Glen of the Downs
- Depth
- 191 m
- Rim
- 308 m
- Length
- 5.5 km
- Tonight
- 5°CCloudy · Wind 22 km/h SW
Glen of the Downs is up to 191 m deep: the rim reaches 308 m and the floor 88 m, along 5.5 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 88 m
Depth of Glen of the Downs
Up to 191 m deep (typically 145 m) along the 5.5 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).
Glen of the Downs 3D map
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Glen of the Downs terrain and contours
20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Glen of the Downs elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Glen of the Downs weather
Tonight · Cloudy · 5°C (41°F) · 1.0 mm · Wind 22 km/h SW
Glen of the Downs forecast for about 308 m.
- Tonight5°1.0 mm22 km/h SW
- Today6°13°12.4 mm51 km/h S
- Sun5°10°2.3 mm45 km/h W
- Mon8°14°9.5 mm46 km/h S
- Tue8°9°0.7 mm35 km/h W
- Wed6°13°0.2 mm20 km/h SW
- Thu7°11°3.1 mm28 km/h S
- Fri9°11°24.7 mm24 km/h S
- Sat5°9°0.5 mm20 km/h NW
- Sun4°7°–22 km/h NW
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.
Camping & parking near Glen of the Downs
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Glen of the Downs, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.6 km N
Nearest trailhead
mtb track
All mapped places 5
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.6 km N |
| Parking | 1.1 km E |
| Parking | 1.4 km SSE |
| mtb trackTrailhead | 3.5 km NNE |
| pump trackTrailhead | 3.6 km NNE |
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 95% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.4% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 523 m low point -0 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 651 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Rook32
- European Robin32
- European Goldfinch31
- Eurasian Blackbird31
- Common Buzzard31
- Common Wood-Pigeon29
Where Glen of the Downs sits
- Region
- County Wicklow17Ireland107Europe2,143
Nearby places
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- Terrain
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- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025 (scene 2025-04-09)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)