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Above Annascaul

Track 2237 Onzy 8 hours ago
The route begins at the picturesque Annascaul Lake a few mil walk, Length:11.1km, Climb: 718m, Area: Knockmulanane, Central Dingle (Ireland) Knockmul

Western Spur of the Slieve Mish

Track 2233 Onzy 9 hours ago
Route over Knockbrack, Moanlaur, Beenduff and Lack Mountain, walk, Length:10.8km, Climb: 608m, Area: Knockbrack, Slieve Mish (Ireland) Knockbrack, Mo

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wwwwalker - both your points are well made. In our consultation held at the beginning of last year the forum issue was mentioned and your further suggestion about being able to get a copy of your...

Branstree: Circle marks the spot

Summit Comment Geansai a day ago
For a 700M hill its relatively easy to reach in an hour from Mardale car park at the far end of Haweswater, following first a track up to Gatescarth pass and turning left to follow the fence to re...

The Calf: Howgill Fells, Yorkshire Dales

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: brenno 2 days ago
The Howgill Fells in north west Yorkshire are undiscovered gems and the Calf at 676m is the highest point. Lovely walking country - no heather, no peat hags, most of the mountains are covered by ...

Cnoc na dTarbh: Heathery boulder topped peak at the SE corner of the Reeks.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 days ago
This a summit whose highest point is one a number of large boulders. In their immediate vicinity there are fine views of Purple Mountain, much of the Reeks and from east of here are views into th...

Bunclody Hillwalking Day

Forum: General simon3 2 days ago
On the Saturday of Bunclody’s Gathering Week (July27), some walks are being organised in the Blackstairs Mountains, which act as a beautiful backdrop to the town. From these hills on a clear day...

Access to the Countryside Bill

Forum: General CaptainVertigo 4 days ago
Take a look at the Bill (or at least the Explanatory Memorandum) at http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/bills/2013/6013/b6013d.pdf

Lugnabrick NE Top: Fine views

Summit Comment paddyhillsbagger 3 days ago
Ended a circular walk on this top which started on Ben Beg leaving car near L963 569 after asking local farmer. There are great views all around the 5 tops taken in on this circuit and Lugnabrick ...

Birreencorragh South Top: Ascent from near Loughanawillan Loughs

Summit Comment bsheils 3 days ago
Commenced ascent on a fine summer's day (12/06/2013) along forest entrance (G 054 011) close to Loughanawillan Loughs (north of Cloondaff village) and I proceeded on forest tracks to a turning are...

The Shay Elliott Memorial Walk

Track 2214 amadain17 4 days ago
Walk details on my site: http://rathdrumwalkers.wordpress.co walk, Length:8.1km, Climb: 132m, Area: Kirikee Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Kirike

Dowds Bill - media interest.

Forum: General simon3 5 days ago
The Irish Times has a report on Robert Dowds Access to the Countryside Bill, 2013. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/d%C3%A1il-to-debate-plan-to-give-walkers-guaranteed-access-to-land-1.1...
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Beenkeragh Mountain Binn Chaorach A name in Irish
(Ir. Binn Chaorach [OSI 1:25,000],'mountain of sheep') Kerry County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 1008.2m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V80139 85245 This summit has been logged as climbed by 548 members
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Longitude: -9.746248, Latitude: 52.006802 Prominence: 91m,   Isolation: 0.6km
ITM: 480115 585304,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnkrgh, 10 char: Beenkeragh

