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The “longest, hardest high level walk"

Forum: General Conor74 6 days ago
...in Ireland was how Paddy Dillon described a proposed walk across the tops of a number of the summits in his “The Mountains of Ireland”, stretching from the east end of the Mangertons and across...

Near Donegal NW (Ireland)

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

Barraboy Mtn Far E Top: Follow the edge of Lough Nagarriva.

Summit Comment thomas_g 2 weeks ago
Access is best from the west (Barraboy) or east (Priests Leap). It's a pretty boggy rocky walk from either and be warned the going between this top and the edge of the main Barraboy ridge is fairl...

Barraboy Mountain SE Top: Come from the ridge

Summit Comment thomas_g 2 weeks ago
There is fairly good access from the main Barraboy ridge via a grassy gully which was a bit damp at the bottom. It's possible to traverse east to this top from the Beara way, but it looks like hor...

Near Donegal NW (Ireland)

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

re Vulcano, Sicily

Forum: General simon3 6 days ago
Brenno, fascinating stuff. I have come to appreciate the sparse beauty of volcanic landscapes in the Canaries and can immediately relate to the rock shapes in your picture. I have an ambition to...

Barraboy Mountain SE Top: A quick run around the possible tops

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: thomas_g 2 weeks ago
Barraboy SE is best reached Barraboy top. It's also possible to access from the east but it's a long damp walk from Priests leap. Views are very good south to the sea. Knockboy is clearly visible...

Dublin Mountains Way (adj)

Track 2172 jrpcalvert a week ago
GPS track for walk of Dublin Mountains Way from Tallaght to walk, Length:46.9km, Climb: 1015m, Area: Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Tibradden Mountain, Tw

Barraboy Mountain: Fine views over the bay

Summit Comment thomas_g 2 weeks ago
Parked at V93218 61229 (barely room for one car) beside Beara Way stile. Over the stile and up the track, I left the track and went straight for the peak, but it's probably best to follow the trac...

The summit question

Forum: General Conor74 6 days ago
My point was not related to the height at all. As I understood, the point raised was not about the height of the south pinnacle of the Great Skellig, but whether people could consider it bagged o...

Slieve Beagh

Track 2168 Peter Walker a week ago
A walk over the plateau to the E Top (County Monaghan's high walk, Length:8.7km, Climb: 195m, Area: Slieve Beagh, Fermanagh/S Tyrone (Ireland) Slieve

Barraboy Mountain: Nicely perched above Glengarriff

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: thomas_g 2 weeks ago
Barraboy is best reached from the col between Esk and Barraboy which can be reached from the Beara way. It's also possible to access from the east but it's a long damp walk from Priests leap. Vie...
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Ben Beg Mountain Binn Bheag A name in Irish
(prob. Ir. Binn Bheag [PDT], 'little peak') Galway County In Arderin List

Height: 560m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 38 Grid Reference: L95093 57894 This summit has been logged as climbed by 34 members
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Longitude: -9.583911, Latitude: 53.56064 Prominence: 135m,   Isolation: 1.2km
ITM: 495066 757914,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BnBg, 10 char: Ben Beg

Ben Beg is the 345th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ben Beg in area Partry/Joyce Country, Ireland
Picture: North Cliff of Ben Beg.		  
by simon3  19 Jun 2006 A walk along the east-west ridge of Ben Beg gives great views of the deeply cut valleys of Maumtrasna and Lough Nafooey with hints of the many summits surrounding the area. This summit is very seldom visited, yet this view is well worth having as well as the view east over Lough Mask.

One way to visit this summit is from the Drishaghaun valley, to the SE. There isn't much parking however one or two cars could be put on the public road near the bridge at L9782 5684 (Point A). There is probably more than one way up that is unlikely to cause offence such as towards the graveyard shown on the 1:50k or at the most westerly point on the road. Comments welcome on these suggestions. Another way is to leave the road at L98120 57236 (Point B) which is over a rough field with an apparently deserted building on it. As always, if in doubt, ask.

The photo shows the north facing cliffs of Ben Beg. To the right on the skyline is Leenane Hill (618m) and the ridge below that is Rinavore (426m).
Point A: L9782 5684 Point B: L98120 57236
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by beads  9 Sep 2007 Climbed Ben Beg on Sunday 9th Sept 2007.On my own as friends were gone to Belgium
walking for the week.Found it to be a very nice walk. Came to a point where there was a
little chimney gully that was an option instead of going around it,took the gully option and was delighted that it saved me time instead of going around it.Bringing friends out there on 23rd Sept. Great views of the Maumturks,Devils Mother,Mweelrea and Mauntrasna.
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Bencorragh from Finny end
by jkforde  27 Jun 2011 how's it going folks? has anyone gone up Benbeg from the east end, eg. from Finny (M003594 (Point C)) and taking in Bencorragh? There's some v v interesting 500 million year old volcano-type geology up in them there hills and the pillow lavas on Bencorragh and Benbeg are meant to be the real deal - see this Geological Survey Of Ireland short guide for the Finny end: http://www.gsi.ie/Education/Sites+Walks+Field+Trips/Walk+1+Volcano.htm

So am curious about access to Bencorragh from the Finny end.
Ta very much!
Point C: M003 594
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ben Beg in area Partry/Joyce Country, Ireland
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by Geansai  20 Mar 2012 This is Ben Beg to the right, from Bunacunneen with Lough Nafooey below and Lough Mask beyond.
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