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Twelve Bens Area

Maximum height for area: 729 metres, Summits in area: 30, Maximum prominence for area: 684 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, 44 For all tops Highest summit: Benbaun, 729m

Knockbrack Hill Cnoc Breac A name in Irish
(Ir. Cnoc Breac [TR], 'speckled hill') Galway County In Carn List

Height: 442m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L74900 56500 This summit has been logged as climbed by 31 members
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Longitude: -9.887918, Latitude: 53.543701 Prominence: 55m, Isolation: 1.6km
ITM: 474877 756521, GPS IDs, 6 char: CncBrc, 10 char: Cnoc Breac

One of the National Park deer-fences crosses the ridge between this hill and Benbrack. Walks: for a route taking in Cnoc Breac, Binn Bhreac and Binn Bhán or Maolán, see Paddy Dillon, Connemara, 163-67. Cnoc Breac is the 651st highest summit in Ireland.
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A compact horseshoe walk in the northern Tweve Bens

by liz50 16 Oct 2012 Climbed Knockbrack as part of a pleasant horseshoe walk of approx 4 hours starting from Kylemore Abbey. Turning left out of the carpark walk along N59 for approx 300m before taking a track on the right at L75185 58057 (Point A). Follow the track past a lime kiln and well before climbing steeply up the northern slope of Benbaun to the summit L765 568 (Point B). Drop down steeply to the south to the col with Benbrack at L766 567 (Point C). Then follows a long gradual ascent up to the summit of Benbrack L765 558 (Point D). Continue almost due west dropping down to a small lake before turning northwest to follow a broad ridge down to the col with Knockbrack L756 562 (Point E) before the gentle ascent to the summit of Knockbrack L749 565 (Point F). From the summit after taking in the fine views of the main summits of the Tweve Bens and Kylemore Abbey nestling in the valley below head West for approx 100 m before dropping steeply down the northwest shoulder aiming to pick up a path along side the Polladirk River at L74109 57318 (Point G). Follow the path through old farm buildings and two gates before meeting a track. Turn left onto the track which brings you back to the N59. It is then a few minutes walk back to your starting point.

Point A: L75185 58057	Point B: L765 568	Point C: L766 567
Point D: L765 558	Point E: L756 562	Point F: L749 565
Point G: L74109 57318

(Comment Rating 4.60) Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Trackback: http://mountainviews.ie/summit/648/comment/14839/

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