Dublin works well as a base for a day in the hills. Ticknock Forest is a short drive from the city and offers a well-known mountain bike loop in the Dublin Mountains.
About Dublin City
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on a bay on the east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey, it lies within the province of Leinster. It is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. The Dublin Region (formerly County Dublin) had 1,458,154 people at the 2022 census, according to the CSO, up 8% from 2016.
Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, later renamed Ireland.
For more Dublin ideas, see our best things to do in Dublin guide.
Ticknock Forest
1 For a half-day add-on, Glendalough makes a good half-day add-on from Wicklow.2
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