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The Reeks Ridge - Your Thoughts?

Forum: General Trailtrekker 3 hours ago
With 31 County Tops done, including Galtymore and the Lug and Mount Brandon also bagged, I have one big walk scheduled for this Saturday! The original idea was to do all the eleven 900+ peaks in t...

Above Annascaul

Track 2237 Onzy 12 hours ago
The route begins at the picturesque Annascaul Lake a few mil walk, Length:11.1km, Climb: 718m, Area: Knockmulanane, Central Dingle (Ireland) Knockmul

Western Spur of the Slieve Mish

Track 2233 Onzy 13 hours ago
Route over Knockbrack, Moanlaur, Beenduff and Lack Mountain, walk, Length:10.8km, Climb: 608m, Area: Knockbrack, Slieve Mish (Ireland) Knockbrack, Mo

re Site Improvements

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wwwwalker - both your points are well made. In our consultation held at the beginning of last year the forum issue was mentioned and your further suggestion about being able to get a copy of your...

Bunclody Hillwalking Day

Forum: General simon3 2 days ago
On the Saturday of Bunclody’s Gathering Week (July27), some walks are being organised in the Blackstairs Mountains, which act as a beautiful backdrop to the town. From these hills on a clear day...

The Calf: Howgill Fells, Yorkshire Dales

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: brenno 2 days ago
The Howgill Fells in north west Yorkshire are undiscovered gems and the Calf at 676m is the highest point. Lovely walking country - no heather, no peat hags, most of the mountains are covered by ...

Branstree: Circle marks the spot

Summit Comment Geansai a day ago
For a 700M hill its relatively easy to reach in an hour from Mardale car park at the far end of Haweswater, following first a track up to Gatescarth pass and turning left to follow the fence to re...

Cnoc na dTarbh: Heathery boulder topped peak at the SE corner of the Reeks.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 days ago
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...

The Gossan Stones

Track 2212 amadain17 4 days ago
Walk details on my site: http://rathdrumwalkers.wordpress.co walk, Length:6.4km, Climb: 152m, Area: Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)

Lugnabrick NE Top: Fine views

Summit Comment paddyhillsbagger 3 days 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 ...

Access to the Countryside Bill

Forum: General CaptainVertigo 5 days ago
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

Summit Comment bsheils 3 days ago
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...
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Bennaunmore Hill An Beannán Mór A name in Irish
(Ir. An Beannán Mór [logainm.ie], 'the big (little) peak') Kerry County In Carn List

Height: 454m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 79 Grid Reference: W03505 81946 This summit has been logged as climbed by 41 members
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Longitude: -9.405169, Latitude: 51.981715 Prominence: 149m,   Isolation: 0.8km
ITM: 503476 582006,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bnnmr, 10 char: Benaunmore

Although dwarfed by its neighbours, Mangerton and Crohane, Bennaunmore is full of character and offers much of interest to the walker. On the west side is Cappagh Glen with its atmospheric woodland. On the east side an old pilgrimage path leading to G   Bennaunmore is the 609th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Bennaunmore in area Mangerton, Ireland
Picture: Bennaunmore and Cappagh from Crohane		  
Unique area to the south of Lough Guitane
by ciarraioch  9 Oct 2011 Little to add by way of instructions to Conor74's excellent entry. This little mountain and the valleys to the south of Lough Guitane are known collectively as Cappagh (pron. KippOCK - a sure way of telling a native!), and the peak is just one of many items of interest in this vicinity. Bennaunmore itself is the stump of an ancient volcano. In addition to the six-sided rocks alluded to by Conor74, look out for the white easily pulverised stones, apparently the remains of volcanic ash. The valley was used in days of yore as a short cut from the Glenflesk and Sliabh Luachra area to Kilgarvan and Kenmare to the south. A rock by a barely discernable trackway, near W 038 812 (Point A) at the NW corner of Lough Crohane (if my memory is correct), holds the inscriptions of people who once travelled through this now-desolate valley. These include a 'DERMID O DONNOGHUE 1769'. The O'Donoghue's of the Glen were the local clan that managed to hold sway here despite the dispossessions following the Battle of the Boyne. The English administration was afraid to interfere with them, rough justice having being meted out to new settlers on this territory, and they were left in relative peace for a considerable period in the Penal Times. Geology, history and scenery in a most unusual setting.
Point A: W038 812
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by Conor74  23 Nov 2010 Came at this from the Lough Guitane side. After the TOP petrol station in Glenflesk, take the next left (signposted Lough Guitane) and drive past the Glenflesk Art Gallery. Keep an eye out for a white wall on the left with a gate about 500 yards beyond this, looks like an entrance to a private house but takes you around the east side of the lake. The road is very bad, if driving watch the shocks. Go through another gate warning walkers not to bring dogs and marked 'Private Property No Shooting' and park in field there. Walk along track past an old farmhouse with a red tin roof, and Bennaunmore is obvious ahead of you, rising between Stoompa East Top and Crohane, which apparently form the sidewalls of the prehistoric volcano crater, with Bennaunmore being the lava plug.

Walked up the valley on the east side of Bennaunmore, which leads steeply up a wooded glen. Lovely walk, though some of it on scree and broken rock which has fallen from the east side of the mountain. When the valley levels off, the columns of rock referred to by Richard Mersey and just about every writer who has walked along here are evident. When I reached the southern point of Lough Nabroda, I scrambled due east up the side of the mountain. This was rather steep and tested the ankles. One can also head on to Crohane lake.

Descended an easier route to the south of the mountain and towards Crohane Lake, from where one can return to the car along through a wonderful petrified wood between Bennanunmore and Stoompa East (in fact not sure if it's really petrified, but the trees are very gnarled - looks eerie, but great, in the winter), or one can ascend to the east and head up Crohane. Great place for a winter walk.
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by sparow  2 Nov 2007 Generally people come at this from the lough guitane side. We tried from the kilgarvan/kenmare road. You can park very easily in the forest across from the millenium forest and hike up through the forestry plantation (with all the scratches this entails). Once clear of the forest it's rotten heather covered boulders. Our intent was Crohane but the ankles wouldn't take it. So we did Beenaunmore instead - quite pleasant and easy. Fantastic views and feels very wild. Easy access, easy parking but route finding and terrain are very tough for the first few kilometers.
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