Hiking and heritage with a sea breeze.

For a 6 kilometre return walk or cycle from Dún Laoghaire, you can take the Metals Heritage Tour. There is a free iPhone and Android app to bring visitors on this 11 stop audio tour.

The Metals is the route by which stone was brought from Dalkey Quarry to the harbour works in Dún Laoghaire. Over 600,000 tonnes of stone was pulled by horse along a railway to make the facility. 

The Metals is a walk (or cycle path) charting the industrial history of this part of Dublin. It takes you from Dún Laoghaire harbour to the views from Dalkey and Killiney Hill. There is a similar app for a heritage tour of Dún Laoghaire’s East Pier.

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