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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...

Lugnabrick NE Top: Fine views

Summit Comment paddyhillsbagger a day 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 ...

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

Birreencorragh South Top: Ascent from near Loughanawillan Loughs

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

The Gossan Stones

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Walk details on my site: http://rathdrumwalkers.wordpress.co walk, Length:6.4km, Climb: 152m, Area: Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)
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Dublin/Wicklow Area   Wicklow Mountains Subarea
Maximum height for area: 925 metres,   Summits in area: 89,   Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 49, 50, 55, 56, 61, 62 For all tops   Highest summit: Lugnaquillia, 925m

Summits in area Dublin/Wicklow:
Cupidstown Hill 379m
Dublin Mountains:   Corrig Mountain 617mGlendoo Mountain 586mKippure 757mKnocknagun 555mPrince William's Seat 555mSaggart Hill 395mSeahan 647mSeefin 621mSeefingan 723mTibradden Mountain 467mTwo Rock Mountain 536m
Wicklow Mountains:   Annagh Hill 454mBallinacor Mountain 531mBallinafunshoge 480mBallineddan Mountain 652mBallycumber Hill 431mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mBaltinglass Hill 382mBarranisky 280mBenleagh 689mBlack Hill 602mBrockagh Mountain 557mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 470mCamaderry 698mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCarrick Mountain 381mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCarrigleitrim 408mCarriglineen Mountain 455mCarrigshouk 573mCarrigvore 682mChurch Mountain 544mCloghernagh 800mCollon Hill 238mConavalla 734mCorriebracks 531mCorrigasleggaun 794mCroaghanmoira 664mCroghan Kinsella 606mCushbawn 400mDerrybawn Mountain 474mDjouce 725mDuff Hill 720mFananierin 426mGravale 718mGreat Sugar Loaf 501mKeadeen Mountain 653mKirikee Mountain 474mKnocknacloghoge 534mLakeen 357mLittle Sugar Loaf 342mLobawn 636mLugduff 652mLugduff SE Top 637mLuggala 595mLugnagun 446mLugnaquillia 925mMaulin 570mMoanbane 703mMoneyteige North 427mMullacor 657mMullaghcleevaun 849mMullaghcleevaun East Top 790mMuskeagh Hill 397mPreban Hill 389mScarr 641mSeskin 344mSilsean 698mSleamaine 430mSlieve Maan 550mSlievecorragh 418mSlievefoore 414mSlievemaan 759mSorrel Hill 599mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mStoney Top 714mStookeen 420mTable Mountain 701mTinoran Hill 312mTomaneena 681mTonduff 642mTonelagee 817mTonelagee NE Top 668mTrooperstown Hill 430mWar Hill 686m
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Derrybawn Mountain Hill Wicklow County In Carn List

Height: 474m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: T11907 95442 This summit has been logged as climbed by 227 members
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Longitude: -6.333907, Latitude: 52.998351 Prominence: 34m,   Isolation: 3km
ITM: 711836 695479,   GPS IDs, 6 char: DrybMn, 10 char: DrybwnMntn

Derrybawn Mountain is the 540th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Derrybawn Mountain in area Dublin/Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: Derrybawn from west with ridge extending to the right.		  
Airy ridge at a meeting of valleys.
Short Summary created by simon3  4 May 2013 Derrybawn has a great situation, looking into four glacial valleys and above the well known Glendalough lakes. The summit is the north end of a 1.6km ridge, the best formed in Wicklow. Many of its lower slopes are planted with mature oak trees.
From the north east it is possible to ascend from the large lake's edge at around T1118 9640 (Point A) initially using the well developed tourist and forestry paths that go beside the Poulanass waterfall and then, more steeply, aiming for a corner in the forest at T1146 9568 (Point B) over small paths. There is an eroded path through high heather to the top. Another possible ascent is from the "Shay Elliott" memorial at around T129 922 (Point C), going W over Cullentragh Mountain (not currently an MV listed summit) and then turning NE on a seriously eroded path through high heather to the south end of the Derrybawn ridge.
Point A: T1118 9640 Point B: T1146 9568 Point C: T129 922

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by darrenf  3 Jun 2009 After many years of wondering around the spinc and the lakes of glendalough finally decided to take a ramble around Derrybawn last Friday on a blistering summers day. Started off at the upper lake carpark and headed over the waterfall and turned left over the bridge following the wicklow way. Left the WW and scrambled up to Derrybawn - with such a great day navigation was not a problem.....from Derrybawn went onwards toward Mullaclor and eventually picked up the boardwalk back along the spinc once again and retunred to the car. It was a dry day with a fine spell of weather over the past number of days but the trail was still quiet boggy in places. Lugduff might also be considered as an extension to this walk where one could drop down to the bridge at the old mines before dropping into the valley below.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Derrybawn Mountain in area Dublin/Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: View from Derrybawn to the West.
by simon3  7 May 2007 Derrybawn is the oak-footed southern mouth of the Vale of Glendalough. Steep on its north side, its easily reached from the carpark at the Glendalough Visitor Centre or the car park between the two lakes.
I spent around two years in the 70's mapping it for Orienteering purposes - I know Derrybawn in all its seasons and learnt a bit of its history from the former owner of Derrybawn House.

The view here is from its summit towards the west. The tongue of water to the right is part of Glendalough Upper Lake. To the left of it is the Spink. Skyline right is the SW spur of Camaderry.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Derrybawn Mountain in area Dublin/Wicklow, Ireland
Picture: Helicopter over Derrybawn.		  
by simon3  8 May 2007 Derrybawn is famous for its 1.5k ridge stretching SW from the summit. Of course there's many more spectacular ridges elsewhere in Ireland such as the Beenkeragh off Carrauntoohil, the Corranabinnia ridge, the Turks, Slieve League, Bhinn Láir and the Teeromoyle Tooth. But if you live around Dublin, the Derrybawn ridge and the Faninierin ridge are really all there is - The Derrybawn ridge being much easier to incorporate into a looped walk.
Sadly the ridge has suffered over the years from trail erosion. There is now a path along its length which has formed entirely in the last 30 years.

Taken from along the ridge, the picture shows what looks like a mountain rescue drill, with the helicopter hovering over the summit.

As far as I can tell, the summit right skyline is Ballinafunshoge.
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by brenno  2 Nov 2007 Was over Derrybawn last weekend as part of the Glendalough-Spink-Mullacor-Derrybawn circuit. First time on this route for a while and sad to say, the underfoot conditions have deteriorated severely. The ridge either side of Derrybawn used to be pretty dry, but last weekend it was very mucky even though there hasn't been an awful lot of rain in the past few weeks. The descent from the end of the Derrybawn ridge back to the upper lake car park has also become very dodgy especially at the end of the circuit when the legs are a bit tired. Hard to know what can be done, but it was quite a shock to see hw badly the underfoot conditions had deteriorated .
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by Wounded Huzzar  5 Nov 2007 Brenno is very right regarding the conditions underfoot on Derrybawn and Mullacor. I decided not to walk this route anymore after the last time I was up there (well over a year ago now). Around Mullacor in particular was in a very bad state the last few times I had been up there, with some extremely severe erosion. Unless it's been very dry, I'd encourage people not to walk this route to try and allow it to recover somewhat. With Glendalough being such a draw for people it's hard to see it recovering though.
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