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Lugnaquilla
- Easiest route
- 3.9 km+606 m · about 2 h · T2
- Prominence
- 905 m2,969 ft
- Isolation
- 160 km
- Tonight
- 1°CSleet · Wind 22 km/h S
Lugnaquilla is a 925 m (3,035 ft) mountain in the Wicklow Mountains, County Wicklow, Ireland.
All facts
- Elevation
- 925 m · 3,035 ft
- Range
- Wicklow Mountains
- Region
- County Wicklow, Ireland
- Spanish name
- Log na Coille
- Coordinates
- 52.9671° N, 6.4644° W
How to get to the top of Lugnaquilla
3 mapped walking routes from where a car can get you, with distance and climb from the terrain model.
Easiest route: from Road end, 2.6 km NE of Lugnaquilla
- Distance
- 3.9 kmone way
- Climb
- +606 m(1,988 ft up)
- Time up
- about 2 h
- Difficulty
- T2Mountain trail, sure footing needed
Other routes 2
Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL. Climb from the terrain model. Trails change and maps miss things: check conditions locally.
Lugnaquilla 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 7.6 × 7.6 km
Lugnaquilla terrain and contours
50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. The route drawn is the easiest mapped one. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
West → east through the summit
Lugnaquilla weather
Tonight · Sleet · 1°C (34°F) · 1.7 mm · Wind 22 km/h S
Lugnaquilla forecast for the summit, about 925 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 312 m.
- Tonight1°1.7 mm22 km/h SBase 4°
- Today2°9°16.8 mm44 km/h WBase 5 / 12°
- Sun1°5°3.5 mm42 km/h WBase 4 / 9°
- Mon4°10°14.4 mm40 km/h SEBase 7 / 13°
- Tue4°4°2.9 mm35 km/h WBase 7 / 8°
- Wed4°7°1.3 mm23 km/h WBase 7 / 11°
- Thu5°6°3.2 mm26 km/h SEBase 8 / 10°
- Fri5°8°20.0 mm22 km/h SEBase 8 / 11°
- Sat-1°4°0.9 mm17 km/h NWBase 3 / 8°
- Sun-2°2°0.1 mm21 km/h NWBase 2 / 5°
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 Lugnaquilla
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lugnaquilla, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
Baravore car park
Nearest trailhead
Coolalingo Waterfalls Trailhead
All mapped places 4
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Baravore car parkParking | 4.2 km NE |
| Parking | 4.8 km ENE |
| BallinafunshogeParking | 4.9 km E |
| Coolalingo Waterfalls TrailheadTrailhead | 7.6 km E |
How steep is the route to Lugnaquilla?
The easiest mapped route, 3.9 km from 312 m to 925 m. Steepest stretch: 31°.
- 0–15°3.5 km
- 15–30°0.4 km
Grades are averaged between profile points about 50 m apart, so short steeper steps don’t show.
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.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 3.8 km, measured from the Lugnaquilla summit.
Summit list 9
- 1Corrigasleggaun795 m 1.7 km ESE
- 2Slievemaan760 m 1.7 km WSW
- 3Benleagh689 m 2.5 km NNE
- 4Cloghernagh800 m 2.5 km E
- 5Lybagh683 m 2.5 km SSW
- 6Ballineddan Mountain652 m 3.1 km WSW
- 7Camenabologue SE Top663 m 3.6 km N
- 8Carrawaystick728 m 3.8 km ESE
- 9Leoh Mountain516 m 3.8 km NNW
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.8 km; 19 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- European Common Frog4
- Rock Pigeon1
- Scotch Broom1
- Gorse1
- European holly1
- Small Tortoiseshell1
Where Lugnaquilla sits
- Range
- Wicklow Mountains21
- Region
- County Wicklow17Ireland107Europe2,143
Ranked in 1
Nearby places
Glenmalure↑5.7 km E
Turlough HillPeak · 681 m↑7.2 km NNE
Glendalough Upper Lake130 m↑7.7 km ENE
Sugarloaf (West Wicklow)Peak · 552 m↑8.0 km NW
Wicklow GapPass · 478 m↑9.4 km NNE
More 1
More in the Wicklow Mountains 6
Lugnaquilla downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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How accurate is this?
within 10 m This 3D map reads 923 m at the summit; the official height is 925 m.
A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.
| Source | Summit | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Official height (Wikidata) | 925 m | — |
| Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page) | 923 m | -2 m |
| Copernicus GLO-90 | 922 m | -3 m |
Data sources
- Terrain
- Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- 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)
- Routes, Camping & parking
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Accuracy comparison
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
- Sources
- Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia