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A Hillwalking Resource for Ireland
Over 800 contributors have built this site so everyone can learn and talk about walking in the hills and mountains.

For a pittance of an investment, Mweelrea gives you endless returns. A strolling start with a continuously ascending incline to a “wicked drop” to Dubhlough. In a mirky morning, these are the kind of crags that smoulder, that boil and rumble like coals in a giant’s grate. Then, the contrast of a long trail across nothingness, and suddenly beneath the mist, what everything from now until then is about, the glittering golden edge of Tir na nOg....
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Credits: The abbreviated comment top left about Mweelrea is by "Bleck Cra", the picture is of the Carrauntoohil Teeth by "lewvalton".  The Mountain Views social network site  is published by Simon Stewart (www.simonstewart.ie) with organisational assistance from an interim committee (as of Oct 2010).

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Summit Summary
Barraboy Mountain SE Top: A quick run around the possible tops
Collaborative entry Last edit by: thomas_g 2 weeks ago.
Barraboy SE is best reached Barraboy top. It's also possible to access from the east but it's a long damp walk from Priests leap. Views are very good south to the sea. Knockboy is clearly visible...

  
Track
Routeburn Track - Day 1
march-fixer 2 weeks ago.
This is the first day of one of the top walks in the world. walk, Length:13.3km, Climb: 802m, Area: New Zealand, Southland ()

  
Summit Comment
Barraboy Mountain: Fine views over the bay
thomas_g 2 weeks ago.
Parked at V93218 61229 (barely room for one car) beside Beara Way stile. Over the stile and up the track, I left the track and went straight for the peak, but it's probably best to follow the trac...

Track
Fox Glacier
march-fixer 2 weeks ago.
This was an opportunity to climb up Fox Glacier as far as th walk, Length:7.5km, Climb: 561m, Area: New Zealand, Westland ()

  
Forum: General
The summit question
Conor74 a week ago.
My point was not related to the height at all. As I understood, the point raised was not about the height of the south pinnacle of the Great Skellig, but whether people could consider it bagged o...

  
Summit Summary
Barraboy Mountain: Nicely perched above Glengarriff
Collaborative entry Last edit by: thomas_g 2 weeks ago.
Barraboy is best reached from the col between Esk and Barraboy which can be reached from the Beara way. It's also possible to access from the east but it's a long damp walk from Priests leap. Vie...

Track
Moneyteige North from the West
Onzy 2 weeks ago.
Probably the quickest route up Moneyteige North starting fro walk, Length:2.7km, Climb: 258m, Area: Moneyteige North, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Moneyt

  
Summit Comment
Stillbrook Hill: Sucess on Stillbrook
eamonoc 2 weeks ago.
3/5/2013 Left road at point B, I followed an obvious boggy path with curious little plastic dams in a boggy drain alongside it, I went to the highest point on this path at 513mts. There is a ve...

  
Forum: General
the summit question
kevin carroll a week ago.
that has to be the worst comparisons I have ever heard, the buildings on cruach mhor and croagh patrick are man made and are not included in the height of the mountain.

Track
Walks Around Port 1
gerrym 2 weeks ago.
http://youtu.be/HMujfybkTuw A walk starting and finishing i walk, Length:17.7km, Climb: 817m, Area: Sliabh Tuaidh Far W Top, Donegal SW (Ireland) Sl

  
Summit Comment
Slievemore: awesome sea views
YoungJohn 3 weeks ago.
Parked at the Deserted Village of Slievemore. Headed for the ridge near the obvious rock outcrop. Then followed the broad ridge to the summit. What spectacular wide atlantic ocean views! The twel...

  
Track
Queenstown Adventure
march-fixer 2 weeks ago.
Queenstown is the Mecca for those who want to push their lim walk, Length:3.5km, Climb: 251m, Area: New Zealand, Otago ()


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