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Forum: General BleckCra 5 hours ago
There comes a point where some of us wise up - where we put aside our contrariness and learn to see our world as it is - and it is completely wonderful. We start to see that every day is a good d...

Clogrennan Hill: Delivered to Clogrennan by An Post

Summit Comment eamonoc 10 hours ago
24 May 2013, Having earlier climbed, Croughan and Greenoge in the Blackstairs it was off to see the An post Ras which had a King of the Mts challenge on the road a S669 737t (point A) beside the...

Exploration of routes on Ballincurra.

Track 1959 simon3 a day 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

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

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day 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 a day 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...

Simple way up from the SW.

Track 1958 simon3 a day 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

Cooneen Hill: Briars, pines and pain

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day 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...

Thank you MV

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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...

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Forum: General BleckCra 4 days ago
Thank you kevin carroll. If I can put a smile on that contrary face, the Matterhorn should be a cakewalk.

Cooneen Hill: View from the South West

Summit Comment simon3 a day 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 2 days ago
This may not be at all an optimum route. walk, Length:20.8km, Climb: 859m, Area: Knockfune, Shannon (Ireland) Knockfune, Knockane, Keeper Hill

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Slievenaglogh Hill Sliabh na gCloch A name in Irish
(Ir. Sliabh na gCloch [PNNI], 'mountain of the stones/rocks') Down County In Carn List

Height: 445m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 29 Grid Reference: J29879 23017 This summit has been logged as climbed by 75 members
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Longitude: -6.013536, Latitude: 54.139786 Prominence: 160m,   Isolation: 1.9km
ITM: 729795 823020,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Slv445, 10 char: Slvnglg445

This is the lower of two peaks in the Mourne Mountains called Slievenaglogh, the other being situated further north near Hare's Gap. This Slievenaglogh overlooks the Silent Valley Reservoir, constructed in the 1920s to supply water for Belfast. Before   Slievenaglogh is the 638th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slievenaglogh in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
Picture: View along Silent Valley towards Ben Crom Reservoir. Shrouded Slieve Binnian to the right.		  
by wicklore  16 Nov 2009 Similar to paulocon I headed up Slievenaglogh from the Silent Valley Reservoir car park. At the west side of the reservoir there is a track shown on the map leading up to a mini quarry and pond. Along this track there is a pole with the orienteering symbol of red and white triangles forming a square. At this pole I left the main track and followed a muddy and wet trail until it brought me up to the Mourne Wall. I hadnt read paulocons sage advice about keeping to the wall, and after following it for a while I struck out across open bog towards the slopes of Slievenaglogh.

This was a mistake as the ground really is very wet , and my feet disappeared underwater in many places when I thought I was stepping onto firm grass or heather. I wasted a lot of time criss-crossing the bog to find a way across. When I eventually reached the slope of Slievenaglogh I scaled a tributary wall and then the main Mourne Wall itself. From this height looking back down into the bog I could see just how wet it was as water glistened everywhere.

The haul up to the summit alongside the wall is steep and in places large jumbles of rock need to be skirted. If climbing on the left hand side of the wall, a stile at the top gives access over the wall to gain the small summit cairn. From the summit fabulous views can be had of the Silent Valley up to the Ben Crom Reservoir. The odd stump of Wee Binnian is just across the reservoir to the east, and the views back over the bog to the south give a great sense of isolation.

I followed the Mourne Wall back down but branched off to the right at some stone shelters to keep out of the bog. In fact the wall ceases for a few hundred metres as it crosses the flat bog, no doubt because of the saturated ground. By branching off at the stone shelters I followed an old track that parallels the wall from a safe (and dry) distance. On reaching another wall I turned left and followed it until it joined the Mourne Wall and the ramble back to the Silent Valley Reservoir. As paulocon suggests, the straightforward and drier option is to use the Mourne Wall and its subsidiaries to navigate this wet bog on the way up and back, rather than taking the shorter route across the innocent looking bog.

This walk took me 3 hours return, which was longer than I expected. However it was a nice handy walk overall, and it offered new views and perspectives on the wider Mourne mountains around.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slievenaglogh in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Slieve Binnan N Tor and Ben Crom reservoir.
by csd  8 Feb 2009 There's a small car park at the bottom of the Banns Road, at J28460 21419 (Point A), where I parked for my walk up to Slievenaglogh. I followed the road (a track, really) north into the hills, before striking out east across open ground to gain the summit of Slievenaglogh. Terrific views from the top of the reservoirs and nearby peaks, which belie Slievenaglogh's modest height. Well worth the effort! Up and down via the Banns Road can be done in two hours, though you'll probably want to make more of a walk of it if you have the time to spare.
Point A: J28460 21419
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slievenaglogh in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Slievenaglogh (left) standing over Silent Valley Reservoir		  
by paulocon  27 Aug 2009 Climbed from Silent Valley as part of a walk along the Mourne Wall. The wall initially runs to the left of the mountain to avoid the worst of the heavy ground and I recommend you do the same. The wall then makes straight for the top and as the ground gets drier, the incline gets steeper. The wall can then be followed down another very steep incline to cross Bann's Road and on up Slieve Muck.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slievenaglogh in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
Picture: On a calm day the still waters of the reservoir reflect Slievenaglogh
by wicklore  18 Nov 2009 The Silent Valley Reservoir park is a great place to park to access Slievenaglogh. A path leads the 3 kms to the Ben Crom reservoirs also, giving access further into the heart of the Mournes. Similar to paulocon's, my photo shows the reservoir with Slievenaglogh to the left, and Doan prominent in the distance.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slievenaglogh in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
Picture: View from the summit towards Slieve Muck		  
A nuisance to be encountered
by paulocon  8 May 2010 Other than the fact that The Mourne Wall runs across it's summit, Slievenaglogh would probably be rarely climbed. I have climbed it twice, both as part of a walk along the Mourne Wall and in both instances, I have seen it as something of a nuisance that had to be encountered.

The ground between Silent Valley and Slievenaglogh is probably the boggiest and least pleasant along the wall. As mentioned elsewhere, the wall initially swings away from Slievenaglogh and the temptation is to take a short-cut in a straight line to the mountain but this is not to be recommended unless you have packed diving gear! In fact, the ground is so wet that it would appear to have swallowed up a section of a seperate wall (perhaps the Mourne Wall used to run across this boggy ground before being rebuilt).

Sticking close to the wall will make for the best Progress and as the ground starts rising, it dries out and gives way to a rocky but short climb to the top of Slievenaglogh. The small summit cairn is on the far side of the wall and gives great views across to Slieve Muck. Views to the North give way to the unmistakable summit of Doan as well as Ben Crom Reservoir and Slieve Binnian.

Probably one of my least favourite summits in the Mournes.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Slievenaglogh in area Mourne Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Doan, Ben Crom, and Slievenamagan
by csd  8 Feb 2009 Slievenaglogh's position ensures it commands some great views of the central Mournes. Here's Doan, Ben Crom, and Slievenamagan on a wintry February Sunday (08.02.2009).
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