She Summits

🌞 What a summer it’s been with She Summits! 🌿

We’ve ventured far and wide across the Wicklow mountains this summer, exploring:

⛰️ Art’s Cross
⛰️ Black Hill
💦 Bray Lakes
⛰️ Camaderry
⛰️ Church Mountain
⛰️ Derrybawn
💧 Lough Ouler
⛰️ Sorrel Hill
🌲 The Spinc
🏕️ Plus a Wild Camp!

Lots of miles, plenty of adventure, some wild weather, big climbs, quiet moments and most importantly, good company on the trails.

We’ve still got one final Wild Camp next weekend, and then it’s all systems go for the final preparations for Trail Criú Fauna Trail Running Festival. 🦌

And from mid-September, our Wednesday and Sunday morning guided trails are back. 🌿 Plus our INCLUSIVE LEAD Workshop in October!

Here’s to the last few weeks of summer adventures. ✨

It was wonderful to facilitate two Intro to Trail Running sessions as part of Wicklow Sports Partnership’s Wicklow Outdoors Week, one in Bray and one in Lacken.

Two lovely groups of strong, supportive women taking on some pretty gorgeous 💚⛰️✨

Huge thanks to the Wicklow Sports and Recreation team for the opportunity and for putting on such a brilliant week of events. 🌿

Here’s to more women finding their way onto the trails!

⛰️ Art’s Cross — Summer Sundays in the Hills. That’s a wrap!

Four Sundays. Four wild Wicklow adventures:

✅ Camaderry
✅ Lough Ouler
✅ Derrybawn Ridge
✅ Art’s Cross

Thank you to everyone who joined us along the way. 💚

For stepping a little outside your comfort zones.

For taking on longer routes and more challenging terrain.

For encouraging and supporting each other.

For moving together through the wild Wicklow landscapes we’re all so drawn towards.
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It’s been a brilliant summer of hiking, running, chats, laughs, challenge and camaraderie.

Mid September we'll be back to our Wednesday and Sunday morning guided 2 hr run/hikes. 🌅

Next Thursday! 🌅

🌿 Thursday Trail Together 🌿

Our August ⛰️ Thursday Trail Together is coming up!

Join us for a relaxed evening on the trails on Dublin/Wicklow Mountains trails.

✅️ Fresh air

✅️ Friendly faces

✅️ Everyone welcome

Whether you're new to hiking, returning to the trails, or simply fancy a midweek adventure, we'd love to have you along. We'll stay together as a group and enjoy a relaxed evening outdoors.

📍 Start point to be shared week of
📅 Thursday, 13th August 💫
🕢 7:30pm
💸 Free of charge
📲 To join, simply send us a DM or text Alicia on 087 666 6632.

Feel free to invite a friend! 💚

Derrybawn Ridge 💜⛰️

What a Sunday morning!

Wide open landscapes, miles feeling lighter with company and plenty of chats about upcoming Run the Ridge, Seven Sisters Skyline Seven Sisters Skyline | Trail and Mountain Running | Donegal and Trail Criú events!

If you're looking for company on the trails, come and join us next weekend for our final Summer Sundays in the Hills as we head for Art's Cross! 🔗www.shesummits.net

Whether you're building fitness, training for a trail race or just love being outdoors, there's a place for you.

See you on the mountain. 🌤

📸 Big thanks to Marta Cieniuch Niamh Honer 😊

The best outdoor leaders don't just guide people along a trail. They help people feel like they belong. 💚

Belonging isn't something that happens by chance. It's created through the way we welcome people, communicate, adapt and lead.

The Inclusive Lead is a small group, 4 hour outdoor workshop for anyone who wants to build more inclusive, welcoming and supportive trail communities.

Together we'll explore:

🌿 Practical inclusive leadership
🌿 Creating environments where people feel seen and supported
🌿 Real conversations and shared experiences
🌿 Simple actions that make a lasting difference

Whether you lead hikes, trail runs, community groups or simply care about making the outdoors more accessible, this workshop is for you.

📍 Tibradden Forest

📅 Saturday 3rd October

⏰ 4 hours

👥 Only 4 spots remaining!

Because everyone deserves to feel like they belong outdoors.

🔗 www.shesummits.net

Everyone deserves to feel they belong outdoors.
That's where inclusion begins.

🌿 Join us for a four-hour immersive workshop in Tibradden Forest, where we'll explore how to create welcoming trail communities through practical leadership, honest conversations and shared experiences.

Together we'll look at what helps people feel seen, supported and included plus and how small changes can make a big difference.

Small group. Big conversations.

Only 6 places available.

💚 Trail Criú × She Summits

'The mountains don't care where you're from. But the experience people have in them depends on how we choose to lead.'

Full details and booking at www.shesummits.net.

Summer Sundays in the Hills – Lough Ouler 💚

Wind. 🌬️ Rain. 🌧️ A rainbow. 🌈 Smiles from start to finish. Wasn't it fun? 😁

Today we reached Lough Ouler, but chose not to continue to the summit of Tonelagee as the wind and rain became too strong. Knowing when to turn back is all part of mountain adventures and looking after each other. ⛰️

The hills sparked plenty of conversation, from our mountain flora and blooming heather to mountain access, responsible dog ownership and the importance of protecting our hills from fire risk.
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We also reflected on something deeper: that a group of women moving confidently through these mountains, taking up space in places where many have historically felt excluded or unwelcome, is quietly political in itself. Every step a small act of visibility, showing that these hills are for everyone.

Next Sunday we head for Derrybawn Ridge, where we're hoping to be greeted by a spectacular carpet of blooming purple heather. 💜 We can't wait!