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Experimental track of a trip to Keeper Hill and 2 nearby summits.

Track 2171 simon3 a day ago
This may not be at all an optimum route. walk, Length:20.8km, Climb: 859m, Area: Knockfune, Shannon (Ireland) Knockfune, Knockane, Keeper Hill

Thank you MV

Forum: General ahendroff a day ago
At 5.42pm today I completed my 404th and final Arderin. Long journey to here. Delighted & overjoyed. Humbled at the challenge also. And thanks Mountain Views for that. Gougane Barra will always be...

Varied, strenuous wild Bluestacks walk.

Track 2209 simon3 3 days ago
This varied route explores the two Ardnageers, Croaghbane, C walk, Length:21.0km, Climb: 999m, Area: Ardnageer SW Top, Bluestack Mountains (Ireland)

Soarns Hill: Forested summit

Summit Comment slemish a day ago
Getting to the summit of Soarns Hill is difficult and the extensive forestry means that views are severely limited. But as it qualifies under MV prominence rules, off I went to climb it. I parked ...

Soarns Hill: Local summit visit

Summit Comment Harry Goodman a day ago
Climbed Soarns Hill to-day as one of the 100 listed hills nearest to my home. I used three5four0's very helpful route description. The following additional information may be useful. The second...

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Forum: General BleckCra 2 days ago
Thank you kevin carroll. If I can put a smile on that contrary face, the Matterhorn should be a cakewalk.

A circuit of the eastern Knockmeal hills

Track 2206 mcrtchly 4 days ago
Park at S112081 and walk north along the road for about 170m walk, Length:11.7km, Climb: 620m, Area: Crohan West, Knockmealdown Mountains (Ireland) C

Meenanea: Bump on ridge with good views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 3 days ago
Meenanea is a summit of low prominence on the ridge from Cronamuck to Croaghbarnes. It is most likely that it will be reached as part of a traverse along this ridge. It has excellent views towa...

Re Main Area Display, logging

Forum: Suggestions simon3 2 days ago
The suggestion is that the list of summits for a mountain area obtained by asking for More Detail for the mountain area show whether or not the summit has been climbed. This has now been implement...

Walks Around Port 2

Track 2197 gerrym 5 days ago
http://youtu.be/jq7O1tarPuQ A second walk starting and fini walk, Length:17.0km, Climb: 578m, Area: Donegal SW (Ireland)

Cronamuck: Granite knob at the end of a ridge.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 3 days ago
This summit can be reached using the ridge extending NE from Croaghbarnes and there are suggestions it could be reached from Commeen to the north on the R253. Cronamuck has views over towards Gau...

A Cloon Horseshoe "mini Scavvy"?

Forum: General Conor74 2 days ago
Think none of the Scavvies so far have tackled the Dunkerrons, and the Cloon Horseshoe at its heart - Mullaghanattin, Beann, Finnararagh and then moving all the way on to Knocknagantee and swingin...
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An Bhinn Láir Mountain (Ir. An Bhinn Láir [TH], 'the middle peak') Kerry County In Arderin List

Height: 514m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78&83 Grid Reference: V62999 71461 This summit has been logged as climbed by 13 members
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Longitude: -9.990213, Latitude: 51.879036 Prominence: 65m,   Isolation: 1.4km
ITM: 462979 571523,   GPS IDs, 6 char: AnBhnL, 10 char: AnBhnLr

Located at the top of the ridge separating the valleys of Derriana from Cloonaghlin. Previously Cloonaghlin in MV.   An Bhinn Láir is the 428th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain An Bhinn Láir in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Lough Coomeathcun.		  
by simon3  13 Sep 2006 An Bhinn Láir is a great place to look at the spectacular wild north side of Coomcallee.
This view of the wind-ruffled Lough Coomeathcun with the glints of sun on it was one of the chief delights of a visit to An Bhinn Láir. So strong was the wind on it that we could barely stand. Go and enjoy.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain An Bhinn Láir in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: The view west of An Bhinn Láir
by simon3  13 Sep 2006 The summit is part of an east west ridge more than 3k long. At the east end is the rough tumult of ground dotted with lakes, ponds, cliffs etc between Coomcathcun and Cnoc Breasil. Walking away from this to the west you find yourself on a grassy ridge. It feels higher and airier than it is because of the lakes on either side (Cloonaghlin Lough to the south and Derriana Lough to the north)
The rising ground on the left is part of An Bheann Mhór (The Big Peak) a summit just a little higher than Coomcallee which is better known.
Access to An Bhinn Láir is no doubt possible from the roads to either of the loughs beneath it, however I got to it via some rough ground from Coomcathcun. Most probably also you could construct some interesting walks around the loughs, using An Bhinn Láir to gain height.
From most ways up you this summit will be able to savour the walk its long grassy ridge for its views and unusual lake surrounds.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain An Bhinn Láir in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: An Bhinn Láir's top and its echoes off into the west.		  
by simon3  12 Sep 2006 This photo was taken on the summit of Coomavaniha, 2.5km to the NE, showing the steep cliffs on the whole of the northern side of the mountain.

The mountain's long western spur (with two bumps at the right of the picture) divides Derriana Lough (North and right) from Cloonaghlin Lough behind the ridge, though neither lough is visible in the picture.

The twin peaks central on the horizon are on Bolus head.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain An Bhinn Láir in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: View of the cliffs to the south side.
Pretty but wild.
by simon3  29 May 2012 Ah, Middle Peak, I have viewed you from the north and east, now here goes from the south. Your southern flanks are rougher than I thought, so although you have the prettiest of locations between lakes, you do have toughness in your pedigree.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain An Bhinn Láir in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: An Bhinn Láir from the west		  
Descent into hell!
by Colin Murphy  18 Jul 2012 An Bhinn Láir was the final top in a trio that also included Cnoc Breasil and Coomcathcun. Descended along the western ridge, which appears not too troublesome from a distance, but be warned, if you choose to go up or down this route from the west be prepared for often steep terrain, uneven ground which is often covered by gorse, a barbed wire fence or two and the occasional very swampy bit. (Not having intended to return by this route, having descended the mountain we then had to wade through a river, walk in the shallows of a lake and then cross a virtual swamp to return to our car!) Having said that, the summit views were quite spectacular.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain An Bhinn Láir in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Cloonaghlin Lough
A multitude of loughs
by Colin Murphy  18 Jul 2012 Pic shows one of multiple loughs visible from the wonderful panorama at the summit of the top.
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