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Walks Around Port 2

Track 2197 gerrym 18 hours ago
http://youtu.be/jq7O1tarPuQ A second walk starting and fini walk, Length:17.0km, Climb: 578m, Area: Donegal SW (Ireland)

Good Sun coming. Bluestacks anyone?

Forum: General simon3 a day ago
Anyone interested in walking in the Bluestacks (Ardnageers and nearby) on Sun or early Mon? Contact group@mountainviews.ie

Circuit of the Three Aghlas

Track 2204 Onzy a day ago
Route takes in Aghla More, Aghla Beg South and Aghla Beg, be walk, Length:9.1km, Climb: 669m, Area: Aghla More, Donegal NW (Ireland) Aghla More, Aghl

SEX ROCKS AND ROLLS

Forum: General BleckCra 3 days ago
"It's like sex," she said. We looked at her. "Hillwalking. It's like sex." Her big scrubbed North Antrim face - and I imagined she didn't know much about either - not her fault mind, given the...

Shankill River - Cloghleagh Circuit

Track 2200 march-fixer 3 days ago
This is a nice scenic route in a mixed coniferous and decidu walk, Length:4.0km, Climb: 45m, Area: Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)

Tully Mountain: Mwelrea from the Sea

Summit Comment Geansai 5 days ago
Good view of the highest summit in Connaught on the way up Tully Mountain.

Lugnagun: Superb Blessington Lake Views

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: march-fixer 5 days ago
Though not a summit to write home about, it still provides a wonderful grandstand view south out over Blessington Lakes and west to the Hill of Allen. Until recently (2013) pine trees obscure thes...

Issue with Rising Summiteers list.

Forum: Suggestions simon3 3 days ago
We received word that there were inconsistencies between the count of summits that a user had and position in the Rising Summiteers table. I have taken some remedial action and this issue should ...

Slieve Carr: Possible with Nephin Beg in a day

Summit Comment jimgraham a week ago
Just to note that I found it possible to combine Slieve Carr with Nephin Beg. Working from the southern end of the Bangor trail (point F) it took me four hours to gain the top of Carr; about two ...

Nenagh walking festival

Forum: General hivisibility 5 days ago
Just to add to Roberto's comments re above I was on the A walk on Saturday and thoroughly enjoyed myself. A well led walk, lovely pace and super hospitality afterwards. Most impressive.

Coastal balcony north of Agnew's Hill

Track 2196 simon3 5 days ago
This is an enjoyable walk along a ridge, often a scarp, para walk, Length:15.6km, Climb: 352m, Area: Antrim Hills (Ireland)

Agnew's Hill: Shapely scarply Sallagh Braes

Summit Comment simon3 5 days ago
North of the summit and over a road is the 2km long arc of Sallagh Braes, a spectacular semicircle of a valley where the higher ground to the west (left) falls away towards the sea. This pictur...
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Comeragh Mountains Area
Maximum height for area: 792 metres,   Summits in area: 17,   Maximum prominence for area: 626 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 74, 75, 82 For all tops   Highest summit: Fauscoum, 792m
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Fauscoum Mountain Fáschom A name in Irish
(Ir. Fáschom, 'empty hollow') Waterford County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 792m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 75 Grid Reference: S31689 10508 This summit has been logged as climbed by 261 members
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Longitude: -7.53665, Latitude: 52.245833 Prominence: 626m,   Isolation: 1.7km
ITM: 631641 610557,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Fscm, 10 char: Fauscoum

