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Northern Ireland: A Walking Guide by Fairbairn, Helen

Bibliography HelenFairbairn 6 days ago
Descriptions of 34 walking routes across Northern Ireland. From two-hour strolls to eight-hour mountain challenges. Each route has its own sketch map and is lavishly illustrated with colour photog...

Wilsons Promontory

Track 2211 march-fixer 4 days ago
This huge national park is one of the state of Victoria's mo walk, Length:3.7km, Climb: 55m, Area: Australia ()

Eskatarriff East Top: Nose of rock cut down to size by its neighbours.

Summit Comment simon3 5 days ago
Eskatarriff East is one of those places that looks incredibly intimidating near to. And indeed the area has had at least one accident, when on 10th October 2010 Kerry Mountain Rescue team were pl...

Scarr: From Glenmacnass Waterfall

Summit Comment Sarkuns a week ago
My route was pretty simple. I left my car at Glenmacnass Waterfall car park and just took the direct route to Brown Mountain using animal and people paths to get to the summit. From Kanturk ther...

YOU COULD FALL FOR IT

Forum: General BleckCra 6 days ago
Go bag some wicked traverses. Mourne Mountains Beg/Cove.

Valleymount Lakeside Track

Track 2208 march-fixer 4 days ago
The existing tracks around Blessington Lakes (see Track 2173 walk, Length:3.0km, Climb: 38m, Area: Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)

Lugnaquillia: Lug from Glenmalure side

Summit Comment Sarkuns a week ago
I climbed Lug from Glenmalure side. I start at bridge which crosses the Avonbeg River at the base of the Zigzags. Please use the gates and the marks to guide you… the zigzags are in very good cond...

Aireys Inlet Surf Coast Walk 2

Track 2229 march-fixer 6 days ago
This is a short walk to explore a local bush reserve. We sta walk, Length:5.4km, Climb: 72m, Area: Australia, Victoria ()

Rain down...

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...

Lackabane: NW Spur

Summit Comment simon3 a week ago
The NE spur off Lackabane is something of a knife edge, descending steeply and with even steeper sides. Watch it on a poor day.

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.

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 ()
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Birreencorragh South Top Mountain For origin of name, see Birreencorragh. Mayo County In Arderin List

Height: 564m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 31 Grid Reference: G02427 03083 This summit has been logged as climbed by 41 members
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Longitude: -9.487874, Latitude: 53.968328 Prominence: 59m,   Isolation: 1.9km
ITM: 502378 803140,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BrncSt, 10 char: BrncrgSthT

Named Berreen Corrough Beg on Bald's map of Co. Mayo (1830). Previously Glenlara in MV.   Birreencorragh South Top is the 338th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Birreencorragh South Top in area North Mayo, Ireland
Picture: Bireencorragh South as seen from West Top		  
An isolated gem in North Mayo
Short Summary created by jackill, Colin Murphy  30 Jul 2012 Park at the end of a long forest rack at G 0349 0239 (Point A) (info courtesy of csd), although the track has deteriorated badly in a couple of spots and care is needed if you don’t want to damage the underside of your car! There is room to park here for 2-3 cars. Head north up a very steep slope for about 300m and the summit will be visible about 1km away to the NW. From here it is easy going, with the ground underfoot fairly solid and covered in nice short grass. On a good day the summit can be reached in less than an hour. A fine top in it's own right with great views of Bireencorragh itself, but it can also be the first stop on a wonderful 4-5 top horseshoe encompassing Bireencorragh West Top, Mount Eagle (optional), Bireencorragh and Knockaffertagh - a walk of about seven hours.
Point A: G0349 0239

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New Comment Ascent from near Loughanawillan Loughs
by bsheils  Sun 16 Jun Commenced ascent on a fine summer's day (12/06/2013) along forest entrance (G 054 011 (Point B)) close to Loughanawillan Loughs (north of Cloondaff village) and I proceeded on forest tracks to a turning area at grid ref. G 03492 02398 (Point C). From here I had a steep ascent along a channel of relatively short vegetation which brought me up to the remains of a fence just above forestry tree line at G 03452 02615 (Point D). This ascent route, while steep, appears to be easiest in the area as felled tree trunk stumps and forestry dominate elsewhere along this slope. The forest track that I left below continues westward beyond the turning area but on investigating ascent route from the very end of this track I found it more difficult due to high vegetation hiding streams and timber cuttings.

From G 03452 02615 (Point D) I followed an intermittent stoney track along the remains of the fence (watch out for fence wire on the ground) in a west north-westerly direction to the three cairned summit of Birreencorragh South Top. Great views from here especially of Birreencorragh to the north and Buckoogh Mountain and Clew Bay to the west. I continued my walk to take in Birreencorragh and Knockaffertagh Mountains.
Point B: G054 011 Point C: G03492 02398 Point D: G03452 02615
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Picture: Glenlara from the slopes of Buckoogh
by gerrym  24 Sep 2005 Firstly, many thanks to csd for the starting point to this walk - a long drive through forest tracks, mostly of good quality, gaining several hundred feet by the parking spot giving great views down to Lough Beltra. Continue along the track on foot passing abandoned forestry equipment onto open hillside. Climb uphill parallel to the forest alongside a fast flowing stream - glimpses of a buzzard here as it left the camoflague of the hillside to be visible against the skyline. When reach the ridge the mountainscape to the south across Clew Bay starts to come into focus. Cross a fenceline and it is not far to the rocky summit area (after 1000ft of climb). As mentioned there are a line of three summit cairns heading in the direction of Birreencorragh. There are stupendous views in all directions from the top, most notably SW to the ridge and dome of Croagh Patrick backed by the line of the Sheefrey Hills and the rugged top of Mweelra. Straight across the valley is the heavily forested slopes of Buckoogh with the bigger hills of the range stretching in a line up to Slievecar, Slievemore on Achill just gets a look in from behind Glennamong. To the N& E the remainder of the horse shoe curves gracefully up to the summit of Birreencorragh and down to Knockaffertagh on the other side of the valley, backed by the mighty presence of Nephin. The clarity of a northerly breeze also brought into view the steep sea cliffs of Slieve League up across Donegal Bay (if I hadn't strayed from the Sperrins I wouldn't have to keep comparing all these other wonderful panoramas). There is good going as drop down slightly to the col over grass and a few peat hags. (see NW Top for next part of horse shoe)
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Picture: The Glenlara Ridge		  
by CaptainVertigo  4 Aug 2005 Glenlara's long wide ridge is the southern approach to Birreencorragh. When I walked and ran this route in June the early morning Atlantic westerlies were whipping cloud across my path. The huge canvass brightened and darkened in spasms and the views in all directions were breathtaking. The photo below shows Glenlara and the long ridge, as seen from the western slopes of Birreencorragh.
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by csd  18 Oct 2004 Glenlara makes an ideal first stop on a Glenlara - Birreencorragh - Knockaffertagh horseshoe. It's possible to drive along the forest tracks to park at a clearing at G 0349 0239. The OS map isn't 100% accurate, but if you keep going as far as you can go in a normal car you'll find it easily enough. You then tackle the steep climb north behind your car up onto the eastern shoulder of Glenlara. There are three cairns in the vicinity of the summit, marking the spine of the ridge. Nice views from the summit including a wide sweep from Nephin to Buckoogh. Picture shows the summit area and the ridge walk on to Birreencorragh (right, in cloud).
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by csd  18 Oct 2004 A picture of the highest cairn, looking NE with Knockaffertagh in the background and Nephin behind that. Continuing north from the summit leads to a pleasant ridge walk towards Birreencorragh.
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