Livin’ La Pura Vida

Clodagh & the gang SAT25JUNE22

t’s the perfect length, route and location for a good walk on Wicklow’s wild side.

Just shots of 12km, taking about 2 hours and 35 minutes, elevated 278 metres as you loop around from Glendalough to Bookey Bridge and Laragh.

And the right place to start and finish, according to Greystones’ Pura Vida Hiking & Walking Group, is Glendalough Green, the organic café run by Clodagh Duff.

On Saturday, six of Pura Vida’s members – Dermod Dwyer, Grace Delahunt, Niamh O’Mahony, Helen O’Sullivan-Dwyer, Megan O’Brian and Denis Dwyer – had a little surprise for Clodagh.

Namely, a framed map recognising their favourite walk as Clodagh’s Loop.

Which is very close to Clodagh’s Loopy, of course, and the lady of the hour was certainly more than a little amazed by the walking group’s surprise honour.

“This is really a recognition of not only a very special loop but a very special lady,” says Dermod. “It’s a thank you to Clodagh for her tireless service to walkers, cyclists, locals and tourists.”

Nice.

You can find Clodagh, her organic yummies and the start of her namesake loop right about here and find out more here.