Rock to the Top: The Grand Stretch Walk

Route | Rua Red Tallaght (beside Luas) via Dublin Mountain Way and back
Distance | 22km (or 15km). Moderate hike on paths & road, mostly via Dublin Mountain Way
Bring | Walking boots/shoes. Warm/waterproof clothes. Food and water.
Free Parking at Civic Theatre, Tallaght.
Participation at your own risk.

Inspired by the story of Oisín i dTír na n-Óg, who single-handed threw a boulder up the valley at Glenasmole, you are invited to join the challenge of recreating this mythic feat by working together to carry a granite boulder (in pieces) from Tallaght, to make a community cairn at the foot of Kippure. There is one crate of rock left, so we need your help to complete the job within a year, in time for mid-summer!

Connecting city with mountains, and people with each other, the project is about walking and talking and connecting to the place over a year.

Check www.incontext4.ie for details of walks as they are announced, or email rocktothetopdublinmountains@gmail.com to register your interest and receive updates.

Rock to the Top is commissioned under IN CONTEXT 4 - IN OUR TIME, South Dublin County Council’s Public Art Programme for 2016-2019 under the Per Cent for Art Scheme.

With thanks to Rua Red, Dublin Mountain Partnership Rangers, Wicklow Mountains National Park and Glenasmole Community for their support.