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Forum: General Peter Walker 6 days ago
The good Capn's lovely post made me recall another instance of the mind associating music with mountains. It's a bit of an anecdote...please forgive the indulgence. Years ago I did charity walk...

Derryclancy: Bump between the Healy Pass and Hungry Hill.

Summit Comment simon3 a week ago
From the NW Derryclancy provides a relatively smoothed out aspect.

Tooreenbaha: Hogs back summit with good views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a week ago
Tooreenbaha is a minor summit on the ridge extending NE from Lackabane. It is likely to be included as part of a circuit of Cummeengeara for which it provides a moderately sloped way of going fro...

Aireys Inlet Surf Coast Walk 1

Track 2228 march-fixer 6 days ago
This is a magnificent part of the coast. The walk first head walk, Length:9.7km, Climb: 294m, Area: Australia, Victoria ()

Via Ferrata Tordini Galligani

Forum: General mcrtchly a week ago
A moderately difficult Via Ferrata in the Apuan Alps of northern Tuscany, Italy. For a full description see track 2227 http://mountainviews.ie/track/report/2227/

Eskatarriff East Top: Steep sided jutting peak.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a week ago
This is an extraordinarily shaped piece of rock jutting out into Rabach's Glen. Most likely it will be accessed as part of the circuit of that Glen. It could be reached from the north in Rabach'...

Baggers short wooded walk to a flat summit.

Track 2226 simon3 a week ago
We have included this route just to show that it is possible walk, Length:2.3km, Climb: 40m, Area: Mullaghareirk, W Limerick / N Kerry (Ireland) Mull

Knockatee: Fairy in the sunshine.

Summit Comment simon3 a week ago
Just to complement the sentiments expressed so eloquently by others such as ciarraioch, this photo shows Knockatee on a sunny day in June, taken from the SW.

Memorial to the Unknown Woman.

Forum: General simon3 a week ago
We descended a steep hillside to the south end of the Gap of Dunloe. While there is a road, it's pretty wild so we were heartened, humbled and surprised to see the Unknown Woman, she of red hair...

Bulbin: Breath-taking.

Summit Comment jlk a week ago
Super elevation, and panoramic views. Well worth the effort.

Cummeengeara Circuit with Knocknaveacal and easier descent.

Track 2225 simon3 a week ago
This is the exploration of a hopefully useful loop including walk, Length:17.8km, Climb: 1065m, Area: Tooth Mountain, Caha Mountains (Ireland) Tooth

Urris Hills: The Road to Raghtin

Summit Comment jlk a week ago
I took this photo on my way from Buncrana to the Gap of Mamore. Left to right: Urris Hills; Croaghcarragh; above the forestry is the Gap of Mamore; Mamore Hill; Crockmain; Raghtin More. In the for...
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Dublin/Wicklow Area   Dublin Mountains Subarea
Maximum height for area: 925 metres,   Summits in area: 89,   Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 49, 50, 55, 56, 61, 62 For all tops   Highest summit: Lugnaquillia, 925m

Summits in area Dublin/Wicklow:
Cupidstown Hill 379m
Dublin Mountains:   Corrig Mountain 617mGlendoo Mountain 586mKippure 757mKnocknagun 555mPrince William's Seat 555mSaggart Hill 395mSeahan 647mSeefin 621mSeefingan 723mTibradden Mountain 467mTwo Rock Mountain 536m
Wicklow Mountains:   Annagh Hill 454mBallinacor Mountain 531mBallinafunshoge 480mBallineddan Mountain 652mBallycumber Hill 431mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mBaltinglass Hill 382mBarranisky 280mBenleagh 689mBlack Hill 602mBrockagh Mountain 557mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 470mCamaderry 698mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCarrick Mountain 381mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCarrigleitrim 408mCarriglineen Mountain 455mCarrigshouk 573mCarrigvore 682mChurch Mountain 544mCloghernagh 800mCollon Hill 238mConavalla 734mCorriebracks 531mCorrigasleggaun 794mCroaghanmoira 664mCroghan Kinsella 606mCushbawn 400mDerrybawn Mountain 474mDjouce 725mDuff Hill 720mFananierin 426mGravale 718mGreat Sugar Loaf 501mKeadeen Mountain 653mKirikee Mountain 474mKnocknacloghoge 534mLakeen 357mLittle Sugar Loaf 342mLobawn 636mLugduff 652mLugduff SE Top 637mLuggala 595mLugnagun 446mLugnaquillia 925mMaulin 570mMoanbane 703mMoneyteige North 427mMullacor 657mMullaghcleevaun 849mMullaghcleevaun East Top 790mMuskeagh Hill 397mPreban Hill 389mScarr 641mSeskin 344mSilsean 698mSleamaine 430mSlieve Maan 550mSlievecorragh 418mSlievefoore 414mSlievemaan 759mSorrel Hill 599mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mStoney Top 714mStookeen 420mTable Mountain 701mTinoran Hill 312mTomaneena 681mTonduff 642mTonelagee 817mTonelagee NE Top 668mTrooperstown Hill 430mWar Hill 686m
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Seefin Mountain Suí Finn A name in Irish
(Ir. Suí Finn [PNCW*], 'Fionn’s seat') Wicklow County In Vandeleur-Lynam List

