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by csd 16 Aug 2004
Coming from Glenties, we turned off the Ballybofey road and parked beside a sheep pen at G8956 9297 (Point A) , where there's room for one car. After backtracking on foot for about 100m, we left the road at a gate on the left and followed the track up the side of Silver Hill, which starts by the stream at the bottom of the field. The track peters out eventually, but gives you a good start up Silver Hill. There are no fewer than three separate cairns adorning the summit area, I reckoned the one at 90653 91281 (Point B) was the highest, which seems to agree with the co-ordinates on MV. The picture shows this cairn and the view NW.
Point A: G8956 9297
Point B: G90653 91281
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by eflanaga 21 Feb 2007
Started walk at IG88651 88712 (Point C) (210m) at Disert in the shadow of Carnaween. Having parked the car I walked the short distance down to a small cottage. Here I used a style beside a gate to cross over to the service road which runs for some distance up and beyond the windfarm towards Silver Hill. I passed through the second gate with the warning signs and at the first bend left the track to follow my bearing of 30 degrees to a hill named Meenacloghspar IG89238 90072 (Point D) about 1.5K from start. Great views in all directions from the top. From here I took a bearing of 37 degrees although Silver Hill was quite plain to be seen in the distance on a clear & sunny but cool morning. There are what appear to be a number of marker posts (white top/blue bottom) following along the path of both bearings taken to this point. My next target was the lower height of 444m on Cullaghacro IG89585 90631 (Point E) which required negotiation of a wet area. The first part of this, through peat hags, was easily navigable, however, in hindsight it may have been better to gain height and make for the upper level of Cullaghacro as the ground, once you cross the fence halfway between Meenacloghspar and Cullaghacro, is quite marshy requiring a degree of zig-zagging to find the driest route through. Even so it wasn't terribly difficult but may be so in more inclement weather conditions. Passing Cullaghacro I negotiated another fence and made a beeline on a bearing of 67 degrees straight for the top of Silver Hill, 1.2K away, the ground improving rapidly with ascent. The climb is relatively short and not overly difficult. The top of the mountain is covered in grey rock slabs which, presumably from a distance and in sunlight, glints silver, thereby explaining the hill's name. An obvious cairn appears as you near the summit. On reaching this another smaller cairn is visible 100m away just past the tarn and near another fence. On first glance I presumed the larger cairn at IG90659 91280 (Point F) (GPS) marked the top (GPS gave height here as 597m) . In common with CSD below I was perplexed when I reached the second cairn IG90694 91376 (Point G) , (the first still looked the higher of the two), as GPS reading gave the height at the second as 609m. I'm presuming that CSD's grid reference for his 'higher' point refers to the first cairn I describe. This highlights the discrepancy you often get with GPS. Regardless, the views from either cairn are quite spectacular as described by GerryM below. From here it was a case of an about turn but with a slight deviation to the north of my outward route in order to tackle Carnaween (See for second part of walk).
Point C: G88651 88712
Point D: G89238 90072
Point E: G89585 90631
Point F: G90659 91280
Point G: G90694 91376
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Picture from gerrym : Looking to Lavagh Beg, Lavagh More and Croaghgorm
Picture: Looking to Lavagh Beg, Lavagh More and Croaghgorm
by gerrym 3 Jun 2005
Climbed Sunday 29.5.05. Parked at chapel on Glenties to Ballybofey road (896943 (Point H) ) and walked short distance downhill to take road on left. This is initially tarmac but as gain height changes to gravel, cross metal gate and pass sheep pens as follow course of Owegarve river on right. At head of valley can veer off track to the right towards the thunderous sound of water dropping steeply and can then follow the river upstream. Cross at first opportunity to opposite bank as the river is deep and there are very limited crossing points. I took off for the adjacent rise towards the W side of Silver Hill - the ground soon levels out and there is an extensive area of annoyingly wet ground with peat hags to negotiate. Once past this can pick up a fenceline which climbs over firmer and rockier ground all the way to the summit area. Good views into the Reelan river valley past the steep face of Binnacally to Gaugin at its far end. To the N views are dominated by Agla , but as gain height Slieve Snaght comes into view. The fence is quite substancial but I wonder at its use as it has fallen into serious disrepair at the summit where can cross. The summit area has small cairns and there are two little tarns, with some more slightly lower to the S. Views to the E are to the bigger hills of Lavagh Beg, Lavagh More and Croaghgorm. To the S Donegal coastline, Bay and into Sligo and Mayo with thier own distinctive mounatin ranges on show. To the W the Atlantic stretches out to the horizon beyond Arran Island. In the immediate vicinity there are five large wind turbines working away silently to the SW. The Eany Beg river has also been dammed creating a lough (was not on my map which is a few years old) to faciliotae a hydro scheme. I camped for the night on the summit and had the pleasure of watching the sun set over the Atlantic from the comfort of my sleeping bag. Also got some cracking pictures as the sun went down and the shadows lenghtened. Had a good sleep and was up at 8.30 the next morning to continue exploring the westerly side of the Bluestacks. (see Carnaween for continuation of the days walking).
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by csd 16 Aug 2004
This view of the cairn also shows the wind turbines and Carnaween to the SW. One of the many ponds that dot the summit area is also visible.(Comment Rating 3.00)
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Lake on Eany Beg River not on OS Discovery Series Sheet 11
by bryanmccabe 19 Feb 2012
Having completed a walk taking in Croaghgorm, Lavagh More, Lavagh Beg and Silver Hill on 19th Feb 2012, I feel it is worth reiterating a comment made by gerrym in his post of 3 Jun 2005. In the valley south of Silver Hill, the Eany Beg River is dammed to form a sizeable lake which does not appear on the OS Discovery Series Sheet 11 that I purchased in early 2010. I also checked on http://maps.osi.ie - the lake appears on the "Street Map", but not on the "Wind Report" (the latter is the Discovery Series equivalent). The links are provided below. I draw attention to this as the Bluestacks is a remote mountain range, intimidating in poor visibility. Hikers could do without the added confusion of unexpected geographical features! 590374 (Point I) ,890234 (Point J) ,6,3590374 (Point I) ,890234 (Point J) ,6,1
Point I: B590 374
Point J: B890 234
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