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MacGillycuddy's Reeks Area

Maximum height for area: 1039 metres, Summits in area: 28, Maximum prominence for area: 1039 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 78 For all tops Highest summit:

Carrauntoohil, 1039m

Cnoc na Toinne Mountain (Ir. Cnoc na Toinne [OSI 1:25,000], 'hill of the wave') Kerry County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 845m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V81115 83400 This summit has been logged as climbed by 286 members
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Longitude: -9.731475, Latitude: 51.990437 Prominence: 80m, Isolation: 1.2km
ITM: 481086 583459, GPS IDs, 6 char: CncnTn, 10 char: CncnTn

Ó Cíobháin also gives the alternative name An Caisleán Geal [TH], 'the bright castle'. The path known as Bóthar na Gíge or the Zig-Zags attains the ridge near the summit of Cnoc na Toinne. Cnoc na Toinne is the 23rd highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cnoc na Toinne in area MacGillycuddy

Picture: Nestled amongst the big boys

The baby giant

by wicklore 8 Nov 2011 If you have traversed the eastern Reeks from Cruach Mhòr, you will reach the last 3000 foot summit in this section- Cnoc an Chuillinn. From this height you next gaze down upon smaller Cnoc na Toinne. Viewing it from the lofty realm of Cnoc an Chuillinn, and framed against the backdrop of the mighty trio of Carrauntoohil, Beenkeragh and Caher, it is easy to dismiss Cnoc na Toinne as a mere minnow amongst giants. It is perhaps worth pausing to consider that Cnoc na Toinne actually ranks as the 23rd highest mountain in Ireland, and is higher than Mweelrea, Nephin, Mangerton and Brandon Peak to name but a few notable summits. It is a reflection of what exactly you have just achieved in traversing from Cruach Mhòr when you can look down upon one of Irelands highest mountains and think ‘oh we’re heading down into the hills now!’

The photo shows some of our group descending from Cnoc an Chuillinn towards Cnoc na Toinne to the left, with Ireland’s three highest mountains filling the background.

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Picture: Climbing the Zig-Zags. Photo: Y. Le Roux.

by denise-vosges 10 Dec 2008 Climbing Carrauntoohil! I had been dreaming of it since the first time I came to Ireland, one and a half years ago! And I did it on the 16th of November with Paul and our friend, Yann. We had decided to climb Cnoc na Toinne by a path (new to us) named “the Zig-Zags”, as described in Jim Ryan’s guidebook.
We parked our car at Lisleibane and we took the flat, wide path alongside the Gaddagh River. We knew we would have to cross the outflow of Lough Gouragh, but after heavy rains the river was in spate. To reach Cnoc na Toinne, we had no choice but to cross the river. The river was so deep and the current so strong, we decided to cross bare-foot to keep our shoes and clothes dry. I made the mistake of not tying my shoes together for safety. In the middle of the crossing I let go of one of my shoes in the river and I saw it being swept away by the current. Miraculously, I managed to catch it at the last minute. At least it would be more comfortable to climb Carrauntoohil with one shoe soaked than bare-foot!
The path for the Zig-Zags starts about 200m before the foot of Devil’s Ladder on the left. As the name suggests, it climbs tortuously to the summit of Cnoc na Toinne. It is a very good alternative to the Devil’s Ladder, with quite easy ground on the NW slope of Cnoc na Toinne. Above all, it is a good deal safer than the Devil’s Ladder, but as Jim Ryan says, the main difficulty is to find the start! A few hundred metres farther on, the path becomes more obvious. At the top you gain a smooth, grassy ridge, which is easy to follow to the summit of Cnoc na Toinne. (Walk description continued under Carrauntoohil.)

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Picture: Cnoc na Toinne from Cnoc an Chuillinn

by dbloke 4 Jan 2009 Like denise-vosges we used Jim Ryan's book for details on finding the Zig-zag path. I put his coords into my GPS and they were spot on. We left the path into the Hag's Glen at V812 841 (Point A) and climbed the gentle slope to V815 841 (Point B) where we picked up the start of the zig-zag path. 2 hours after leaving the car we were at the top, at least an hour quicker than it had taken us to reach the top of The Devil's Ladder last April. We bagged the top of Cnoc na Toinne before returning back along the ridge and onto Cnoc an Chuillinn. Looking back we saw the more direct path...

Point A: V812 841

Point B: V815 841

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by simon3 14 Sep 2004 This simulation shows the ridge and environs of Cnoc na Toinne.

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Picture: The view east from Carrauntoohil

by jackill 18 Jul 2005 Taken from the summit of Carrauntoohil this photo shows the sweep up from the Devils ladder on the extreme right to the long summit plateau of Cnoc na Toinne with the three peaks of Cnoc an Chuillin , Loch Coimin Moir Mountain and Maolan Bui on the left

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by jackill 29 Aug 2004 Cnoc na Toinne just right of centre as viewed from the top of The Bone under Maolan Bui. The top of the Devils Ladder is just visible to the right of centre with Carrauntoohil covered in cloud behind it. The Bone makes is a much easier way to descend from the ridge than The Devils Ladder - it has a fairly distinct path all the way down (look for the iron posts and the line of stones) and you're unlikely to get hit on the noggin by loose rocks.

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