Commonly referred to as the ‘Garden of Ireland’, Wicklow is located to the south of Dublin and borders Kildare to the west. It is an extraordinarily beautiful county that is traversed by the picturesque Wicklow Mountains, the longest mountain range in Ireland. Crossing the range, though avoiding the major peaks, is the Wicklow Way, which at 132 km (82 miles), is the longest way-marked trail in Ireland. It was also the first such trail in Ireland, having been formally established in 1980.