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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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Slieve Bloom Area
Maximum height for area: 527 metres,   Summits in area: 10,   Maximum prominence for area: 420 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 54 For all tops   Highest summit: Arderin, 527m
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Baunreaghcong Mountain Laois County In Arderin List

Height: 509m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 54 Grid Reference: N32619 03693 This summit has been logged as climbed by 58 members
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Longitude: -7.512973, Latitude: 53.083803 Prominence: 74m,   Isolation: 1.8km
ITM: 632628 703799,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnrghc, 10 char: Bnrghcng

There is a townland named Baunreagh in the parish of Offerlane. The name of this peak appears to be the same, with cúng, 'narrow' added. The River Barrow rises on the northern slopes of this hill and flows through Glenbarrow.   Baunreaghcong is the third highest mountain in the Slieve Bloom area and the 442nd highest in Ireland. Baunreaghcong is the second most easterly summit in the Slieve Bloom area. Baunreaghcong is the second highest point in county Laois.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Baunreaghcong in area Slieve Bloom, Ireland
Picture: Looking back to Carnahinch on the Ridge of Capard from the summit of Baunreaghcong		  
by Harry Goodman  25 Sep 2009 I walked out to Baunreaghcong on 13 07 08 from a car park at MR N 36400 06450 (Point A) along the Ridge of Cappard past the "Stoney Man" a large cairn marking the high point on the ridge of the Slieve Bloom Way, then over Carnahinch and out to Baunreaghcong. While on top of Baunreaghcong I considered comments on this top made by other contributors. In my view the MV map reference is correct. While there is another "tuft" some 200 metres SW with a small square shaped pool beside it I do not feel it is any higer than the MR for the spot height on the OSI map. I choose to return by the outward route rather than seek a path back through the forest as I found the walk along the ridge gave constant and changing views of the Wicklow Mountains, the Blackstairs, the Silvermines and beyond.
Point A: N36400 06450
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Baunreaghcong in area Slieve Bloom, Ireland
by milo  7 May 2005 Attained from the Glenbarrow car park (G.R.369 082 (Point B)) via the Ridge of Cappard this top seems to attain more significance. The first km or so follows the infant Barrow over slab rock and a qiye impressive falls. The waymarked arrows were left where they recrossed to the north bank and a track was followed to the ridge top at 350 metres just above the telecomms tower. Thence the ridge of Capard extends SW for about 2km The photo shows a curious cairn near the top of Carnahinch 483m. from where a forest edge can be followed to point 509. We made an abortive attempt to cross the Barrow headt oward Knockastumpa (too much dense spruce) and returned to the start on a forest track from about g.r.320 050 (Point C) About a 4-hour walk with minimal risk of vertigo, but fine views over the midlands in all directions.
Point B: N369 082 Point C: N320 050
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by madfrankie  6 May 2003 Baunreaghcong is one of those hills where you have to tramp around for 20 minutes before you satisfy yourself that you've set foot on the highest point. I reckon that a turfy knoll with a single squarish pool beside it is the spot.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Baunreaghcong in area Slieve Bloom, Ireland
 
by simon3  16 Nov 2002 Start from the carpark at N 306 023 (Point D) which is near the fine stone Monicknew Bridge. Walk up a forest track to the north east of this, which takes you along the south east side of the Delour River. On the day that I did this, it was a frothing brown torrent. Follow the mountain track until you reach a gap in the forest (at around N 322 030 (Point E)) with open moorland to your left. The summit was flat, like the other 500m summits in the Slieve Blooms so I include a picture of the thick peat with miniature waterfall that was evident at the point where you start onto the moorland to reach the summit.
Point D: N306 023 Point E: N322 030
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Baunreaghcong in area Slieve Bloom, Ireland
by murphysw  3 May 2007 Climbed this today (3/5/07), in very pleasant sunny conditions. Parked at 'The Cut' carpark at N297045 (Point F). From here it was a very easy, pleasant, if somewhat monotonous tramp to the summit of Barna at N311040 (Point G), a 500m+ peak that isn't included on this list. Its summit is marked by a small mound with a stick stuck in it! From here its another easy walk across the slighly soggy col to the unadorned summit of Baunreaghcong, and I'm agreeing with madfrankie that the nondescript mound is the summit. There are nice views over the Ridge of Capard, though on the way back you have the aerials of Wolftrap Hill in view. Really easy going, though your feet can occasionally disappear in holes. I guess it could be a bit of a slog in the depths of Winter.
Point F: N297 045 Point G: N311 040
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by darrenf  15 Jun 2009 Following on from the posts on Wolftrap Mountain we continued onwards from the cut carpark taking in Barna before contuining on to Baunreaghcong. As mentioned on the Wolftrap post the going from Wolftrap to the cut carpark is tough with thigh high heathers to slog through. Once we reached the cut carpark an established track did emerge up toward Barna and across to Baunreaghcong. Pleasent enough walk and fairly easy going but watch out for those gullies and potholes! Continued on toward ridge of capard - see relevant summit for further information
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