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Good Sun coming. Bluestacks anyone?

Forum: General simon3 a day ago
Anyone interested in walking in the Bluestacks (Ardnageers and nearby) on Sun or early Mon? Contact group@mountainviews.ie

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Track 2204 Onzy 18 hours ago
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Track 2200 march-fixer 2 days ago
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Forum: General BleckCra 2 days ago
"It's like sex," she said. We looked at her. "Hillwalking. It's like sex." Her big scrubbed North Antrim face - and I imagined she didn't know much about either - not her fault mind, given the...

Issue with Rising Summiteers list.

Forum: Suggestions simon3 3 days ago
We received word that there were inconsistencies between the count of summits that a user had and position in the Rising Summiteers table. I have taken some remedial action and this issue should ...

Tully Mountain: Mwelrea from the Sea

Summit Comment Geansai 4 days ago
Good view of the highest summit in Connaught on the way up Tully Mountain.

Coastal balcony north of Agnew's Hill

Track 2196 simon3 5 days ago
This is an enjoyable walk along a ridge, often a scarp, para walk, Length:15.6km, Climb: 352m, Area: Antrim Hills (Ireland)

Lugnagun: Superb Blessington Lake Views

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: march-fixer 4 days ago
Though not a summit to write home about, it still provides a wonderful grandstand view south out over Blessington Lakes and west to the Hill of Allen. Until recently (2013) pine trees obscure thes...

Agnew's Hill: Shapely scarply Sallagh Braes

Summit Comment simon3 4 days ago
North of the summit and over a road is the 2km long arc of Sallagh Braes, a spectacular semicircle of a valley where the higher ground to the west (left) falls away towards the sea. This pictur...

Slieve Carr: Possible with Nephin Beg in a day

Summit Comment jimgraham a week ago
Just to note that I found it possible to combine Slieve Carr with Nephin Beg. Working from the southern end of the Bangor trail (point F) it took me four hours to gain the top of Carr; about two ...

Nenagh walking festival

Forum: General hivisibility 4 days ago
Just to add to Roberto's comments re above I was on the A walk on Saturday and thoroughly enjoyed myself. A well led walk, lovely pace and super hospitality afterwards. Most impressive.

Ravens Glen Loop

Track 2194 thomas_g 5 days ago
A Sunday morning quickie. Start at Crone, up one side of the walk, Length:9.0km, Climb: 562m, Area: Tonduff, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Tonduff
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Breifne Area   Cuilcagh Mountains Subarea
Maximum height for area: 665 metres,   Summits in area: 12,   Maximum prominence for area: 570 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 26, 27, 27A For all tops   Highest summit: Cuilcagh, 665m
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Cuilcagh Mountain Binn Chuilceach A name in Irish
(Ir. Binn Chuilceach [DUPN], 'chalky peak') County Highpoint of Cavan & Fermanagh In County Highpoint, Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 665m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 26 Grid Reference: H12356 28017 This summit has been logged as climbed by 200 members
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Longitude: -7.811428, Latitude: 54.201026 Prominence: 570m,   Isolation: 2.6km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 612303 828028,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Clcgh, 10 char: Cuilcagh

Cuilcagh lies on the Shannon-Erne watershed. The Shannon rises on the north-western slopes of Cuilcagh at Shannon Pot, a steep-sided pool where the underground river emerges. Strictly speaking, there are streams a mile or two further uphill. Originat   Cuilcagh is the highest mountain in the Breifne area and the 165th highest in Ireland. Cuilcagh is the second most northerly summit in the Breifne area. Cuilcagh is the highest point in county Cavan and also the highest in Fermanagh.
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by MadFrankie  9 Jan 2003 The approach from the south
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by rowanseymour  10 Mar 2004 The impressive cliffs on the north (climbed in summer from the north). Interesting mountain with lots of limestone "holes" to fall into...
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Picture: OSNI Bench Mark on the trig pillar at the summit of Cuilcagh		  
by csd  22 Oct 2006 Cuilcagh marks the border between the Republic and the North, and has an OSNI trig pillar atop its cairn. I approached from Benbeg, to the south, and the terrain reminded me a lot of the section between Mullaghcleevaun and Tonlagee in Wicklow: very boggy, lots of peat hags, a ridge off to one side.
As the weather once again takes a turn for the worst as autumn and winter approach, it's perhaps a good idea to remind everyone of the importance of careful navigation, especially in an area like this. Having bagged 140 unique peaks in Ireland in the last five years I'm not exactly a newbie, but in the fog and maze of peat hags between Benbeg and Cuilcagh I went off track twice by up to 90 degrees. It's quite a shock to pull out the GPS and compass and find you've been confidently marching in completely the wrong direction for the past two minutes!
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by absalon  26 Jun 2007 In answer to robocaver's query re plaque on Cuilcagh ridge,it marks a point on the Caslin Way & gives bearings for Cuilceagh ,Binn Breac,Sliabh na Cille & Tiltinbane. The walk which almost circumnavigates the valley of Glengevlin begins with Slna Cille proceeding to the 3 lakes ( Altshallan,na mbreac & Knockgorm),next to Muntereolas lough,over Moneensaurin(463 on OS,BinnBreac W in MV)to Cloch na Coimirce(415 on OS),toBinn Breac &the Scalp(B.Breac NE in MV);then descend to cross the road at Bellavalley gap & proceed up to Binnbeg & along the ridge to Cuilcagh summit;from there continue on the ridge to Tiltinbane passing the aforementioned plaque on the way.The descent is to the townland of Eshveagh striking a road at H076280 (Point A). A strenuous walk but if you enjoy the unspoiled & uncharted wilderness of west Cavan you won't begrudge the fever & the sweat. The plaque was erected in summer 06 to celebrate a birthday of veteran hillwalker Tom Caslin.
Point A: H076 280
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Picture: The boulder pile
A tilt at Tiltinbane
by Alaskan  12 Jun 2010 The name was enigmatic - Tiltinbane. I thought I’d go see what it looked like so I drove to the north side of Cuilcagh and hiked up the Legnabrocky trail. It was a pleasantly gloomy day with a few solar amoebas scampering about playfully, or they did for a while until their parents called them home, leaving me to ascend with just the pleasantly gloomy for company. Shortly before the steep part, I hopped over to Lough Atona, walked along its edge, then tried to see how many thinly-covered holes I could find with my legs in the monster boulder piles that infest the slopes below the cliffs. Finding more than I liked, I began looking for an escape route through the capping cliffs. It was the sheep that finally showed me that Cuilcagh’s cliffs were not as impregnable as they appeared. Reaching the infinitely-long summit ridge that stretches from Tiltinbane to Cuilcagh, I began hiking along the cliff’s edge. - only to be blocked by a series of gaping fissures. It seems that the quartzite cliffs atop the ridge have developed an intense desire to join their cousins, the boulders, down below and are busily breaking away from mother earth. The red fox liked the many dark holes in the crevice bottom, however. Extricating myself from the network of fissures, I soon found myself on the summit of Tiltinbane. A conveniently eroded rock provided me with a seat at its apex where I could contemplate the enigma of Tiltinbane - why does such an innocuous lump at the end of a long ridge even have a name?
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by walker_hollick  27 Feb 2005 A southern view of Cuilcagh ridge taken from The Playbank
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