Despite being the highest of the Comeraghs, this is a rather unremarkable summit above the spectacular valley of Coumshingaun. The circuit of Coumshingaun comprises the ascent and descent of two dramatic ridges. The cliffs at the back of the valley off   Fauscoum is the highest mountain in the Comeragh Mountains area and the 48th highest in Ireland. Fauscoum is the second most easterly summit in the Comeragh Mountains area. Fauscoum is the second highest point in county Waterford.
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by jackill  9 Aug 2004 From the summit of Fauscoum follow a bearing of 64 degrees for about 400 m and you'll see possibly one of the best views in the Comeraghs - Lough Coumshingaun. It can be reached from Kilclooney wood S342 102 (Point A) .
Follow the track through the wood to a forestry road, turn right and walk past the mobile phone transmitter (cunningly disguised as a tree)through the trees until you get to open mountain. Take a sharp left and follow the rough track towards the ridge rising on the right of the photo.From here you can just walk to the lake or decide to follow the ridge upwards.
Following the track up the ridge eventually brings you to a very rocky area
where you will have to scramble your way over large boulders and rocky outcrops before coming to a long grassy ridge that leads eventually to the Comeragh plateau.At the end of the ridge there is a short steep climb of approx. 50 mtrs which looks more daunting than it actually is - but be careful it can be "slippery when wet".At the end of the climb you are on the main Comeragh plateau about 400 mtrs from where this photo was taken.
You can then walk around the edge to point 704 mtrs S325 115 (Point B)(right of photo) and descend from there to meet the track from the lake back to the wood.
This is a very enjoyable walk on a clear day - one of my favourite areas in the Comeraghs.
Point A: S342 102 Point B: S325 115
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Picture: The Knockmealdowns & Galtees from the Fauscoum summit
Why not take in another lake?
by thomas_g  20 Mar 2012 Starting from Kilclooney wood S342 102 , I went up the ridge south of the lough. It was more difficult than I expected due to slippery mud and a freezing cross wind, but the clear weather made the views worthwhile. The final steep bit was thankfully sheltered from the wind and easier than it looks, but if you didn't know about it in advance the pleasant walk along the ridge before it would lull you into a false sense of an easy walk to the summit.
Walking around the lake you can choose to descend via the ridge north of the lake (Stookangarriff) or if you don't fancy what can be a slippery descent or simply can't get enough of the coum's. You can head from approx S323 115 (Point C) for the spot height 494 at S331 123 (Point D), take in a lovely view of Crotty's before heading for the edge of the trees S338118 (Point E) and back across the valley to Kilclooney.
Point C: S323 115 Point D: S331 123 Point E: S338 118
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by denisdeasy  17 Mar 2003 I had an amazing experience once on Fauscoum when doing a traverse of the Comeragh / Monavullaghs from Clonmel to Dungarvan. It was a sunny humid August day, & I was coming to the summit area. The terrrain was eroded peat hags, with the sandy gravel exposed in places making the going good between the peat hag 'islands'. I came to an open expanse with a large number of shallow pools. The heat was evaporating the water & there was a foot or so of wispy vapour hanging above ground level - it was like walking through dry ice. This was eery enough on its own, but then suddenly a flock of swifts appeared at full tilt, singing/whistling as they dipped & scooped water from the pools on the wing - I stood stock still as the flock flew close & low around my feet, some disappearing into the vapour to catch some water. In a few seconds they were gone & I was left in stunned amazement.

So for me, Fauscoum is not a featureless top, but a special place where I witnessed a magic conjunction of landscape, weather conditions & fauna.
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by jackill  9 Aug 2004 The summit cairn of Fauscoum taken as part of the circuit of the nire valley in Joss Lynams "Best Irish Walks" . Dungarvan bay is in the background to the left,Crohaun hill just to the right and the side of Coumaraglin disappearing out of view on the extreme right .The summit of Fauscoum is flat and boggy with only the small cairn to mark it, but follow a bearing of 64 degrees for about 400 m and you'll see possibly one of the most dramatic views in the Comeraghs - Lough Coumshingaun from above
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by Djouce  5 Nov 2002 Parked the car off the R676 and climbed south of Coumshingaun corrie. Very steep cliffs - would be very dangerous in poor visibility. Beatiful views down (see photo). Continued north and then west to Crotty's Rock ( a spectacular group of rocks looking east). again more dangerous cliffs. Crotty's Rock is called after the outlaw William Crotty who used it as his base. Then descended back to the car. Time taken about 6 hours
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by simon3  13 May 2004 The summit of Fauscoum, the highest mountain in the Comeraghs, sits on a flattish rise, above the famous Coumshingaun valley and lake as attested by the following comment from HC Hart [Climbing in the British Isles 1895] “The mountains are singularly picturesque. The verdure-clad cliffs, overhanging the deep, rock-bound, lonely tarns, have an effect that is at once rare and beautiful.”

The photo taken at the summit on a misty day, shows Coumfea (or Knockaunapeebra) on the skyline to the right. No swifts I'm afraid, but we did see some further north.
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