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Summit: Bran Scultair: White Mountain or Cooliagh

barryd — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:24:22 GMT

Bran Scultair: White Mountain or Cooliagh (barryd) There are at least six 'Brans' (granite tors) along this ridge of which Bran Scultair aka The Aerial Brans is just one. In the course of preparing mapping for this area, as far as I can see to dat...

Summit: Slievecorragh: Sharing the story of the Chair

wicklore — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:19:29 GMT

Slievecorragh: Sharing the story of the Chair (wicklore) Listeners to RTE's Liveline programme may have heard me today as I discussed the chair and Teddy memorial on Slievecorragh and its history. The podcast can be listened to here: http://www.rte.ie/p...

Summit: Slievecarran: Turlough Hill loop walk

fkaatje — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:10:17 GMT

Slievecarran: Turlough Hill loop walk (fkaatje) I bagged Slievecarran from the SW on Sunday January 29th 2012. Looking for a bit of a challenging loop walk on the map I decided to try a horseshoe walk traversing Gortaclare Mountain, Slievecarra...

Summit: Abbey Hill: route suggestions and loop walks

fkaatje — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:57:28 GMT

Abbey Hill: route suggestions and loop walks (fkaatje) Abbey Hill is a nice short climb which rewards you with splendid views over the Burren and Galway Bay. It is also a rather popular walk and on a sunny Sunday afternoon you won't be alone on this s...

Summit: Croughaun Hill: Much better views than you'd expect.

thomas_g — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:08:03 GMT

Croughaun Hill: Much better views than you'd expect. (thomas_g) Followed Jackhill's instructions and got to the summit fairly easily, having about an hour before darkness, we decided to try the variety option. Heading down a fairly steep track east from the su...

Track Near Little Sugar Loaf, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)

simon3 — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:47:22 GMT

Near Little Sugar Loaf, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) (simon3) walk, Length:2.5km, Climb: 250m, Area: Little Sugar Loaf, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Little Sugar Loaf

Track Kilbrannish and walks to NW of Mount Leinster.

simon3 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:21:30 GMT

Kilbrannish and walks to NW of Mount Leinster. (simon3) Two walks, one starting from Kilbrannish Recreational Area a walk, Length:16.4km, Climb: 701m, Area: Greenoge, Blackstairs Mountains (Ireland) Greeno

Summit: Lack Mountain: a note on the walk

lackmt — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:45:58 GMT

Lack Mountain: a note on the walk (lackmt) On the Castlemaine road heading to Inch 2km after bensons shop there is a lane way (800m long) up to a gate. From here it is an easy walk to the top. On a fine day you get a view across the bay of...

Track Galtymore and Galtybeg from the Black road

jackill — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:43:34 GMT

Galtymore and Galtybeg from the Black road (jackill) The most common route up both summits, passing the Airmans m walk, Length:12.3km, Climb: 922m, Area: Galtybeg, Galty Mountains (Ireland) Galtybeg, Ga

Summit: Cnoc Onna: In footsteps of St Colmcille

gerrym — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:50:55 GMT

Cnoc Onna: In footsteps of St Colmcille (gerrym) On my travels Cnoc Onna was reached after walking 15 miles from Gleann Cholm Cille along some of the most glorious and remote coastline in Ireland (Walk 111). There is an easier option though, tak...

Track Crone wood circuit with Maulin War Hill and Djouce.

simon3 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:31:53 GMT

Crone wood circuit with Maulin War Hill and Djouce. (simon3) This is another variation on an anticlockwise route from Cro walk, Length:16.5km, Climb: 999m, Area: Maulin, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Maulin, War Hil

Summit: Claragh Mountain: A quick loop with fine views.

thomas_g — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:56:16 GMT

Claragh Mountain: A quick loop with fine views. (thomas_g) Park at W274884 at a wide gateway (room for 4 cars). Follow the Duhallow way NW past an old ruined manor house soon reaching a wood. Follow the trail markers for Claragh loop which brings you to e...

