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Near Ballineddan Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)

Track 2185 Tim_Crooks a week ago
walk, Length:17.0km, Climb: 862m, Area: Ballineddan Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Ballineddan Mountain, Slievemaan, Lugnaquillia

Knockomagh: Bluebells and birdsong

Summit Comment acorn 2 weeks ago
A very easy "climb" along trails and steps from Lough Hyne car park close to Baltimore. Lovely mixed forestry and lots of bluebells, violets, celandine in full bloom. Great view of Lough Hyne an...

Near Donegal NW (Ireland)

Track 2183 Tim_Crooks a week ago
walk, Length:5.7km, Climb: 68m, Area: Donegal NW (Ireland)

Volcanic Regions

Forum: General march-fixer a week ago
For those who like volcanic regions and do not want to take too much of a risk, there are excellent walks in New Zealand around the Turangi region of the North Island. Having taken considerable ri...

Brockagh Mountain SE Top: Flattish height NW of Laragh with views, boggy paths a

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 weeks ago
Situated at the south eastern tip of a spur from Tonelagee it therefore commands wonderful views out over Laragh to the south east and Glenmacnass valley and waterfall to the north. Glendalough is...

Near Muckish, Donegal NW (Ireland)

Track 2180 Tim_Crooks a week ago
walk, Length:4.2km, Climb: 524m, Area: Muckish, Donegal NW (Ireland) Muckish

Derrybawn Mountain: Airy ridge at a meeting of valleys.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 weeks ago
Derrybawn has a great situation, looking into four glacial valleys and above the well known Glendalough lakes. The summit is the north end of a 1.6km ridge, the best formed in Wicklow. Many of i...

Near Donegal NW (Ireland)

Track 2182 Tim_Crooks a week ago
run, Length:16.8km, Climb: 33m, Area: Donegal NW (Ireland)

Aeolian Islands, Sicily - Stromboli

Forum: General brenno a week ago
A view of Stromboli village at dusk from 400 metres up the mountain - another 500 metres plus to reach the top

Coolcurtoga: Don't be put off, it's not that bad

Summit Comment thomas_g 2 weeks ago
Climbed this today, it looks awful from the road, but once you're on the slope it's not that bad. There is the odd ankle twisting hole, but it's fairly easy to navigate the shelves to the top. Abo...

Near Donegal NW (Ireland)

Track 2165 Tim_Crooks a week ago
walk, Length:8.9km, Climb: 43m, Area: Donegal NW (Ireland)

Esknabrock: Have you got an hour?

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: thomas_g 2 weeks ago
Park at W01494 72290, walk up the track, head for the summit, admire turbines and Crohane.
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Croaghskearda Mountain Cruach Sceirde A name in Irish
(Ir. Cruach Sceirde [OSI], 'stack of the exposed place') Kerry County In no lists

Height: 608m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 70 Grid Reference: Q50972 03906 This summit has been logged as climbed by 36 members
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Longitude: -10.178854, Latitude: 52.167325 Prominence: 13m,   Isolation: 1.4km
ITM: 450954 603961,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crghsk, 10 char: Crghskrd

Near a path over the brow of the hill between Gowlin and Lisdargan there is an underground passage called Staighre Chaitlín (Cathleen's Stairs) which leads to a cave. The tale is told of a local man who dreamed of a treasure on the Bridge of Limerick   Croaghskearda is the 258th highest summit in Ireland. Croaghskearda is the second most westerly summit in the Central Dingle area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Croaghskearda in area Central Dingle, Ireland
Picture: Croaghskearda from An Cnapan Mor		  
Exposed it certainly is
Short Summary created by jackill  3 Jul 2011 Park in the large car park at the Connor pass.
Cross the main road and head due east uphill following a distinct track for 200 meters, leave this track as it swing sharply south and continue uphill and east, skirting cliffs to your left side.
These are steep cliffs, so keep some distance from them.
You will come to a small semicircle of stones at about 620 mtrs elevation , pick up a low stone wall and follow it to the unmarked summit of Slieveanea about 400 meters to the east.
From Slieveanea head south for the summit crossing rough bog for a little while before an easy ascent across stoney ground to a stone cairn.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Croaghskearda in area Central Dingle, Ireland
Picture: Green, gold and grey stone.
Views south.
by simon3  16 Aug 2011 Visit this extraordinary prow of a summit on a fine day and you will get this amazing view of Dingle Bay.
On the right coastline is part of Ventry Harbour, then the reddish sands of "Short Strand". Directly above the big nearby hump is "Doonties Commons" and on the other side of the bay, Knocknadobar.
On the original of this picture the Skelligs are also visible just to the right of the last land right on the horizon.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Croaghskearda in area Central Dingle, Ireland
Picture: Croaghskearda from the cliffs of Slievanea		  
by jackill  23 May 2005 Croaghskearda was the third summit visited in a traverse over the mountains of Central Dingle.
This picture was taken from Slievanea with Croaghskearda on the extreme right of the photo and Gowlane Beg on the extreme left. Croaghskeardas summit from some angles looks almost like a small pyramid and is scattered with the same small flat stones that appear on many of the Central Dingle mountains.
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Great views
by mickhanney  30 Aug 2012 Hiked up from Dingle to the Conor Pass with the intention of taking in Croaghskearda. However, the day was so perfect I ended up veering off and taking in An Cnapan Mor first and contoured around then to do my original target. The previous day I had visited the Dingle wildlife and seal sanctuary which is located between Dingle and Lispole and this hill was prominent from the road. It looks like a great climb. The views didn't disappoint. Clear views across to the Ivereagh peninsula and over Dingle bay. Also over towards the Brandon Ridge. The going was pretty good. A bit of meandering around small patches of bog but nothing too hectic. Full circuit whcih included the downhill back to Dingle (and a pint in the Dingle Brewing Company) took c. 3 hrs 30.
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