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Carron Mountain 440m, Little Carron 439m,
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Exploration of routes on Ballincurra.

Track 1959 simon3 16 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

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

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 16 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 16 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...

Simple way up from the SW.

Track 1958 simon3 16 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

Cooneen Hill: Briars, pines and pain

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 16 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...

Thank you MV

Forum: General ahendroff 2 days 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...

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Forum: General BleckCra 3 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 16 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 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

Re Main Area Display, logging

Forum: Suggestions simon3 3 days ago
The suggestion is that the list of summits for a mountain area obtained by asking for More Detail for the mountain area show whether or not the summit has been climbed. This has now been implement...

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 ...

Varied, strenuous wild Bluestacks walk.

Track 2209 simon3 4 days ago
This varied route explores the two Ardnageers, Croaghbane, C walk, Length:21.0km, Climb: 999m, Area: Ardnageer SW Top, Bluestack Mountains (Ireland)
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Ballyhoura Mountains Area
Maximum height for area: 528 metres,   Summits in area: 8,   Maximum prominence for area: 383 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 73 For all tops   Highest summit: Seefin Mountain, 528m
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Carron Mountain Hill Limerick County In Carn List

Height: 440m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 73 Grid Reference: R60800 17800 This summit has been logged as climbed by 21 members
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Longitude: -8.575486, Latitude: 52.310906 Prominence: 75m,   Isolation: 0.9km
ITM: 560758 617852,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crn440, 10 char: CrnMntn440

There are three mounds ('cairns') in a line just east of the summit. The name is clearly derived from Ir. Carn, 'cairn'.   Carron Mountain is the 656th highest summit in Ireland. Carron Mountain is the most westerly summit in the Ballyhoura Mountains area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Carron Mountain in area Ballyhoura Mountains, Ireland
Picture: From the eastern approach		  
The most westerly Ballyhouras
Short Summary created by jackill  3 Aug 2012 Park at R66277 16805 (Point A), however there is barely room to park one car here at the roadside. A better option might be to park at R66494 16799 (Point B) and walk to the start.
Follow the track up to Long mountain and Seefin and then down to join the Ballyhoura way.
I then followed the generally good track over the bog to Little Carron.
There is quite a large mast and buildings near the summit which has extensive bike damage
From Little Carron follow a good track west to the summit of Carron marked by a pile of stones.
Point A: R66277 16805 Point B: R66494 16799

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Carron - access
by hivisibility  1 Jan 2013 For those who might like to experience an easier access to Corrin (especially as it’s brutally wet on the Ballyhoura Way between Seefin and Corrin at the minute!) one can access the loop walks in Ballinaboola wood, which is located on the road linking Ballyhea and Ardpatrick. (R575186 (Point C)). If coming from Cork turn right at Ballyhea church and continue on for approx 2.2 miles, watch out for the wood on the right,signposted Ballyhoura Way. From Ardpatrick it’s a longer spin, pass straight through 3 crossroads and the trail will be shortly after the third crossroads on your left.
There are 2 car parks available, with plenty room for cars. On the roadside, or if you prefer, you can drive up the trail to an upper park which is bigger approx 5 minutes up. Personally I prefer to park at roadside.
Once parked continue straight up the trail until you meet the Ballyhoura Way coming from your right. (R583181 (Point D)). From here all you have to do is to follow the yellow Ballyhoura Way markers which lead all the way up, until you reach the col between Corrin and little Corrin at R607178 (Point E). The Ballyhoura Way now switches left but Corrin summit is less than 3 minutes on your right.
The route is mostly forest track but good walking boots would be handy for the final segment as it’s a bit wet there at the moment. T o return simply retrace your steps.
Point C: R575 186 Point D: R583 181 Point E: R607 178
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Picture: Limerick from Carron
by jackill  21 Aug 2007 After Little Carron I continued on the Ballyhoura way to Carron. The summit of this mountain is marked by a large cairn, this summit is about 300 meters from the co-ordinates given here.
There are pleasent views over the plains of Limerick to the north and west to the highlands of Kerry.
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by enoonan  18 Apr 2008 The walk from Little Carron to Carron mountain is very short and only takes a matter of minutes. The views from Carron mountain however are fantastic. I was lucky to have been there on a very clear day which gave me visibility all the way to Killarney. Brilliant.
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