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Walks Around Port 2

Track 2197 gerrym 19 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 2 days 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 4 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 6 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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Sheeffry Hills Area
Maximum height for area: 772 metres,   Summits in area: 7,   Maximum prominence for area: 707 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 37 For all tops   Highest summit: Barrclashcame, 772m
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Barrclashcame Mountain Barr Chlais Céim A name in Irish
(prob. Ir. Barr Chlais Céim [PDT], 'top of Clais Céim or the trench
of the step') Mayo County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 772m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L84951 69515 This summit has been logged as climbed by 97 members
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Longitude: -9.740786, Latitude: 53.662892 Prominence: 707m,   Isolation: 1.2km
ITM: 484952 769534,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Brclsh, 10 char: Brclshcm

Clashcame is a townland name, interpreted by John O'Donovan as Clais Céim, 'trench of the step'. This seems to relate to the name Cuscamecurragh, which on Bald's map of Co. Mayo (1830) refers to part of the high ridge of the Sheeffry Hills (see Ti   Barrclashcame is the highest mountain in the Sheeffry Hills area and the 60th highest in Ireland. Barrclashcame is the second most westerly summit in the Sheeffry Hills area.
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by weedavie  24 Jul 2003 I parked just where the farm road crosses the river a few hundred yards in from the Doo Lough junction. From there I followed the road three miles or so over the watershed and climbed to the Tievnabinnia south ridge after the last forestry. The ridge has a fair number of peat hags but not the troublesome sort. Finding Tievnabinnia on the plateau could be tricky in poor visibility and maybe not worth doing. In good visibility it shows you the Reek and Clew bay and going west from it you’re on a three mile amble through heaven. First to the South you get Ben Gorm. Then the 12 Pins appear. You haven’t much up or down but the navigation would have to be good in mist. The lochan halfway along makes a good accuracy check. A narrow ridge connects the last two tops but it’s not a challenge. It’s worth going right to the end of the summit plateau to get the full view of Mweelrea’s corries. The descent is easy with more fine views. Trip was under 5 hours but I’d no food, friends or camera. Just enthusing about the panoramas could add an hour.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Barrclashcame in area Sheeffry Hills, Ireland
Picture: Part of the fantastic Sheeffry ridge		  
by wicklore  10 Sep 2008 This photo, taken from near the summit of Barrclashcame, shows the ridge between Tievummera and Barrclashcame. The cliffs below Tievummera can be seen beyond the ridge in the foreground.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Barrclashcame in area Sheeffry Hills, Ireland
Picture: Barraclsahcarne from Mweelra
by gerrym  13 Apr 2009 Clashcarne is a massive hill with steep green slopes rising from near sea level at Doo Lough. I reached from the col with Tievummera (see for previous part of east to west traverse) by quite a narrow little ridge and a short climb above steep southern slopes. The top is flat with short grass and there is a small cairn with views back along northern flanks of preceding hills. A short walk to a little upright stone finds the western end of the Sheefrys and perhaps the best views of the whole range - across Doo Lough to Mweelra (see pic). Voices could clearly be heard floating up from cars parked on the road over 700m below but there was no one else up here and you just felt on a different world.You could spend the whole day here just taking in the view stretching from Doo Lough to Finn Lough between the steep slopes of Ben Gorm and Mwreela and across across Killary Harbour to the 12 Bens. To the north and west the ocean is dotted with numerous islands. I dropped down NW to take in the North West Top over some very steep and rocky ground requiring use of hands - just under an hour there and back up. To ascend off the hill drop down south over relentlessly steep ground which is slippery in places. The view down into the valley and across to Ben Creggan helps to ease the strain on the legs as descend heading for one of the two bridges over the Glenummera River - I contoured down east for the second bridge but was able to cross the river easily before this. It is then a walk of just over 3 miles back to the starting point at the forest entrance above Tawnyard Lough. I did not see anyone else on this traverse of the Sheffreys and would thoroughly recommend it as a full day but only when the weather is good.
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by rmilne  13 Oct 2004 After coming off Ben Gorm well soaked, I drove the few minutes to the base of this hill. The obvious layby had a sign saying parking for fishermen only, so I parked on the beach through a gap in the wall. Weather was still heavy rain and high wind, feet still soaked.
I walked along the private road and past the 'hotel'. No idea if that was allowed or not, but very handy and with the rivers in spate due to the rain seemed the safest option. I then worked up the ridge. Broad and pleasant (ignoring the wind and rain). Greeted on the summit plateau by 50mph wind driven rain and had trouble walking. Used the GPS to zoom in on the summit. (1 hour 5min up) Found a small cairn at L84976 69514 (Point A). Photo shows my backpack with the summit cairn. What isn't obvious is that my pole is jammed in the cairn and the 'sac is looped over the pole. Otherwise it would have blown away!
Point A: L84976 69514
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Barrclashcame in area Sheeffry Hills, Ireland
by simon3  24 Sep 2004 The visualisation shows the wild ridge of the Sheefrys from the NE. The area to the north is mostly rough moorland. Data, dating from year 2000, from Nasa.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Barrclashcame in area Sheeffry Hills, Ireland
Picture: View of the summit plateau of Barrclashcame		  
by wicklore  21 Sep 2008 This is a photo of Barrclashcame taken from Tievummera. The steep ridge leading from Tievummera to Barrclashcame can be seen on the right, and the Ben Lugmores of the Mweelrea range are visible beyond Barrclashcame to the left.
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