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Twelve Bens Area

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Maximum height for area: 729 metres

Summits in area: 30

OS Map(s): 37, 44 for all tops

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Benbrack Mountain	Galway County
Binn Bhreac A name in Irish	(Language)
(Ir. Binn Bhreac [OSI], 'speckled peak')
Height: 582 metres	OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 37 for top
Grid Ref: L76558 55818	Latitude: 53.537968 Longitude: -9.862653
ITM: 476535 755839	Prominence: 264m Isolation: 1.0km
The summit of this mountain is strewn with lumps of quartz. Walks: for a route taking in Cnoc Breac, Binn Bhreac and Binn Bhán or Maolán, see Paddy Dillon, Connemara, 163-67. Benbrack is the 309th highest summit in Ireland. Our data has reached 75% of the goal for this summit. (Details)

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Benbrack in area Twelve Bens, County Galway, Ireland

Picture: S face of Benbrack from Muckanaght Expand pics.

by gerrym 25 Oct 2006 Parked on the R344 at the entrance to a forestry plantation (799582 (Point A)), loads of room! It is a short walk to the quiet road into Glencorbet, crossing the Kylemore river and taking the rough track uphill to the left. From here it is a matter of heading off onto the hillside over wettish ground, the views are already stunning but i will leave a full description until later. After crossing a fence there are views across Kylemore Lough to the abbey at the foot of Duchruach. Point 392 m is reached in 1 1/4 hours, with views down into the isolated farm buidings and forestry deep into Glencorbet and ahead to Maolan and Benbrack. There is a slight drop (and a big hare) to a boggy col before climbing the grassy slopes of Maolan - the sights of Benfree and Benbaun across Glencorbet are captivating. From the small cairn it is worthwhile heading N to get views over to Klymore Abbey.
The gloriously rocky sight of Benbrack is now ahead ,as drop down past a pool complete with dragonfly and climb to the summit. The rocky top was reached in 2 1/4 hours, the couple of cairns are barely distinguishable from the more general rock. There is a beautiful panorama - N to the end of the Bens, Clare Island and Mweelrea, the Sheefrys, Bengorm, Partrys - E to the Mamturks - S to the rest of the Bens. I dropped down W to a beautiful little lough (764558 (Point B)) with golden rock at its shore and a gurgling stream leaving at its end, had a leisurely lunch stop on a glorious day. I headed S again to a small cairn overlooking the col with Muckanaght, there are 2 further small cairns on the 1/2 hour descent. I now had a very daunting looking climb up the steep looking N slopes of Muckanaght - see you there.

Point A: L799 582

Point B: L764 558

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by simon3 9 Oct 2003 This party is at the summit of Benbrack looking towards Muckanaght (Meachanach). The view in this composite picture shows the coastline at Ballynakill Harbour to the right. To the right again and not shown would be Knockbrack (442m) part of a ridge that extends north west from Benbrack in the direction of Diamond Hill which is also visible from Benbrack. Note the relatively small amount of vegetation on the hard whitish quartzite underfoot.