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Aeolian Islands, Sicily - Stromboli

Forum: General brenno a week ago
For anybody going hiking in the Aeolian Islands, the ultimate target is Stromboli – one of the most active volcanoes in the world and which has given its name to the geological term strombolian – ...

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Summit Comment thomas_g 2 weeks ago
Park at W01494 72290 (space for 1 car) after passing the pet farm. Go through the gate up the track until the gate at the end. Now head straight for the ridge, the going is nice, firmish grass und...

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Barraboy Mtn Far E Top: Follow the edge of Lough Nagarriva.

Summit Comment thomas_g 2 weeks ago
Access is best from the west (Barraboy) or east (Priests Leap). It's a pretty boggy rocky walk from either and be warned the going between this top and the edge of the main Barraboy ridge is fairl...

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Track 2187 mcrtchly 2 weeks ago
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Summit Comment thomas_g 2 weeks ago
There is fairly good access from the main Barraboy ridge via a grassy gully which was a bit damp at the bottom. It's possible to traverse east to this top from the Beara way, but it looks like hor...

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Forum: General simon3 a week ago
Brenno, fascinating stuff. I have come to appreciate the sparse beauty of volcanic landscapes in the Canaries and can immediately relate to the rock shapes in your picture. I have an ambition to...

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Track 2184 march-fixer 2 weeks ago
Early start and had a good breakfast. Packed up and headed o walk, Length:5.2km, Climb: 404m, Area: New Zealand, Southland ()

Barraboy Mountain SE Top: A quick run around the possible tops

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: thomas_g 2 weeks ago
Barraboy SE is best reached Barraboy top. It's also possible to access from the east but it's a long damp walk from Priests leap. Views are very good south to the sea. Knockboy is clearly visible...
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Lackavrea Hill Leic Aimhréidh A name in Irish
(Ir. Leic Aimhréidh [TR], 'rugged rock-slab') Galway County In Binnion List

Height: 396m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 45 Grid Reference: L98355 49519 This summit has been logged as climbed by 48 members
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Longitude: -9.531986, Latitude: 53.486062 Prominence: 301m,   Isolation: 3.1km
ITM: 498327 749541,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Lckvr, 10 char: Lackavrea

Walks: for a route to the summit from the W, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 48-49.   Lackavrea is the 851st highest summit in Ireland. Lackavrea is the most easterly summit in the Maamturks area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Lackavrea in area Maamturks, Ireland
 
by bryanmccabe  20 Dec 2009 With snow forecast for 20/12/09, I made a last-minute decision the previous night to take a short hike to experience Connemara in the snow. Where better to get maximum reward for minimum effort than Lackavrea. Parked in a lay-by on the road between Maam Cross and Maam village where the ridge from the mountain turns to meet the road. The photo, taken from the road, shows the peak sticking up from low haze in the immediate aftermath of a heavy snow shower. Followed the curving ridge and reached the summit in an hour at a gentle pace with plenty of photo stops. Views from the top were very impressive, especially northwards towards Leenane and east and south east over Lough Corrib. (See below for photo over Lough Corrib, and also Corcog).
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Lackavrea in area Maamturks, Ireland
Picture: Lackavrea pictured from the shores of Lough Corrib
by natalie0208  26 Jan 2009 We hiked up Lackavrea after having found a walk description in the Walking World Ireland March / April 08 issue. You can start and finish this walk at the car park for Doon Island (GR: M035, 494).

The walk starts on a paved road which turns very soon into a nice path. Gradually the path becomes smaller and smaller until it almost disappears. Nevertheless navigation isn't very difficult because you can always keep close to the Lough Corrib and Lackavrea (pictured) is the only substantial hill on the lakeside. This is also the reason why this walk and this little hill have something to offer, because the views to the East over the Lough Corrib as well as the ones to the West to the Maumturks are absolutely stunning.

The whole walk described in the magazine covers a distance of 13 km (450 m ascent). In other word it is not demanding, it's very unlikely to meet anybody else (not like Errigal on a sunny Saturday) and the views are worth the effort. The time in the WWI has been estimated with 4 - 4 1/2 hours, although I have to say that it took us more like 5 hours, which might come down to lacking experience in bog walking.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Lackavrea in area Maamturks, Ireland
 
by bryanmccabe  24 Dec 2009 View east over Lough Corrib from the summit of Lackavrea. Note the five crannogs or ring forts (?) in a line along the centre of the photo, two of which are in the water.
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