The Wicklow Round: Ireland’s Ultimate Mountain-Running Gauntlet
History and Passion
By Sean Clifford · · Ireland
Winter is fast approaching… which means that runners will soon be busy penciling in races, events and challenges for 2026… One challenge that many runners have in the ‘maybe… one day’ bucket is the Wicklow Round. With more and more people getting into trail and mountain running, that numbers might increase in the coming years.
Winter is fast approaching… which means that runners will soon be busy penciling in races, events and challenges for 2026…
One challenge that many runners have in the ‘maybe… one day’ bucket is the Wicklow Round. With more and more people getting into trail and mountain running, that numbers might increase in the coming years.
This year, 2025, saw only 2 successful rounds out of 7 attempts.