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Mourne Mountains Area Slieve Croob Subarea Printable format
Maximum height for area: 850 metres Summits in area: 47
OS Map(s): 20, 29 for all tops Set Area Map On
   

Cratlieve Hill Down County
Crotshliabh A name in Irish (Language)
(prob. Ir. Crotshliabh [PDT], 'hump-mountain')
Height: 429 metres OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 20 for top
Grid Ref: J29627 44603 Latitude: 54.333678 Longitude: -6.008011
ITM: 729547 844604 Prominence: 84m   Isolation: 2.3km
Rating graphic. Also known as Legananny Mountain.

Cratlieve is the 700th highest summit in Ireland.

Cratlieve is the second most northerly summit in the Mourne Mountains area. Our data has reached 54% of the goal for this summit. (Details)
   
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cratlieve in area Mourne Mountains, County Down, Ireland
Picture: Undramatic top from the W. Expand pics.		  
An easy climb to Mournes spread.
Short Summary created by simon3  17 Mar 2013 An obvious start is the amenity parking at J301453 (Point A). As shown in Track 1451 use public roads to get to J2981 4506 (Point B) where there is a rough road. Climb this as far as it goes and then head south for the summit.
It will take around 45 mins to get there and back.
It situation and height make Cratlieve a good place to view the North and North West Mournes as well as Slieve Croob.
Point A: J301 453 Point B: J2981 4506 (turn area map On)

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cratlieve in area Mourne Mountains, County Down, Ireland
Picture: summit view south to Mournes Expand pics.
Beware the Dragon
by gerrym  30 Aug 2010 Starting point is the attractive amenity site at foot of Slieve Croob (301453 (Point A)) with plenty of parking. This is already at a considerable height of 350m, making tops in the area an easy enough task.

Walk south along road and then turn right and uphill, passing sheep, horses and the call of roosters! Turn left at brow of hill onto a gravel lane (298451 (Point C)) with expansive northern views for company, as the track climbs Slieve Gullion comes into focus. At the gates head left for the hillside. Walking is easy and a number of rocky outcrops provide targets.

A small pool of water had an enormous looking dragonfly darting about on the way to the summit in a short 20 minutes. This has a number of stones which may or may not have some significance? What is not in doubt is the views which all knit together perfectly. East to S Croob, Irish Sea and Isle of Man, south to the seriously impressive Mournes, Slieve Foye and Cooley Hills with Slieve Gullion, North and west to the expanse of Lough Neagh, the Sperrins, Antrim and Belfast Hills and Belfast itself!

The hill was alive with birds, butterflies and flies of all shapes and sizes on this warm August day. Added to the wonderful views it gave a great feeling of being alive, especially after not having been out in the hills for a few weeks - it was good to be back. Return was by the same short route. Of course it only made sense to head for the top of Slieve Croob too!!
Point A: J301 453 Point C: J298 451 (turn area map On)
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by pdtempan  22 Mar 2009 It seems that the track mentioned by csd has recently been improved and extended. It is much longer than marked on the map. After following it uphill for about 300m, you reach two gates. Passing through the gate on the left, you can climb to the summit across open but easy ground.
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Picture: Cratlieve viewed from the Slieve Croob track. Expand pics.
by csd  6 Jul 2008 Cratlieve is less than 20 minutes from the car park at the base of the Slieve Croob walk. I followed the track to the north of the mountain as shown on sheet 20, then headed up to the left once the fence petered out. All very straightforward, and should take only 15 - 20 mins from the car park. Unfortunately I can't comment on the view, as it was obscured by low cloud.
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