Beenkeragh offers challenging scrambling on the Hag's Tooth Ridge. It is connected to Carrauntoohil by a ridge known as the Bones.   Beenkeragh is the second highest mountain in Ireland. Beenkeragh is the second highest point in county Kerry.
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Picture: Blast frozen on Beenkeragh		  
by johnvbrennan  5 Dec 2005 Beenkeragh always provides a great challenge. Most recently there on November 27th '05. With the recent spell of cold weather there was snow and ice on the ridge. The ice was most unusual at BeenKeragh (as you can see in the photo). This meant we had to move carefully over the ridge towards Carrauntuohill. Always advisable to watch your steps when going along Beenkerragh ridge. In damp weather the lichen on the rocks can be very slippy. Also need to beware of strong gusts of wind that could knock you off balance. On a clear day there are fabulous views from Beenkeragh. You should be able to see the cross on the summit of Carrauntuohill, O'Shea's gulley and Curve gulley. West of Beenkeragh, (again on a clear day) you have Caher mountain and Caher ridge.
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by ssmith  16 Feb 2004 Did the Coomloughra H/S last Saturday for the first time, not much to see due to the heavy mist above 800m but it was still a great day out, the ridge was ok, not as bad as the Reeks Ridge, but then again maybe it was because i couldn't see what was below me! Suprisingly the entire route was dry there was no wind to worry about, but you need to be sure of your navigational skills - highly recommended route, but pick a clear day if you can.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Beenkeragh in area MacGillycuddy
Picture: Beenkeragh Ridge. A bit hairy!
by murphysw  9 Aug 2005 After reaching the summit of Carrauntoohil we decided not to descend by the devils ladder. We met an experienced climber who was heading over to Beenkeragh and he agreed to guide us across the ridge. He knew the best way over it, and we would have found it very daunting without his help so cheers to John! Doing it though is smply exhilarating, what with the views and a fair sense of danger!. After summiting Beenkeragh we left to descend by Knockbrinnea back to the car at Cronins. The OS map suggested a nice gradual descent but we were in for a nasty shock. All the way down to the glen the the mountain is almost completely boulder strewn with very few grassy bits. Its certainly ankle breaking territory and certainly requires your full concentration, which isn't easy when your tired and hungry. And so we contined to Knockbrinnea.
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by s mc auliffe  4 Jan 2006 I climbed the eastern Beenkeeragh on Friday9th JUly 2004. The day was lovely and sunny with no wind. This gave great scrambling conditions so I made the most of it and tackled the Hags Tooth full on. It is not as difficult as it first appears and most of the difficult bits can be avoided. I had done it before but it was misty and the rock was damp so I couldn't do the tricky bits. No such problems today so I enjoyed a full on scramble on wonderfully grippy rock. The views across to Carrauntoohil and across the Hags Glen are marvellous. I have never done Howling Ridge but it looks wonderfully tempting. I suppose I will have to be guided up there, it definately looks to be a rope job. I'm including a picture of some of the pinnacles on the ridge above the Tooth.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Beenkeragh in area MacGillycuddy
Picture: Beenkeragh from Carrauntoohil
by andyharte  12 May 2009 friends and i climbed Beenkeragh the week before easter as part of the Coomloughra Horseshoe. we decided to go clockwise round the horseshoe but i'm sure i doesnt make to much of a difference. this was an enjoyable walk as it also consisted of a bit of scrambling over plenty of boulders. this can make it a bit strenuous when ascending Beenkeragh but i think the climb up from lough eager to skregmore was slightly harder, especially if carrying a camera in 1 hand!! great views of caher on the approach to beenkeragh and from the top of carrauntoohil as the photo i left for it shows. the rigde looks very nice from here as well! all in all, a good walk and a scramble that gets you breathing hard if you're not afraid to push yourself.
shown on photo is also Cnoc lechtair on the left and going right Skregmore followed by Stumpa Barr na hAbhann.
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by gregk  17 Apr 2003 Just did this ridge in early April. The approach was so dry. We were so surprised at how dry it was for this time of the year. This is a great one to climb with a bit of experience. A rope comes in handy for the first portion of this (and makes for a more challenging route) but is not really needed after you reach the first scree's after 500-600 meters. The day we did this, we saw loads of people using the Devils Ladder and only one other group on this ridge. It makes you wonder....as this is just great and you can get to Carrauntoohil via the tooth. I'll keep coming back to this.
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