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Exploration of routes on Ballincurra.

Track 1959 simon3 7 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

Simple way up from the SW.

Track 1958 simon3 7 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

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

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3, jackill 7 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, jackill 7 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...

Cooneen Hill: Briars, pines and pain

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3, jackill 7 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...

Cooneen Hill: View from the South West

Summit Comment simon3 7 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 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 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 ...

Soarns Hill: Local summit visit

Summit Comment Harry Goodman 2 days 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.
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Purple Mtn Area
Maximum height for area: 832 metres,   Summits in area: 4,   Maximum prominence for area: 597 metres, OSI/LPS Maps: 78 For all tops   Highest summit: Purple Mountain, 832m
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Tomies Mountain Mountain An Chathair A name in Irish
(Ir. An Chathair [logainm.ie], 'stone fort') Kerry County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 735m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V89498 86767 This summit has been logged as climbed by 274 members
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Longitude: -9.610521, Latitude: 52.022424 Prominence: 60m,   Isolation: 0.9km
ITM: 489471 586827,   GPS IDs, 6 char: TmsMnt, 10 char: TmsMntn

The name Cathair applies properly to the highest point (735m) of Tomies Mountain rather than the mountain as a whole (TH). References to Tomish or Toomish Mountain in The Ancient and Present State of the County of Kerry (1756) make it clear that this nam   Tomies Mountain is the 84th highest summit in Ireland. Tomies Mountain is the most northerly summit in the Purple Mtn area.
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Follow me up to Tomies
Short Summary created by jackill  28 Oct 2010 Park on the roadside at V872 838 (Point A), room for 5 cars, and follow the track past Madmans seat and on to the Glas Loch.
Follow the west shore then steeply up to the east at the back of the lake. This path is very unstable just before the ridge at 560 meters elevation.
Cross over to the eastern side of the ridge, try to pick up zig-zig path that leads eventually to V884 851 (Point B), the col between point 793 meters and the summit of Purple.
Continue on to Tomies
There are two ways down from Tomies.Follow a route directly rough heather which makes for slow unpleasent progress until you gain the lower slopes, it is undoubtable that this is the safer route. The other way is to descend over short heather to the top of Tomies rock . In bad visibility or windy weather be careful, it would be very easy to walk straight over the edge!. Just before you reach the the rocks there is a path close to the cliff edge which will lead you eventually down to a gentler slope- this route has magnificent views over the Gap of Dunloe. Once the lower slopes are gained at around V889 885 (Point C) head towards the green shed at V888 892 (Point D), keep to western side of the wire fence( fence and shed are marked only on Hardys map) this marks the corner of the track back to the main road. At V887 893 (Point E) on this track either fork will take you to the main road.
Point A: V872 838 Point B: V884 851 Point C: V889 885
Point D: V888 892 Point E: V887 893

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by DickyDonut  30 Jul 2003 See my entry re. Purple Mountain. The sun shone on Tomies when we arrived there, walking south to north on the ridge, and we found a beautiful clump of St Patrick's Cabbage! The way down was a little loose and I would not have fancied it coming the other way. Even trying out the newly bought GPS system got rather lost seeking the end of a fence described in our guide, apparently crossing our route several times! However, the ultimate destination was clear so this was not problem, if you don't mind going sideways down steps of heather, with occasional holes between them!
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by mart  21 Aug 2005 I climbed from the side road near the Bridge north of Kate Kearney's,
making my way up the ridge visible from the road. There is a path a
long the ridge but when you reach the steep northern face you seem to
be on your own and it is just a matter of winding your way up.
Once the ground levels out at about 2000ft you can easily pick out the
summits. Tomies mountain presents a steep finale, which may be across a
jumble of large rocks, if you pick your route wrong.
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by skyehigh  21 Aug 2005 I do not seem to be alone in finding the descent from Tomies Mountain rather trying. Flogging through heather is not much fun. Where are the paths? There appear to be a few sheep (?) tracks, but mostly they go in the wrong direction. Perhaps I contributed to my own discomfort by heading towards the top of Tomies Rock to obtain a better view through the Gap (see photo), which meant I had to contour back around the hill. It was pleasant, eventually, to leave the trackless heather behind, but then I had trouble locating a route of descent from the ridge and ended up battling with gorse. Would any member who has found this ascent/descent easy please tell us how?
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by skyehigh  21 Aug 2005 Like its higher companions, Tomies Mountain is a superb viewpoint. This photo of the Reeks across the gap of Dunloe needs no explanation.
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by Geo  9 Feb 2009 The final of the fab four in the Purple Group! After our wildlife experiences on Shehy we returned via the shoulder of Purple NE to Tomies. It was the easy part of the last leg of our trip. Dropping down the mountain towards Kate Kearneys was hard work in the slippy snow. and we drifted too far left and almost missed the path down towards the famous Green Shed described in jackill's walk guide. From there and easy walk out to the road and then left and up to the car park. For quite a modest investment of energy and 12 km of walking we had bagged 4 of the top 100 and had a really enjoyable day!
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