[1] The route follows a prescribed 100-kilometre circuit of 26 mountains, which must be completed in a fixed order, that total over 6,000 metres (20,000 ft) of elevation; there is some flexibility on route-choices between peaks.

[1][4] Between April and May 2019, the men's record was broken across three consecutive attempts, by Paddy O'Leary, Shane Lynch and Gavin Byrne.

These attempts were featured in the short documentary film, "Coming Home - Ag Teacht Abhaile".

As of July 2019[update], the record is 15:04:30, set by Irish IAU Trail World Championships contestant, Gavin Byrne on 18 May 2019.

[11] The Irish Mountain Running Association (IMRA) record the following sub-24 hour completions of the Wicklow Round:[11]