Maulin

Maulin (Irish: Málainn, meaning "High or sloping ground")[2] at 570 metres (1,870 ft), is the 272nd–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin scale,[3] however, being below 600 m it does not rank on the Vandeleur-Lynam or Hewitt scales.[4][5] Maulin is in the far northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains, at the mouth of Glensoulan Valley; Powerscourt Waterfall lies at its base.[6][7]

For the novelist, see Olivier Maulin.

Maulin
Málainn
Maulin summit viewed from Tonduff
Highest point
Elevation570 m (1,870 ft) [1]
Prominence70 m (230 ft) [1]
ListingArderin
Coordinates53°09′22″N 6°13′50″W 
Naming
English translationHigh or sloping ground
Language of nameIrish
PronunciationIrish: [ˈmˠaːɫ̪ən̠ʲ ]
Geography
Maulin
Location in Ireland
LocationWicklow, Republic of Ireland
Parent rangeWicklow Mountains
OSI/OSNI gridO184131
Topo mapOSi Discovery 56
Geology
Mountain typeDark blue-grey slate, phyllite & schist[1]
Climbing
Easiest routefrom Crone Woods
Maulin from the north

Maulin is accessed from the trails through Crone Woods, a Sitka spruce plantation on its northern slopes; Maulin is also accessible just off the main Wicklow Way.[8] Maulin is often climbed as part of a "loop route" called the Circuit of Glensoulan which starts at Crone Woods car-park, and complete a 16-kilometre loop of Maulin, Tonduff 642 metres (2,106 ft), War Hill 686 metres (2,251 ft), and Djouce 725 metres (2,379 ft), and then returning to Crone Woods car-park.[9][7]

The Knockree An Óige youth hostel is located at the base of Maulin in Lackandarragh near the village of Enniskerry.[7]

Bibliography
Powerscourt Waterfall seen from slopes of Maulin
  • Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019.
  • MountainViews Online Database (Simon Stewart) (2013). A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins. Collins Books. ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7.
  • Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102.

See also

References
  1. "Maulin". MountainViews Online Database. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. Paul Tempan (February 2012). "Irish Hill and Mountain Names" (PDF). MountainViews.ie.
  3. Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Arderins: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 30m". MountainViews Online Database.
  4. Simon Stewart (October 2018). "Vandeleur-Lynams: Irish mountains of 600+m with a prominence of 15m". MountainViews Online Database.
  5. Mountainviews, (September 2013), "A Guide to Ireland's Mountain Summits: The Vandeleur-Lynams & the Arderins", Collins Books, Cork, ISBN 978-1-84889-164-7
  6. Simon Stewart (2018). "Arderins + Arderin Begs: Irish mountains of 500+m with a prominence of 15+m". MountainViews. Listing selection: All summits (531) in list Arderins + Arderin Begs
  7. Dillion, Paddy (1993). The Mountains of Ireland: A Guide to Walking the Summits. Cicerone. ISBN 978-1852841102. Walk 2: Tonduff and Kippure
  8. Fairbairn, Helen (2014). Dublin & Wicklow: A Walking Guide. Collins Press. ISBN 978-1848892019. Route 11: The Maulin Circuit
  9. Michael Guilfoyle (11 November 2015). "A walk for the weekend: Circuit of Glensoulan, Co Wicklow". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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