden bridge and the passport stamp please?

@ToughSoles Жыл бұрын

If you look up the Laragh glenmacnase river trail, and the Wicklow Trail Passport you should find details for it! ☺️ - Ellie

@bradleyoneil8313 4 жыл бұрын

What in the world is a jumper ? For jumping ?

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

Also known as a sweater 😅

@bradleyoneil8313 4 жыл бұрын

@@ToughSoles but not a jumpsuit? i thought perhaps for rain ?

@ToughSoles 4 жыл бұрын

No, I think that would be for much more rain than we get here 😉☔

@declankenny5290 11 ай бұрын

Fab stuff! Enjoyed the journey. Have been following your progress over the last few months. I did the Wicklow Way back in June, and made a short film too, so it was fun (and a little odd!) to see all those routes again. In fact, I might even have a little PTSD! I missed the passport stamp locations, so that's a pity. Good plan to include The Spinc, and having gone the official way, I can confirm you didn't miss much. Have you done Declan's Way yet? I don't think it's listed yet as a waymarked trail, but it should be; it certainly is fully sign-posted. Worth a look, anyway. Here's my own film project: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iK-PnNyeybeVoIk.htmlsi=cnd7npyVWc1Ctjml What are ye guys up to now?

@CowboyJojosAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful adventure. I can't tell you how melancholy I felt watching your video. My partner and I did this walk in 2018 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nthxoaWqvbezknk.html and we loved it so much. We loved the country and the people that we encountered on our journey. Your adventure brought flooding memories back and I thank you for your wonderful adventure, which helped me relive our hike. I can't wait to come back to Ireland and enjoy another hiking adventure. Thank you for sharing and I look forward to watching more of your adventures.

@ToughSoles 3 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you for the lovely message! I love how watching a video or looking at photos can bring you right back to a moment. Watching your video I laughed during your introduction at around the 2 and a half minute mark, because I'm always the one to forget the names of places, and Carl is always the one behind the camera telling me where we were! Thank you for sharing your adventure too!

@CowboyJojosAdventures 3 жыл бұрын

Tough Soles I’m glad you got the chance to watch out adventure and thank you for your quick response. I have hit your bell and S U B B E D so that I can watch some more of your adventures. Thanks to you and Carl, you have inspired us. We were going to be doing The St James Camino in September but due to COVID-19 that has all come to an end. Hopefully next year. Have a great weekend, cheers Joseph & Peter.

@ToughSoles 3 жыл бұрын

Likewise, we will be following your adventures too! ☺️ you’re providing us with a lot of inspiration, our “to do list” is never going to end 😂 - ellie