If you’re planning an Ireland trip this month, here’s something worth knowing: the autumn colour window is narrow, and we’re in it right now.
Breaking News has just published a seasonal round-up of walks across the island: the Ring of Kerry’s Glencar-to-Glenbeigh stretch, where you can refuel with a pub meal in one of the small villages along the way; the Wicklow Way’s quieter autumn approach to Glendalough; Dún na Rí Forest Park in Cavan, with its waterfalls and the Cabra River; and the Ridge and Summit Trails on Divis and the Black Mountain above Belfast. Closer to Dublin, our own guides to the Devil’s Glen in Wicklow and the Boyne Valley trails cover similar ground.
For visitors, the timing angle is everything. Book a November trip thinking you’ll catch autumn colour, and you might arrive to bare branches. The sweet spot is roughly late October through mid-November, depending on the year and the altitude — see our guide to where to see autumn colour right now for more on timing.
Our take: if you’re coming to Ireland specifically to walk, build your itinerary around where the colour is NOW, not where you planned months ago. The trails aren’t going anywhere, but the gold and copper canopy is. For the bigger picture, see why autumn may be the best time to visit Ireland.
Originally reported by breakingnews.ie
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