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Above Annascaul

Track 2237 Onzy 4 hours ago
The route begins at the picturesque Annascaul Lake a few mil walk, Length:11.1km, Climb: 718m, Area: Knockmulanane, Central Dingle (Ireland) Knockmul

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Track 2233 Onzy 5 hours ago
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Forum: Suggestions simon3 23 hours ago
wwwwalker - both your points are well made. In our consultation held at the beginning of last year the forum issue was mentioned and your further suggestion about being able to get a copy of your...

Branstree: Circle marks the spot

Summit Comment Geansai a day ago
For a 700M hill its relatively easy to reach in an hour from Mardale car park at the far end of Haweswater, following first a track up to Gatescarth pass and turning left to follow the fence to re...

The Calf: Howgill Fells, Yorkshire Dales

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: brenno 2 days ago
The Howgill Fells in north west Yorkshire are undiscovered gems and the Calf at 676m is the highest point. Lovely walking country - no heather, no peat hags, most of the mountains are covered by ...

Cnoc na dTarbh: Heathery boulder topped peak at the SE corner of the Reeks.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 days ago
This a summit whose highest point is one a number of large boulders. In their immediate vicinity there are fine views of Purple Mountain, much of the Reeks and from east of here are views into th...

Bunclody Hillwalking Day

Forum: General simon3 2 days ago
On the Saturday of Bunclody’s Gathering Week (July27), some walks are being organised in the Blackstairs Mountains, which act as a beautiful backdrop to the town. From these hills on a clear day...

Access to the Countryside Bill

Forum: General CaptainVertigo 4 days ago
Take a look at the Bill (or at least the Explanatory Memorandum) at http://www.oireachtas.ie/documents/bills28/bills/2013/6013/b6013d.pdf

Lugnabrick NE Top: Fine views

Summit Comment paddyhillsbagger 2 days ago
Ended a circular walk on this top which started on Ben Beg leaving car near L963 569 after asking local farmer. There are great views all around the 5 tops taken in on this circuit and Lugnabrick ...

Birreencorragh South Top: Ascent from near Loughanawillan Loughs

Summit Comment bsheils 3 days ago
Commenced ascent on a fine summer's day (12/06/2013) along forest entrance (G 054 011) close to Loughanawillan Loughs (north of Cloondaff village) and I proceeded on forest tracks to a turning are...

The Shay Elliott Memorial Walk

Track 2214 amadain17 4 days ago
Walk details on my site: http://rathdrumwalkers.wordpress.co walk, Length:8.1km, Climb: 132m, Area: Kirikee Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Kirike

Dowds Bill - media interest.

Forum: General simon3 5 days ago
The Irish Times has a report on Robert Dowds Access to the Countryside Bill, 2013. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/d%C3%A1il-to-debate-plan-to-give-walkers-guaranteed-access-to-land-1.1...
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Benwiskin Mountain Sligo County In Arderin List

Height: 514m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 16 Grid Reference: G72347 49116 This summit has been logged as climbed by 80 members
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Longitude: -8.426457, Latitude: 54.389891 Prominence: 39m,   Isolation: 2.8km
ITM: 572301 849114,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnwskn, 10 char: Benwiskin

This peak is remarkable for its wave-like profile when seen from near Ballintrillick.   Benwiskin is the 429th highest summit in Ireland.
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Pleasant route from Glendarragh
by Wildcat  14 Feb 2013 Drive along a series of side roads from Grange and find your way past the waterworks to Glendarragh, the glen between Benbulbin and Benwiskin. There's a large parking area beside Luke's Bridge (grid ref 698473 (Point A)). Just beyond the bridge, take the left fork and follow the surfaced road eastwards (towards Benwiskin) as far as grid ref 707472 (Point B), where the road crosses the stream by bridge. A gravel track on the left continues towards the base of the hill. Follow this until it does a right-angle bend southwards where you should leave the track and cross tussocky and rather wet ground (still heading east). At 290m, the gradient becomes steeper and the ground improves. Go directly uphill. There's a fence on the left but it bears left across the hillside so there's no need to cross it. The steeper section eases above 440m and a pleasant walk leads up to the 508m top (grid ref 719479 (Point C)), with great views all around. There are some interesting holes in the ground (dolines) near the col south of the 508m top. The route to Benwiskin is clear and easy, with occasional sections of path - just head northwards along the broad ridge, with peat hags generally easily avoided. You'll pass a lovely little pond by the cliff edge (grid ref 721486 (Point D)) then there's the final rise to the summit (514m, grid ref 724491 (Point E)), with a fence on the right. To appreciate the extraordinary northwestern cliffs would require crossing a fence easily and continuing northwards to grid ref 725493 (Point F). Although there were no 'keep out' signs (2 February 2013), this land may be part of Bull McSharry's farm! It may be best to view the cliffs from a distance! From the summit, return to Luke's Bridge by the same route.
Point A: G698 473 Point B: G707 472 Point C: G719 479
Point D: G721 486 Point E: G724 491 Point F: G725 493
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by pquinn572  16 Jun 2008 Benwiskin seems to have serious access problems at the minute. I went down to climb it 3 weeks ago when I was confronted with a series of ‘Private Property’ and ‘Trespassers will be Prosecuted’ signs so I decided not to go up. It was only this week when I was reading Paul Clements’s ‘The Height of Nonsense’ that I found out about the ‘Bull’ and I tell ya, I was glad I didn’t go up.
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by tplague  13 Mar 2006 I have driven up in the glen there to see that famous Ben Wiskin view, and I told myself I will walk up that edge some time. Is there really no possibility of requesting permission from the aforementioned "Bull". I'm always appalled when someone "owns" a special mountain, and can block all access. I certainly understand one not wanting a place trashed however.
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Picture: Benwiskin
by murphysw  3 Jun 2007 Another eye candy shot of the unfortunately inaccessible Benwiskin taken from G738503 (Point G)
Point G: G738 503
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Benwiskin in area Dartry Mountains, Ireland
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Last Digit on Northern face
by swoop  9 May 2011 This was taken 08/05/11 at 6pm approx , from the last knuckle ridge / digit on northern face of Benbulbin looking over the valley along Slieve Mor , at Benwiskin . Truskmore is on right of shot, and Tievebaun was visible from here also. Pic shot from - normal Grid Ref = G 692 466 (Point H)
10 digit Grid Ref = G 69247 46638 (Point I) , Latitude = 54.36738 (north) , Longitude = -8.47321 (west)
Latitude = 54°22'3" (north) , Longitude = 8°28'24" (west) ,Tetrad = G64Y ,Altitude = 454 metres
Point H: G692 466 Point I: G69247 46638
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Benwiskin in area Dartry Mountains, Ireland
by pdtempan  7 Dec 2003 Climbed Ben Wiskin in 1999, setting off at the crack of dawn. At the time there was an access problem from Ballinatrillick (Glenarriff side), with the landowner preventing all walkers from approaching from this direction. However, it is worth driving here just for the spectacular view.
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