Scarr the place to be on August Bank Holiday Monday

There’s a big rush on to

book that holiday abroad. We all want to throw off the shackles of Covid. It’s not that long ago at all since we were not allowed go some few kilometres from our hall door and then when that was

lifted we could travel within our county and then the magic of being allowed cross the county bounds. And right now we can go wherever we like in the country and to many places outside it too. 

In our mad rush to go away do we ever spot what’s right in front of our noses?

On Bank Holiday Monday a friend and I wandered in West Wicklow, taking in a walk up Scarr Mountain.

As the proverbial crow flies it is less than 50 kilometres from my hall door to the top of Scarr.

Best to set off from Oldbridge, which is a short drive from Roundwood.

Scarr is approximately 600 metres high and it is an idyllic walk from Lough Dan to the top. The views are breathtaking.

On August Bank Holiday Monday we met six people on the mountain.

Sensational.

Try it.