Picture from group : The perfect dome of War Hill from Djouce.
Picture: The perfect dome of War Hill from Djouce.
Small cairn, big view and sapping heather.
Short Summary created by simon3 6 Nov 2011
War Hill has huge views over Wicklow. If you approach it from the Maulin side these come as a great relief after tramping up its 1km heather covered north eastern side. O1920 1417 (Point A) (Crone Wood carpark) or some of the access points for Djouce such as O168 078 (Point B) . It is possible to walk directly to it from the vicinity of Sheepbanks Bridge O159 096 (Point C) on the R759 over rough boggy ground.
Point A: O1920 1417
Point B: O168 078
Point C: O159 096
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Picture from padodes
by padodes 21 Nov 2008
Every time I climb War Hill, I am reminded of the old Romans’ notorious lack of imagination. Just as they could sometimes find no better way of naming their sons than by using bare numerals (Primus, Secundus … Quintus, Sextus…), those who gave this hill its Irish name, Cnoc an Bhairr, the Hill of the Top, could hardly have chosen a less imaginative name either. Perhaps, though, that very bareness says it all. You cross this top because you’re on your way somewhere else, and you don’t linger on its windswept, waterlogged waste. The photo gives an impression of this. It’s a snap of the rather apologetic ‘summit cairn’ at O 1689 1133 (Point D) (taken facing northwards, so no prize for guessing the direction of the prevailing wind). The one redeeming feature of this hill is its NE spur, however. Running in the direction of Maulin, it offers excellent views and provides a very enjoyable ridge walk on winter days when it sparkles with frost and its frozen patches of bog moss are like pools of green glass, or in the late summer when you find clouds of little butterflies rising from the heather at every step. At times like that, it’s hard to believe the asphalt world of Dublin can be so close.(Comment Rating 4.44)
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Picture from march-fixer : Sugar Loaf and the Irish Sea
Picture: Sugar Loaf and the Irish Sea
The Poor Relation
by march-fixer 27 Feb 2012
Not the most visited summit by the looks of it, as most access is either from Tonduff, Djouce or the Luggala direction. But this is part of its attraction! It has not been pounded into submission. Coming from the Tonduff direction there is a nice pull up the north eastern slope.(Comment Rating 4.00)
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Picture from mcrtchly : The jungle of bracken along the Dargle valley
Picture: The jungle of bracken along the Dargle valley
Battling with the vegetation
by mcrtchly 26 Jul 2010
As the weather wasn't too promising we decided to take a short afternoon walk in the Wicklow Mountains close to home. The 1979 Irish Walking Guides (East) describes a circular route from carpark at Djouce woods which takes in Djouce Mountain, War Hill and then follows the Dargle River past the Powerscourt Waterfall. This seemed an ideal walk for an afternoon.(Comment Rating 3.75)
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Picture from josvanderlinden : Eastside of War Hill
Picture: Eastside of War Hill
by josvanderlinden 9 Jun 2008
7th of June: War Hill, the first hill to climb on my two day hiking trip in the Wicklow Mountains. Headed West from the footbridge near the Powerscourt waterfall and followed the Dargle river. Climbed to a rock formation on the East side of War Hill with a view on the Great Suger Loaf and Djouce Mountain. Not that spectecular and a really slow and boggy climb.(Comment Rating 3.00)
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Warhill similar to Djouce for views but not as grande
by YoungJohn 29 Jul 2010
Did this boggy topped Mountain as part of Paddy Dillons Walk No.1. Great views and similar to CSD, this mountain has views akin to Djouce but not as grand. It is worth doing and I stuck to the ancient iron fence post line as Dillon describes. A tiny 'lake' at its summit rivals Slieve Elva's in the burren for size!
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