St Anne’s Park and Dollymount Strand Walk – Combining two walks close to Dublin City
If you fancy a long and somewhat challenging walk while in the Dublin area, combining a stroll through St Annes’s Park with a visit to the seaside at Dollymount Strand is a perfect fit.
Distance:
A 14km looped walk that takes about 3 hours to complete.
Difficulty:
Moderate to difficult. It is all flat surface, so you won’t find your heart racing, but the distance should have you feeling your legs at the end of the day.
How to get there:
This walk is easy to access via public transport. Just hop on the DART (train) at Connolly Station in Dublin City. The stop to St Anne’s park is Harmonstown and a return tickets cost €3.85. You will get there in just under 10 minutes.
Note that you can only buy tickets in Connolly station and not online.
See www.irishrail.ie for DART times.
Getting on the walk:
I did need the maps app on my phone to find St Anne’s Park from Harmonstown DART station, so I suggest you do the same. Or you can always ask someone for directions; people are generally very happy to help.
Stroll around St Anne’s Park to your liking and then head towards the Causeway Road to get to North Bull Island.
At the end of the Causeway Road, turn right and enjoy having your feet in the sand as you walk along Dollymount Strand.
To complete the loop, walk over the Wooden Bridge and retrace your steps (or walk a different route) through St Anne’s park to get back to Harmonstown DART station.
Map of the walk through St Anne’s Park and along Dollymount Strand.
What to expect from the walk:
This walk will meander next to traffic, except when you are in St Anne’s Park and walking around Dollymount Beach. However, there are sidewalks everywhere.
St Anne’s Park is very diverse; there are rose, Chinese and walled gardens, big trees and streams of water running throughout the park.
Dollymount Strand is a long stretch of sandy beach. You can also swim here, with lifeguards being on duty every day in June, July, August and some weeks in September.
Public toilets:
There are public toilets near the The Wooden Bridge (marked on map). Just be aware that you need €0.30 in coins to use the facilities.
Additional info:
There is a food and craft market in St Anne’s Park every Saturday between 10am and 4pm. If that is something you are interested in, it might be worth planning your walk for a Saturday.
Got any questions on this walk? Feel free to leave them or any comments you have below and we can have a little chat.