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Exploration of routes on Ballincurra.

Track 1959 simon3 2 hours ago
Starting from the forest entrance to the south this track sh walk, Length:5.6km, Climb: 213m, Area: Ballincurra Hill, Shannon (Ireland) Ballincurra H

Simple way up from the SW.

Track 1958 simon3 2 hours ago
Park near the start off the road which was retarred in 2012. walk, Length:2.8km, Climb: 152m, Area: Knockadigeen Hill, Shannon (Ireland) Knockadigeen

Silvermine Mountains Far E Top: Trivial ascent, some views, gateway to wooded Ea

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3, jackill 2 hours ago
Park in the carpark at R84440 69415 (388 mtrs), cross the road and head uphill and east for about 200 meters, the summit is at a track junction.

Knockane: Easy though rough to get to, great views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3, jackill 2 hours ago
Park at a forest entrance R850 665 , room for 5 cars, walk into the forest right at R844 663 which will bring you through the forest onto moorland. As it peters out you have a rough 200 meter cros...

Cooneen Hill: Briars, pines and pain

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3, jackill 2 hours ago
Start from the forestry entrance at R90294 66782 and walk uphill, taking two lefts and one right off the main track onto a very rough track thats almost blocked near the end with felled trees, to...

Cooneen Hill: View from the South West

Summit Comment simon3 2 hours ago
Knockane affords this view of Cooneen Hill from the SW.

Experimental track of a trip to Keeper Hill and 2 nearby summits.

Track 2171 simon3 a day ago
This may not be at all an optimum route. walk, Length:20.8km, Climb: 859m, Area: Knockfune, Shannon (Ireland) Knockfune, Knockane, Keeper Hill

Thank you MV

Forum: General ahendroff a day ago
At 5.42pm today I completed my 404th and final Arderin. Long journey to here. Delighted & overjoyed. Humbled at the challenge also. And thanks Mountain Views for that. Gougane Barra will always be...

Varied, strenuous wild Bluestacks walk.

Track 2209 simon3 3 days ago
This varied route explores the two Ardnageers, Croaghbane, C walk, Length:21.0km, Climb: 999m, Area: Ardnageer SW Top, Bluestack Mountains (Ireland)

Soarns Hill: Forested summit

Summit Comment slemish 2 days ago
Getting to the summit of Soarns Hill is difficult and the extensive forestry means that views are severely limited. But as it qualifies under MV prominence rules, off I went to climb it. I parked ...

Soarns Hill: Local summit visit

Summit Comment Harry Goodman 2 days ago
Climbed Soarns Hill to-day as one of the 100 listed hills nearest to my home. I used three5four0's very helpful route description. The following additional information may be useful. The second...

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Forum: General BleckCra 2 days ago
Thank you kevin carroll. If I can put a smile on that contrary face, the Matterhorn should be a cakewalk.
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Maumonght SW Top Hill Binn Bhreac A name in Irish
(Ir. Binn Bhreac [TR], 'speckled peak') Galway County In no lists

Height: 454m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L74424 53404 This summit has been logged as climbed by 29 members
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Longitude: -9.893838, Latitude: 53.515777 Prominence: 29m,   Isolation: 0.7km
ITM: 474402 753424,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BnB454, 10 char: Bin Bhreac

Binn Bhreac is the 611th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Binn Bhreac in area Twelve Bens, Ireland
Picture: Bin Bhreac from Roundstone Bog.		  
by simon3  1 Jan 2008 Binn Bhreac is probably the sort of peak that you will not specifically search out. It's boggy uncairned top is hardly a match for some of the interesting places nearby such as Bencullagh or even Maumonght.

You might even think that it's borderline as having enough height drop to qualify as a separate top. However according to OSI Trail Master the connecting ridge between it and Maumonght drops to 421m which would make its prominence (33m) just enough to qualify.

So it's probable that you will be incorporating this top in some larger circuit, however if you specifically want to get to it, it's easy enough to reach from various sides. From the west the road to Cregg hill would be a good place to start or from the forestry entrance at L74395130 (Point A). If you are completing a circuit on it, know that it's around 750m from Maumonght and if you are coming that way be aware that route for the first 300 or 400m isn't so obvious in poor visibility - there is a sharp drop over a scree run at one point which could easily be confused for being off route.

Our photo shows the top taken from Roundstone Bog with some fortuitous mist behind it as a backdrop. It's much the same view as you get from Roundstone Harbour.
Point A: L7439 5130
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Binn Bhreac in area Twelve Bens, Ireland
Picture: View back down to Owenglin valley
Start for Owenglin circuit
by paddyhillsbagger  20 Apr 2010 Actually climbed this top back in March 09 as part of the Owenglin circuit finishing on Benbaun and exiting via the forest tracks which neatly bring you back to the river crossing at point A. Splendid views were had the whole way round and we managed to get back to the hotel at Maam Cross to catch the rugby!
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