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Wed 07 Jul 2007A fine summery trip up the mountainsGreatRoads: Classic Wicklow - Cruagh to BlessingtonA trip into the Wicklow Mountains with Bob Montgomeryends with a seasonal warningLeaving Rathfarnham, take the R115 from The Yellow House up to the junction with the R116, which we take leading up to the foothills of the Dublin Mountains. Having crossed a narrow bridge, turn right on to the road which runs along the northern edge of Cruagh Mountain before joining up with the R115 once more and beginning our journey across the roof of the Wicklow Mountains.