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Experimental track of a trip to Keeper Hill and 2 nearby summits.

Track 2171 simon3 9 hours ago
This may not be at all an optimum route. walk, Length:20.8km, Climb: 859m, Area: Knockfune, Shannon (Ireland) Knockfune, Knockane, Keeper Hill

Thank you MV

Forum: General ahendroff 11 hours ago
At 5.42pm today I completed my 404th and final Arderin. Long journey to here. Delighted & overjoyed. Humbled at the challenge also. And thanks Mountain Views for that. Gougane Barra will always be...

Soarns Hill: Forested summit

Summit Comment slemish 21 hours ago
Getting to the summit of Soarns Hill is difficult and the extensive forestry means that views are severely limited. But as it qualifies under MV prominence rules, off I went to climb it. I parked ...

Varied, strenuous wild Bluestacks walk.

Track 2209 simon3 2 days ago
This varied route explores the two Ardnageers, Croaghbane, C walk, Length:21.0km, Climb: 999m, Area: Ardnageer SW Top, Bluestack Mountains (Ireland)

Soarns Hill: Local summit visit

Summit Comment Harry Goodman 21 hours ago
Climbed Soarns Hill to-day as one of the 100 listed hills nearest to my home. I used three5four0's very helpful route description. The following additional information may be useful. The second...

Re Main Area Display, logging

Forum: Suggestions simon3 a day ago
The suggestion is that the list of summits for a mountain area obtained by asking for More Detail for the mountain area show whether or not the summit has been climbed. This has now been implement...

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Forum: General BleckCra a day ago
Thank you kevin carroll. If I can put a smile on that contrary face, the Matterhorn should be a cakewalk.

A circuit of the eastern Knockmeal hills

Track 2206 mcrtchly 3 days ago
Park at S112081 and walk north along the road for about 170m walk, Length:11.7km, Climb: 620m, Area: Crohan West, Knockmealdown Mountains (Ireland) C

Meenanea: Bump on ridge with good views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 days ago
Meenanea is a summit of low prominence on the ridge from Cronamuck to Croaghbarnes. It is most likely that it will be reached as part of a traverse along this ridge. It has excellent views towa...

Walks Around Port 2

Track 2197 gerrym 4 days ago
http://youtu.be/jq7O1tarPuQ A second walk starting and fini walk, Length:17.0km, Climb: 578m, Area: Donegal SW (Ireland)

Cronamuck: Granite knob at the end of a ridge.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 days ago
This summit can be reached using the ridge extending NE from Croaghbarnes and there are suggestions it could be reached from Commeen to the north on the R253. Cronamuck has views over towards Gau...

A Cloon Horseshoe "mini Scavvy"?

Forum: General Conor74 a day ago
Think none of the Scavvies so far have tackled the Dunkerrons, and the Cloon Horseshoe at its heart - Mullaghanattin, Beann, Finnararagh and then moving all the way on to Knocknagantee and swingin...
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Slieve Meelbeg Mountain Sliabh Míol Beag A name in Irish
(Ir. Sliabh Míol Beag [PNNI], 'little mountain of the ants') Down County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 708m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 29 Grid Reference: J30075 27918 This summit has been logged as climbed by 366 members
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Longitude: -6.008333, Latitude: 54.183773 Prominence: 193m,   Isolation: 0.9km
ITM: 729997 827924,   GPS IDs, 6 char: SlvMlb, 10 char: SlvMlbg

