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Arderin 527m, Barcam 484m, Farbreague 430m, Garraunbaun 406m,
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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 a day 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 a day 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.

A circuit of the eastern Knockmeal hills

Track 2206 mcrtchly 4 days ago
Park at S112081 and walk north along the road for about 170m walk, Length:11.7km, Climb: 620m, Area: Crohan West, Knockmealdown Mountains (Ireland) C

Meenanea: Bump on ridge with good views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 3 days ago
Meenanea is a summit of low prominence on the ridge from Cronamuck to Croaghbarnes. It is most likely that it will be reached as part of a traverse along this ridge. It has excellent views towa...

Re Main Area Display, logging

Forum: Suggestions simon3 2 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...

Walks Around Port 2

Track 2197 gerrym 5 days ago
http://youtu.be/jq7O1tarPuQ A second walk starting and fini walk, Length:17.0km, Climb: 578m, Area: Donegal SW (Ireland)

Cronamuck: Granite knob at the end of a ridge.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 3 days ago
This summit can be reached using the ridge extending NE from Croaghbarnes and there are suggestions it could be reached from Commeen to the north on the R253. Cronamuck has views over towards Gau...

A Cloon Horseshoe "mini Scavvy"?

Forum: General Conor74 2 days ago
Think none of the Scavvies so far have tackled the Dunkerrons, and the Cloon Horseshoe at its heart - Mullaghanattin, Beann, Finnararagh and then moving all the way on to Knocknagantee and swingin...
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Slieve Bloom Area
Maximum height for area: 527 metres,   Summits in area: 10,   Maximum prominence for area: 420 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 54 For all tops   Highest summit: Arderin, 527m
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Farbreague Hill Fear Bréige A name in Irish
(prob. Ir. Fear Bréige [PDT], 'false man') Offaly County In Carn List

Height: 430m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 54 Grid Reference: S20314 97171 This summit has been logged as climbed by 27 members
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Longitude: -7.698088, Latitude: 53.025131 Prominence: 45m,   Isolation: 1.9km
ITM: 620254 697203,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Frb430, 10 char: Farbreague

Also known as Hardyman. There is a local tradition that the weather for the festive assemby on Arderin was nearly always wet, due a curse put on it by a priest when a man was killed in faction-fighting at the Hardyman [MacNeill, 223]. Farbreague (from   Farbreague is the 690th highest summit in Ireland. Farbreague is the second most southerly summit and also the second most westerly in the Slieve Bloom area.
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by peterturner  30 Mar 2008 Farbreague (aka Hardyman) has a real wilderness appeal. There are virtually no tracks leading to the summit and my ascent was via the road at Roscomroe Bridge (Explorer Map 54) parking the car at the forest track on the corner at Clashroe A S185 969 (Point A). Follow the gravel forest track to the bitter end ignoring other different-coloured gravel tracks then take the forest ride as far as that goes. Turn right crossing the rivulet at the end of this forest ride into an ever-compacting pine plantation. 'Bushbash' (NZ term) uphill for 2-3 minutes and then follow the left edge of the more mature forest that you get glimpses of during the bush-bash. Finally out of the forest head NE to the summit which is still about 25 minutes away or so. Summit is marked with a multi-coloured (Laois/Offaly GAA colours mostly I think) pole.
Point A: S185 969
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Farbreague in area Slieve Bloom, Ireland
Picture: The coloured pole, located a few meters from the summit of Farbreaga		  
by csd  7 Jun 2009 I parked at the same spot as peterturner (though my GPS ref is S18327 96964 (Point B)), and headed up into the forest. I took the northmost track shown on the OS map, which is more grassed-over than gravel track. It soon peters out into what looks like a scene of a meteorite hit, but if you perservere around the fallen trees, you can pick up the track further into the forest, which takes you up onto open ground without too much difficulty. From there it's 1 km to the summit, and you can use faint tracks in the bog to limit the lifting-legs-over-heather experience. Although not a very high summit, there are good views from the top.
Point B: S18327 96964
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Farbreague in area Slieve Bloom, Ireland
Picture: Route up to Farbreague
by csd  7 Jun 2009 This picture shows a Google Earth representation of the GPS trace I took. Up and down from the parking spot to the summit takes about 1h20m. It's 4.5km there and back with a total rise of just under 200m. Not very challenging, but Garraun doesn't make an ideal partner to make a circuit out of it either!
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Farbreague in area Slieve Bloom, Ireland
 
by YoungJohn  20 Sep 2009 Travelled forth towards Farbreague with my learned Friend who was wise enough to avoid the well hidden(by heather) narrow drain! Another wet foot for me. Parked at the forestry entrance on Bohernaphuca. Traversed Gurraunbawn down a boggy slope over a small rise and headed up Farbreague. The terrain was 'rough' heather, grass and mossy boggy patches which caused us to take detours. Farbreague had lovely views to the west and east and to the south blocked a bit by Gurraunbawn(beagh). The best view to me was that of Ard Erin which stood proud to the north (roughly). To avoid the disturbed blanket bog of Gurraunbaun we decided to travel back down a track to the west but the track ran out and we ended up on a forestry road which led us to the Kinnitty/Roscrea Road eventually. Much thanks to a decent man for a lift back to my car! Quite enjoyable was Farbreague and its multicloured wavin pipe pole!
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