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CHOOSE in Donegal NW Aghla Beg Aghla Beg (South) Aghla More Crockfadda Crockglass Addernymore Grogan More An Liathin Mor Ardloughnabrackbaddy Bingorms Carntreena Cluidaniller West Top Crockstoller Crockballaghgeeha Bloody Foreland Murren Hill Crocknasharragh Crocknasleigh Craigcannon Staghall Mountain Crovehy Croaghegly Croaghnamaddy Crockfadda Crockfadda E Top Crockfadda North-East Top Crockmore Crockmulroney Crocknafarragh Crocknafarragh SE Top Croaghleconnell Croaghnassaggart Culliagh SE Top Dooish Dooish South-East Top Drumnalifferny Mountain Edenacarnan Errigal Farscallop Ganiamore Gregory Hill Knockalla Loughaskerry Loughsalt Mountain Mackoght Maumlack Moylenanav Muckish Crocknalaragagh Saggartnadooish Saggartnadooish E Top Stragraddy Mountain Slieve Snaght Tievealehid CHOOSE an area Achill/Corraun Antrim Hills Arigna Mountains Ballyhoura Mountains Belfast Hills Ben Gorm Mountains Blackstairs Mountains Bluestack Mountains Boggeragh Mountains Brandon Group Breifne Bricklieve/Curlew Burren Caha Mountains Central Dingle Clare Island Clare SW Comeragh Mountains Cooley/Gullion Croagh Patrick Dartry Mountains Dingle West Donegal NW Donegal SW Dublin/Wicklow East Coast Fermanagh/S Tyrone Galty Mountains Inishowen Iveragh Keenaght Knockmealdown Mountains Maamturks MacGillycuddy's Reeks Mangerton Mizen/Sheeps Head Mourne Mountains Mullaghareirk Mountains Mweelrea Mountains Nagles Mountains North Kerry North Mayo North Midlands North Wexford Ox Mountains Paps/Derrynasaggart Partry/Joyce Country Purple Mtn S Donegal/W Tyrone Shannon Sheeffry Hills Shehy/Knockboy Slieve Bloom Slieve Mish Slieve Miskish South Connemara South Midlands South Wexford Sperrin Mountains Twelve Bens West Limerick Wexford N Wicklow/Dublin Summit or area: Set min height for summits. 150m 400m 500m 600m ; Map of 150m+ Summits (clickable) + - (Map Zoom) Local 150m+ Summits Drumnalifferny Mountain, 596m   Addernymore, 416m   Slieve Snaght, 678m   Crockfadda North-East Top, 502m   Bingorms, 578m   Crockfadda, 529m   This session you have viewed Derrynafulla SW, Crenville, Cloonacool, Binn an tSaighdiúra, Baltinglass Hill, Slieve Snaght Users Online: wicklore Guests online: 31 Conditions and Info Use of MountainViews is governed by conditions. Hillwalking is a risk sport. Information about the site and about safety is here. Opinions in material here are not necessarily endorsed by MountainViews.   RSS Feed for Recent Items.

Donegal NW Area Derryveagh Mountains Subarea Printable format Maximum height for area: 751 metres Summits in area: 54 OS Map(s): 1, 10, 11, 12, 2, 6 for all tops Set Area Map On     Slieve Snaght Mountain Donegal County Sliabh Sneachta A name in Irish (Language) (Ir. Sliabh Sneachta [DUPN], 'mountain of snow') Height: 678 metres OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 1 for top Grid Ref: B92359 14812 Latitude: 54.980744 Longitude: -8.120126 ITM: 592310 914797 Prominence: 403m   Isolation: 0.9km There are two mountains of this name in Donegal, the other one being in Inishowen. Slieve Snaght is the second highest mountain in the Donegal NW area and the 142nd highest in Ireland. Slieve Snaght is the second highest point in county Donegal. Our data has reached 70% of the goal for this summit. (Details)     COMMENTS for Slieve Snaght Page 1 2 Next page >> Picture: Slieve Snaght from Bingorms summit Expand pics.   by eflanaga  20 Apr 2006 (Climbed April 17th – see Bingorms for previous stage in walk). From the summit of Bingorms there is a short albeit fairly steep drop over boulder-strewn slopes into Scardangal Burn (93017 14526 (Point A)). The descent is not so difficult so long as care is taken. This would be especially pertinent in wet conditions when the boulders may become treacherous for the unwary. I crossed a small stream and climbed for about thirty metres until I reached a large boulder. Here, I decided to stop for lunch. I re-commenced my climb up the boggy eastern slope of Slieve Snaght. Having rested I thought I was up to the steeper climb. My left knee thought better of it and was beginning to object strongly to the pressure it was being put under. In hindsight it might have been better to drop a little further south into the Burn from Bingorms so as to climb Snaght’s south-eastern slope - the gradient at this end appears less steep. However, I persevered until I topped Snaght arriving at its summit through a heavy veil of mist. I carried out some running repairs on the knee (bandage) sheltering behind the summit cairn. The mist cleared after a short time allowing me to see my final two targets; Crockfadda North-East Top & Crockfadda. Point A: B93017 14526 (turn area map On) (Comment Rating 4.67) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Expand pics. by skyehigh  6 Apr 2005 For those who find it more convenient to climb Slieve Snacht from Dunlewy, this view from Errigal clearly shows the course of the Devlin River beyond the old church. One option is to walk upriver