Track Tonduffs and Maulin from Crone Wood

bogtrotter — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:12:12 GMT

Tonduffs and Maulin from Crone Wood (bogtrotter) Crone Wood, Tonduff North, retrace steps, Maulin, Crone Wood walk, Length:11.5km, Climb: 686m, Area: Tonduff, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Tonduff, Mauli

Forum: Fingalscave

wicklore — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:08:50 GMT

Fingalscave (wicklore) Hi Fingalscave. Hope you enjoyed the radio piece. It's nice to know of another MountainViewer who's been up Slievecorragh and seen the chair. I wonder why the Teddy hasn't been dragged off by an a...

Summit: Cnoc Ramhar: Bearberry.

fingalscave — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:41:02 GMT

Cnoc Ramhar: Bearberry. (fingalscave) Thanks for that Scapania, I hadn't come across it before though its a beauty. If it had berries on it I might still have mistaken it, though the fruits wouldn't be as closely attached to the stem...

Track Lugnaquilla via Ballineddan and Slievemaan

bogtrotter — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:57:39 GMT

Lugnaquilla via Ballineddan and Slievemaan (bogtrotter) Circular walk starting at the road junction at GR 298 191. H walk, Length:13.4km, Climb: 892m, Area: Ballineddan Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) B

Forum: Re: Highwalker

wicklore — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:16:48 GMT

Re: Highwalker (wicklore) Hi Highwalker. As a self-confessed beginner to hiking you have set yourself a very big challenge! You hope to hike from Glen of Imaal over Lugnaquillia and on to Glendalough over 5 nights, camping...

Summit: Cnoc Ramhar: Re: invasive alien - Fingalscave

scapania — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:30:52 GMT

Cnoc Ramhar: Re: invasive alien - Fingalscave (scapania) Not to worry, that's not an alien Cotoneaster, but the native Bearberry, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. It is an Arctic-montane species, which you occasionally find in exposed patches of montane heath, ...

Forum: Listen unto me ye Luddites

jackill — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:09:10 GMT

Listen unto me ye Luddites (jackill) Conor74 no search is necessary, just go to http://mountainviews.ie/resources and click on the link that says "GPS map for ireland". this will bring you to Pazapas' website where you can download t...

User: CaptainVertigo

CaptainVertigo — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:17:00 GMT

CaptainVertigo (CaptainVertigo) I had no idea that making a small change to my profile would appear on the Front Page of the site. Holy Moses!

User: Hill verses mountain

wicklore — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:18:10 GMT

Hill verses mountain (wicklore) If mankind popped into existence today we wouldn't immediately start using the metric system. We have adopted it after millennia of development and evolvement in methods of measurement. To write i...

Walk Guide: The Glendahurk Horseshoe

CaptainVertigo — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:34:46 GMT

The Glendahurk Horseshoe (CaptainVertigo) Overview The Glendahurk Horseshoe is located in the Nephin Begs, a range which combines a superb sense of wilderness with some of the best views in Ireland. Located on the northern shores of ...

Track Carran Loop walk

patmoran — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:12:57 GMT

Carran Loop walk (patmoran) Road walk in the Burren walk, Length:17.4km, Climb: 398m, Area: Burren (Ireland)

Summit: Cnoc Ramhar: Invasive Alien?

fingalscave — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:50:27 GMT

Cnoc Ramhar: Invasive Alien? (fingalscave) January 2012. Some 500m before Cnoc Ramhar at alt. 340m, I came upon a patch of what I believe to be Cotoneaster integrifolius. This shrubby non-native plant is apparantly spread by birds eating...

Forum: Re: Slievecorragh: Sharing the story of the C

fingalscave — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:15:04 GMT

Re: Slievecorragh: Sharing the story of the C (fingalscave) Wicklore, I heard yourself and Andrew Clancy on Liveline yesterday, good for you. Re your Slievecorragh comment of 1 Nov 2008, don't worry about the Teddy Bear being lonely, he's got 'a bird'! Pho...