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Walking along the Wicklow Way today at the section that leads down to the Dargle River, steep enough section. I met a hill runner running up this part and at the same time he was having a conversa...

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Track 2206 mcrtchly 18 hours ago
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Summit Comment simon3 6 days ago
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Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: march-fixer 6 days ago
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Summit Comment jimgraham a week ago
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Track 2200 march-fixer 4 days ago
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Cnoc Iochtair Mountain (Ir. Cnoc Íochtair [OSI 1:25,000], 'lower hill') Kerry County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 746.3m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V78489 85975 This summit has been logged as climbed by 157 members
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Longitude: -9.770523, Latitude: 52.013 Prominence: 44m,   Isolation: 0.7km
ITM: 478465 586034,   GPS IDs, 6 char: CncIch, 10 char: CncIchtr

The first peak on the northern side of Coomloughra.   Cnoc Iochtair is the 79th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cnoc Iochtair in area MacGillycuddy
Picture: View NE to Cnoc Iochtair from Loch Iochtair.		  
A route to greater and better things !
Short Summary created by Harry Goodman  13 Dec 2011 Depending on the direction taken, Cnoc Iochtair is either the first or last nail in the Coomloughra Horseshoe. Park off road near V77150 87050 (Point A) the start of the concrete Hydro Road leading up to L. Iochtair V777 856 (Point B). From the W end of the Loch go NE steeply up the hillside watching for a path to help the initial climb up through the thick heather before breaking out on to stoney/rocky ground. Cnoc Iochtair is the sharp pointed top immediately above and is first in line of three 700m+ tops leading up to Beenkeragh, Ireland's second highest mountain. From its summit there is a fine view SE across the Coomloughra Glen and if conditions are right NW to Brandon and the Slieve Mish mountains on the Dingle peninsula.
Point A: V77150 87050 Point B: V777 856

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cnoc Iochtair in area MacGillycuddy
by denisdeasy  18 Sep 2003 View from the dam at the mouth of lough Eighter, showing the start of the slope up to Cnoc Iochtar on the left. The horseshoe is behind, showing Beenkeragh on the far left, Carrauntoohil in the centre, with the ridge sloping up towards Caher on the right. We had come up from Lough Acoose & were pretty hot already !
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by denisdeasy  17 Sep 2003 This shows the profile of the first climb on the Coumloughra horseshoe, which takes you from Lough Eighter north east up to Cnoc Iochtar. We headed up from Lough Acoose on a beautiful August day, and the going seemed easy on this section, with fairly short heather giving way to rocky ground towards the summit
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Picture: Cnoc Iochtair from North-East
by madfrankie  27 Apr 2006 Cnoc Iochtair is the first step on the 'staircase' to Beenkeeragh, and as such, not many will approach it as we did, from northern outlier Skregbeg. From Skregbeg's saddle to Skregmore, veer SW, and although this approach looked steep and scrambly, it's a straightforward ascent to the rocky summit.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cnoc Iochtair in area MacGillycuddy
Picture: Cnoc Iochtair's Summit cairn		  
by eflanaga  17 Jul 2006 Cnoc Iochtair is a short distance west of Skregmore IV 79211 86035 (Point C) (see for previous stage of walk) there is a fairly sharp drop onto a narrow col before a steepish climb up onto the smallest and final summit of this anti-clockwise Horseshoe Walk - Cnoc Iochtair, the name coming from the lough at its base. The ascent was quite easy to the usual small cairn. The lough is not visible from the summit IV 78489 85974 (Point D) but again the view across the distant bay to the Brandon Group of mountains was noteworthy. From the summit I took a sheep track to the left (south) travelling west down towards the Hydro Road and the river which I had used earlier in the morning as a guide to Spot Height 404m. Tired but happy I passed over Loch Iochtair and descended the very steep slope, eventually finding a track which, I followed down to the hydro Road. I noticed the couple from Hull whom I had met earlier on top of Carrauntoohill making their way back to their tent which they had pitched a short distance from Loch Iochtair as I made my descent. Upon reaching the Hydro Road I crossed a fence and followed sheep-tracks and the river back to the initial trail I had used earlier that morning. Descending it alongside the waterpipe, I edged the farmer’s field with care before reaching the short track leading back to the derelict building, the road & car at Breanlee. The ‘Coumloughra Horseshoe’ with the addition of the Knockbrinnea tops and the hour spent on Carrauntoohill (waiting to take photos) took about seven and three quarter hours.
Point C: V79211 86035 Point D: V78489 85974
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by walker_hollick  19 Jun 2005 The height is marked on OS 78 but the name is not given. I started climbing this from Lough Eighter but ended up doing the final climb on the other side of the mountain (above the track
which leads to Lough Eighter). This final stretch did feel rather exposed.
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