for two miles, then after a boggy patch follow a tributary to the left, eventually attaining the col to the right of the summit. In this picture, unfortunately, the target resembles a topped boiled egg. (Comment Rating 4.56) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Expand pics.   by zeaphod  19 Dec 2005 Finally up here on Sat past, much easier than I had anticipated. Park at the head of the Poison Glen and basically make a bee line for the Snaght/Drumnaliffern col. One hour to cross the initial bog plain (at a good pace - the midges forbade stopping!) then the ground dries up considerably. Very easy pull up to the summit, two hours in total to the top. Fantastic views (I could just make out Ben Bulb in Sligo) mean I will be back - as the b****dy batteries died after a few shots! (spares left in the caravan earlier, most useful). A really wild and special place. One of the best lunch venues I have encountered for all round views. Warning, after wet weather/poor visibility the bog crossing on this route will be very unpleasant and difficult, my walk was after a week of almost no rain. As an update, I headed up again last week (with fresh and spare batteries!). Following the Devlin river to just below the first lough, then heading straight for the col described above will save some "bog trotting" Crossing just above the lough not recommended - long grass and heather, with bog underneath - very "interesting" For the nature lovers, lots of huge dragonflies along the route. We met two Norweigans on the summit, equipped with huge packs, kettle and stove etc. (Comment Rating 4.56) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Expand pics. by skyehigh  6 Apr 2005 Simply a photo of Drumnaliffernn Mountain and Slieve Snacht from the roadside above Dunlewy. (Comment Rating 4.22) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average by Bleck Cra  21 Oct 2004 An american tourist described the sound of the Ulster-Scots town “Ahoghill” being pronounced, “like someone clearing catarrh”. Sliabh Snaght, other than “a” and “cheque” is the most fun you can have with 2 words. Sleeeeeeve Snaaaaachchcht ! The only reason I draw attention to it, is because no one here has thought it worthy of comment, view or even derision. You can never get out of Derry without it costing you something - in this case it was £2 for 2 strawberries at the Foyle Bridge, from a muscular child feigning a limp. I headed for Letterkenny, out of which en route to Derryveagh, you step into the land time forgotted. Around Glendowan, I alit against the warm flanks of farm beasts idling on the clearway. It was hard to go any way other than straight on, but I thought I better ask anyway. “Ah now” he said in that sad sing-song Donegal voice, like they’re being accompanied by a melodian. “Go straight on to the crossroads and don’t go left.” Fine…. “Go to the next crossroads and don’t go left again.” Well you can see where this is going. So I just went straight on and a white terrier accompanied me off the premises. At Lough Barra, beneath Snaght, you think you’ll just go home. This is the absolute back of beyond AND some. Can’t remember which way ‘round it went, but route up or down took in a pretty stream over polished rocks and embedded rowan trees: perhaps a little stone bridge. Route down or up took in endless marching-come-wading through waist-high rushes. The walk itself seemed to throw up no great terrors, fascinations or bright spots, other than the summit where the views across Errigal and siblings was quite spendid. I’ll try to dig out a pic. (Comment Rating 3.88) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Picture: Poisoned Glen from the Dunlewy church Expand pics.   by pazapas  19 Oct 2006 I am late, it is 19 october 2006 and I climbed Slieve Snaght in june. This was probably one of the most demanding walk I did this year in Ireland. Described with only 14km for 6,5 or 7h in my book, It was in fact 6 long hours and 20km with an equivalent positive slope of 1500m (recorded with GPS) in a fresh and windy weather. The walk started in Dunlewy, near the old church mentioned by skyehigh with a well marked trail. After hundred meters I passed a nice small bridge and I went to the Poisoned Glen. The ground was really wet. I followed the glen until a brook which forms a right angle towards the left. At this point I was in a particularly quiet place. Then I turned to the left and I begun to climb up. At the national park's fences, don't use the ladder, use the gate on the left, 60 meters from the ladder. I followed the slope to the Slieve Snaght. The view toward the old church is very nice and you can see the Errigal mount if the clouds are not to low (they were at no more 700m). Going down was not so easy for me. Despite a steep ground, I found my way among the boulders, saw many red deers, reached the nice Devlin River and went back to the old church. One of the best horseshoe walk I ever made in Ireland... 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