Height: 620.6m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: O07397 16251 This summit has been logged as climbed by 383 members
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Longitude: -6.394182, Latitude: 53.186149 Prominence: 22m,   Isolation: 1.5km
ITM: 707322 716281,   GPS IDs, 6 char: See621, 10 char: Seefin 621

There is an impressive megalithic cairn on Seefin. It is still possible to enter it, although the roof has collapsed at the centre.   Seefin is the 242nd highest summit in Ireland.
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Great views with megalithic history.
Short Summary created by simon3  31 May 2011 Seefin has many attractions for the walker, giving great views over west Wicklow, the Pollaphuca Reservoir and Kildare. It also has a magnificent megalithic tomb parts of which it is still possible to clamber into.
There's a number of ways of reaching the top. One place to start from is O 0636 1747 (Point A). Walk from there to around O06291685 (Point B) and then head up the hill keeping outside the boundary fence of the Kilbride Firing Range. The advantage of this starting point is that should you be doing a circuit coming back via Seahan, you are positioned fairly far north.
Alternatively you can start from various places such as O068 154 (Point C) (up a ride) or the car park at Kippure Bridge O079145 (Point D). It will take about 30 mins to reach the top.
Incidentally this summit with its cairn is with its neighbour Seefingan very visible on the approaches to Dublin on the M7/ N7.
Point A: O0636 1747 Point B: O0629 1685 Point C: O068 154
Point D: O079 145

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Seefin in area Dublin/Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: Views to Mullaghcleevaun and Coronation Plantation from Athdown Brook.		  
by Homerclesse  28 Mar 2010 I have tackled this summit a number of times from a couple of approaches. My favourite is to park at the gates of the Kippure Estate and follow the track across the road. This eventually leads into heavy forest with a lot of deeply rutted tracks and felled trees. The best option is to head to the river bank (Athdown Brook) and climb up along the left side bank of it. A nice view behind you to the Coronation Plantation and the Mullaghcleevaun Range. Once you clear the line of trees on the left then it's simply a matter of heading a little north of west to the summit Seefin. A very interesting Cairn awaits and will be your heading in clear weather. Great views of the Blessington Lakes, the other hills of the West Wicklow range, south to Mullaghcleevaun and east to Kippure and Sugar Loaf.

An alternative route is to park on the west side of Seefin at the gates and go straight up the Forest track.

Seefin can be incorporated into a nice ridge walk to Seefingan and Kippure or to Seechon and Corrig and Back to Seefin.
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by padodes  3 Nov 2008 If you like combining a walk in the hills with a stroll through history, then Seefin provides plenty of interest. The easiest approach is from a point south of the entrance to the army rifle range at Kilbride. Starting at O 068 154 (limited parking), a 250m climb takes you straight up a forest ride (not shown on the OSI map) to the 621m summit and to one of the finest surviving prehistoric sites in Wicklow: the passage tomb at O 0735 1626 (Point E).

The huge cairn on top – a full 24m across and 3m high – is already quite impressive, but as you circle around to the north, the exposed entrance, with its massive lintel and posts, gives the first real taste of what lies within. From here, a 7m long passage extends back into the corbelled central chamber, now open to the sky since the capstones were removed. The recent photo I took gives a fisheye view of the (snow-ribbed) top of the cairn, looking into the chamber below. In the chamber itself, accessed either by squeezing through the passage or by letting oneself down through the open top, there are five alcoves, some of which are now partly obstructed by rock-fall. They would probably have held human remains, but when the tomb was excavated in 1931/32, it appears that no vestiges of burial or other artefacts were found. That is hardly surprising, however, when one considers that the tomb has been open for the best part of two millennia. The etching, on one of the roof-stones, of a Greek (equal-armed) cross, thought to be of early Christian origin, would seem to prove that.
Point E: O0735 1626
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the tunnel.
by hillwalkerliam  15 Jul 2010 The tunnel was cool because the enterance was thin and there were steps to lead onto the top. I walked for four hours with my dad. It was fun, i had a nice day. This is my longest and highest walk so far. We went onto seefingan too so it was two mountains we went up. We ate frochin berries and saw giant slugs! Only two more mountains to go and I'm on the list. Liam age 6.
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by csd  13 Apr 2003 The easiest way to approach Seefin is from the car park at Kippure Bridge. Follow the forest track up, but rather than marching all the way to the top using this track, veer right just before the track dips into a ford and follow the Athdown Brook up (see picture). This is a pleasant detour which will bring you up onto the Seefin - Seefingan track. If you want to come back down via the forest tracks, note that the Harvey map is not 100% accurate - there appears to be at least one extra SW-NE track not marked on the map, north of the two that are marked.
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by csd  13 Apr 2003 The entrance to the megalithic tomb at the summit of Seefin. Unfortunately the roof of the cairn has collapsed.
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