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Brandon from West

Track 2189 Onzy a week ago
Circular route over Masatiompan, Piaras Mor, Brandon North a walk, Length:17.3km, Climb: 1162m, Area: Masatiompan, Brandon Group (Ireland) Masatiompa

Knockomagh: Bluebells and birdsong

Summit Comment acorn a week ago
A very easy "climb" along trails and steps from Lough Hyne car park close to Baltimore. Lovely mixed forestry and lots of bluebells, violets, celandine in full bloom. Great view of Lough Hyne an...

Volcanic Regions

Forum: General march-fixer 6 days ago
For those who like volcanic regions and do not want to take too much of a risk, there are excellent walks in New Zealand around the Turangi region of the North Island. Having taken considerable ri...

DUBLIN MOUNTAIN WAY

Track 2188 Tim_Crooks a week ago
There is only one way to do the Dublin Mountain Way (DMW) an walk, Length:42.6km, Climb: 942m, Area: Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Tibradden Mountain, Two

Brockagh Mountain SE Top: Flattish height NW of Laragh with views, boggy paths a

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 weeks ago
Situated at the south eastern tip of a spur from Tonelagee it therefore commands wonderful views out over Laragh to the south east and Glenmacnass valley and waterfall to the north. Glendalough is...

Near Two Rock Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)

Track 2186 Tim_Crooks a week ago
walk, Length:14.1km, Climb: 488m, Area: Two Rock Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Two Rock Mountain, Tibradden Mountain

Derrybawn Mountain: Airy ridge at a meeting of valleys.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 weeks ago
Derrybawn has a great situation, looking into four glacial valleys and above the well known Glendalough lakes. The summit is the north end of a 1.6km ridge, the best formed in Wicklow. Many of i...

Aeolian Islands, Sicily - Stromboli

Forum: General brenno 6 days ago
A view of Stromboli village at dusk from 400 metres up the mountain - another 500 metres plus to reach the top

Near Ballineddan Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)

Track 2185 Tim_Crooks a week ago
walk, Length:17.0km, Climb: 862m, Area: Ballineddan Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Ballineddan Mountain, Slievemaan, Lugnaquillia

Coolcurtoga: Don't be put off, it's not that bad

Summit Comment thomas_g 2 weeks ago
Climbed this today, it looks awful from the road, but once you're on the slope it's not that bad. There is the odd ankle twisting hole, but it's fairly easy to navigate the shelves to the top. Abo...

Near Donegal NW (Ireland)

Track 2183 Tim_Crooks a week ago
walk, Length:5.7km, Climb: 68m, Area: Donegal NW (Ireland)

Esknabrock: Have you got an hour?

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: thomas_g 2 weeks ago
Park at W01494 72290, walk up the track, head for the summit, admire turbines and Crohane.
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Broaghnabinnia Mountain Bruach na Binne A name in Irish
(Ir. Bruach na Binne [OSI], 'verge of the peak') Kerry County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 745m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V80163 81388 This summit has been logged as climbed by 68 members
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Longitude: -9.744421, Latitude: 51.972162 Prominence: 290m,   Isolation: 2.2km
ITM: 480148 581448,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Brghnb, 10 char: Brghnbn

Ó Cíobháin gives Beann, 'peak', as the true name of this mountain. This is confirmed by Arthur Young's description in 1766 of the view from Killarney's Upper Lake: Mac Gilly Cuddy's Reeks, with their broken points; Baum [i.e. Beann], with his   Broaghnabinnia is the 80th highest summit in Ireland. Broaghnabinnia is the most northerly summit in the Dunkerron Mountains area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Broaghnabinnia in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: From Bridia valley		  
Steep sided, flat topped and great views.
Short Summary created by simon3, jackill  15 Aug 2011 Broaghnabinnia provides great views of the Reeks, Carrauntoohil in particular, from the south. It is steep on all sides and visitors should be comfortable with scrambling. From the east park at V8175 8218 (Point A) and start at V8187 8171 (Point B). From the west climb the nose starting at around V7918 8113 (Point C). It is also possible to walk up from the road skirting north of Lough Reagh, then heading west and later north-west.
The top is grassy and flat.
Point A: V8175 8218 Point B: V8187 8171 Point C: V7918 8113

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Mersey
by Conor74  26 Aug 2010 Since adding the comment, I have located my copy of Richard Mersey's 'Hills of Cork and Kerry' to see what he thought. For me, Mersey is a wonderfully evocative writer, that practical approach of a bygone age when mountains would be tackled in flannel shirts, tweed pants and sturdy shoes, with a couple of oranges and a pack of Sweet Afton for sustenance. And his book is a great mix of folklore, amateur geology and local history.