Oddly enough, despite the adjective beag ('small'), it is actually higher than Slieve Meelmore, so perhaps it is a question of bulk rather than height.   Slieve Meelbeg is the 103rd highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slieve Meelbeg in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
 
by simon3  4 Jan 2004 This view could be seen just after sunset one late December day. To the right of the picture is the dark outline of Cock Mountain. Rising impressively on the skyline is Slieve Gullion, some 19k to the west.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slieve Meelbeg in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
by darrenf  8 Jan 2010 From Slieve Loughshannagh Meelbeg is an obvious extension. Slieve Meelbeg offers great views across to Fofanny Dam, Lough Shannagh, Blue Lough and across the entire mourne range. Yes yes it could be said that this is a somewhat mediocre summit but given the views mentioned, its easy access and scope for further walk extenions in almost every direction i think this is a super little summit! Ok, maybe the snow conditions on the day gave me a different perspective. From the summit we returned to the stile at the coll between Meelbeg and Loughshannagh and from here headed directly for the Ott road carpark. A short skip along the Ott road brought us safely back to our start position.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slieve Meelbeg in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
 
by tsunami  3 Jan 2005 There's nothing terribly fantastic about Meelbeg. It doesn't have the brilliant rock formations which can be seen on Bearnagh or Binnian. It isn't just as nicely placed as its brother Meelmore, nor is it quite as challenging a climb. It is best enjoyed as part of longer walk around the wall, in a similar vein to Slievenaglogh or Slieve Corragh - stop for two minutes on top to catch your breath and take a couple of photos and quickly move along to the next one. There are three main approaches to consider, each of which offer some degree of variation so as not to get bored! 1) Follow the Ott track to the shoulder between Carn and Slieve Loughshannagh, then as usual follow the wall across Slieve Loughshannagh and onto Meelbeg. 2) From the picnic site on Trassey Road, follow the rough pathway halfway up the valley between Meelbeg and Meelmore and then follow the river ontowards the wall on the shoulder between the two - waych your footing here, as the path runs out the ground gets rather uneven and at times boggy. 3) Everyones favorite - The Trassey Track from Meelmore Lodge, to the col between Bearnagh and Meelmore at Pollaphuca and then decide whether or not to tackle Meelmore first or contour around to the wall at the same point as route two. The photo shows the nice view of Bearnagh and Donard from Meelbegs summit. The views are rewarding, make no mistake, its just that theres nothing of any character to capture the imagination when you're here - this view shows clearly why you should move quickly onwards to Bearnagh and beyond!
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slieve Meelbeg in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
by Alex92  13 Feb 2007 I hiked up Meelbeg with my dad on Saturday (10/2/2007). Walking up the track, we were surprised by how deep the snow was, (up to a foot just on the track). But nothing prepared us for the shock we got once we reached the wall. The snow had drifted and was the same height as the wall, and in some places completely covered it. The wall at this stage was over 6 foot tall!
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slieve Meelbeg in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
Picture: The view south from the summit.		  
by csd  26 Feb 2006 I have to agree with tsunami on this one. It's one of the Mournes' more mediocre summits. That said, it can be completed in less than two hours if bagging a new summit is all you're after. I parked at the small car park at J 280 279 (Point A) (which fills up quickly on fine days) and marched up the track that skirts the northern slopes of Ott Mountain. Once you hit the wall, turn left up towards Slieve Loughshannagh, which you'll summit before the depressing 100 metre drop before a 200 metre climb up to Slieve Meelbeg. I then headed for the southern end of Forfanny reservoir before heading back to the road.
Point A: J280 279
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slieve Meelbeg in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Panormic view from Meelbeg to the East
by natalie0208  4 Aug 2008 We hiked up Slieve Loughshannagh and Slieve Meelbeg from the car park to the NE of the Spelga Reservoir. Right there a nice track starts leading towards the Mourne Wall (keep to the right when the track forks) and the col between Loughshannagh and Carn. First we climbed Loughshannagh and then proceeded to Meelbeg, always with an eye on the clouds. Fortunately the raingods were asleep so we could complete our nice walk by decending from Meelbeg the way we came and circeling around Loughshannagh's Eastern flank (there's a path as well). All in all a very nice route - not too challenging and also doable for somebody who's only looking for a longer stroll.

The picture shows from the left: Slieve Meelmore, Slieve Bernagh, Slieve Donard, Cove Mtn, Slievelamagan and Slieve Binnian.
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