Maulin is a hill located in the northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains

Wicklow Mountains

The Wicklow Mountains form the largest continuous upland area in Ireland. They occupy the whole centre of County Wicklow and stretch outside its borders into Counties Carlow, Wexford and Dublin. Where the mountains extend into County Dublin, they are known locally as the Dublin Mountains...

, close to the border with County Dublin

County Dublin

County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...

. It can be found on a side trail off the main Wicklow Way

Wicklow Way

The Wicklow Way is a long-distance trail that crosses the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. It runs from Marlay Park in the southern suburbs of Dublin through County Wicklow and ends in the village of Clonegal in County Carlow. It is designated as a National Waymarked Trail by the Irish Sports...

. It is readily accessible via well-marked trails from Crone Wood carpark, located south-west of Enniskerry

Enniskerry

Enniskerry is a village in County Wicklow, Ireland. It had a population of 2,672 at the 2006 census.- Location :...

. The summit offers spectacular views of the northern part of the Wicklow hills, including The Great Sugar Loaf

Great Sugar Loaf

Often simply known as the Sugar Loaf , this mountain is located in the east of County Wicklow, in Ireland, south of Bray and to the north of the Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve...

 and Djouce

Djouce

Djouce , sometimes referred to as Djouce Mountain, is a mountain situated in the northeastern section of the Wicklow Mountains. To the west it overlooks the highlands around the Sally Gap; to the east the Roundwood / Calary Bog plateau....

 Mountain.

The route to the summit is waymarked for the use of hillwalkers.

Knockree An Óige

An Óige

An Óige , or the Irish Youth Hostel Association is the Hostelling International's association for the Republic Of Ireland....

youth hostel is located just below the summit.

Much of the north face is forested with a Sitka spruce

Sitka Spruce

Picea sitchensis, the Sitka Spruce, is a large coniferous evergreen tree growing to 50–70 m tall, exceptionally to 95 m tall, and with a trunk diameter of up to 5 m, exceptionally to 6–7 m diameter...

 plantation, known as Crone Wood.