Anyway, he ascended Broaghnabinnia from the Bridia Valley side, and he described the climb as 'steep and invigorating', but he too found the top 'a real anti-climax after the alpine ascent'. So clearly Herman isn't alone in his view.

He notes the view of 'the great grey wall of the Reeks' before going on to tackle Stumpa Duloigh (or Knockduff as he calls it) and he notes that while the prominence means that there is a good descent before gaining height again, he adds that 'the ridge...is so spectacular that losing height does not seem to matter'.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Broaghnabinnia in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Broaghnabinnia from Caher
by jackill  18 Jul 2005 I took this photo from Caher while doing the Coumloughra horseshoe .Broaghnabinnia is in the centre of the photo with Stumpa Duloigh behind on the right and Knocknabreeda behind on the left.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Broaghnabinnia in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: First peak, from point C		  
New route, new perspective?
by Conor74  20 Aug 2010 Most surprised to read of David Herman's comment, I really like this mountain. For starters it is pleasing on the eye, it rears above both the Black Valley and Bridia Valley and stands out from its larger neighhbours, while those around it of a similar height like Brassel, Knocknabreda and Curraghmore seem content to hide amongst the Reeks and Iveragh Mountains.

Parked car at V8175 8218 where road twists around a shed. There is parking for 4 or 5 cars here, and many more spaces a few hundred yards further down the road. Crossed 2 sheep wire fences each with one strand of barb wire, very easy mind, and made way across the Cummeenduff River. Fording was tricky, the water was only ankle/knee height in the dry weather but the rocks all seemed very soapy and had to be careful not to slip. However, the maps show a road to derelict houses further south which road seems to cross the river, so perhaps in bad weather use could be made of that route. From there made my way to point V8187 8171 at the foot of a stream/waterfall which clearly scars the broad east/south east rump of the mountain behind the derelict houses.

From there, spent 50 minutes making my way up a very enjoyable scramble to a broad shoulder at V8134 8154 (Point D) as shown on the right hand side of Simon3's photo. Loved this part of the trek. The stream was dry, but room on both sides for wetter times of the year. Lots of sweat and lots of midges, so don't forget the repellent. Excellent views from that shoulder over the Black Valley, across to Stumpa Duloigh and north to the huge wall of rock above Curraghmore Lake and under Caher and Carrauntoohil.

From the shoulder one has a clear view to the apparent summit in the middle of Simon's pic and that is gained by a 15 minute walk across springy turf and heather. However, as is evident from that photo, this is a false summit, there is another good ten minutes of effort required before one makes the top - perhaps it was this false summit that frustrated David Herman. More excellent views, including a vista right down the length of the Bridia Valley and on to Mullaghanattin and the mountains around Glencar and Glenbeigh.

As night was closing in I had to descend at pace. Retraced my steps to the shoulder, but stayed more to the north of it this time and took a ramp from it at V8126 8160 (Point E) that leads almost due west across the east face of the mountain, descending all the time. From V8097 8176 (Point F), made a beeline for the car. A few crags to negotiate, but made it down from summit to car in 50 minutes - though was on my own and moving fast. Again, care needed fording the river.

All in all, a real mountain that requires real effort and a fine scramble, but perhaps its prominence means its not the best for summit bagging, and watch out for that river and those midges.
Point D: V8134 8154 Point E: V8126 8160 Point F: V8097 8176
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Broaghnabinnia in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: White flecked summit from the west.
Climb the nose of a westerly face.
by simon3  16 Aug 2011 Broaghnabinnia can be climbed from the west in the Bridia valley. There is a limited amount of parking for example around V7840 8156 (Point G). The attraction of this route is the long rocky nose shown in the photo. This is around 1000m long and climbs around 525m (gradient 50%+ !) which I can attest is hard work, but then reaching the top by any route from north or east is also very steep.
Few guidebooks describe this route. I did find this in Claude Wall's Mountaineering in Ireland: "The northern outpost [of what he calls the 'Breadagh district'], Broaghnabinnia, a cone of steep grey rock, is a stiff climb, but is more remarkable for the great rough image of a human face weathered on its western flank, which changes expression according to the viewpoint."
Can't say I see it in this picture, but looking imaginatively at an earlier photo (from Eric), perhaps. Members (sober) are invited to Spot the Face.
Point G: V7840 8156
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Broaghnabinnia in area Dunkerron Mountains, Ireland
Picture: Broaghnabinnia, SE side.		  
by simon3  25 Nov 2006 Poor old Broaghnabinnia. Described by David Herman [Hill Walkers Kerry] as ".. not the most enticing of mountains .." whose summit is ".. a tiny plain of boggy grass .. disappointing .."

Can't say I entirely agree. This summit has some dramatic slopes particularly on the northern side. Even this picture of the southern side shows cliffs and steepness.

The picture was taken one November from around Knocknabreda.
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