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Forum: General BleckCra 3 hours ago
Thank you kevin carroll. If I can put a smile on that contrary face, the Matterhorn should be a cakewalk.

Re Main Area Display, logging

Forum: Suggestions simon3 13 hours ago
The suggestion is that the list of summits for a mountain area obtained by asking for More Detail for the mountain area show whether or not the summit has been climbed. This has now been implement...

Varied, strenuous wild Bluestacks walk.

Track 2209 simon3 a day ago
This varied route explores the two Ardnageers, Croaghbane, C walk, Length:21.0km, Climb: 999m, Area: Ardnageer SW Top, Bluestack Mountains (Ireland)

Meenanea: Bump on ridge with good views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
Meenanea is a summit of low prominence on the ridge from Cronamuck to Croaghbarnes. It is most likely that it will be reached as part of a traverse along this ridge. It has excellent views towa...

Cronamuck: Granite knob at the end of a ridge.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 a day ago
This summit can be reached using the ridge extending NE from Croaghbarnes and there are suggestions it could be reached from Commeen to the north on the R253. Cronamuck has views over towards Gau...

A circuit of the eastern Knockmeal hills

Track 2206 mcrtchly 2 days ago
Park at S112081 and walk north along the road for about 170m walk, Length:11.7km, Climb: 620m, Area: Crohan West, Knockmealdown Mountains (Ireland) C

A Cloon Horseshoe "mini Scavvy"?

Forum: General Conor74 6 hours ago
Think none of the Scavvies so far have tackled the Dunkerrons, and the Cloon Horseshoe at its heart - Mullaghanattin, Beann, Finnararagh and then moving all the way on to Knocknagantee and swingin...

Carrigawaddra: The Loo valley: yes you can!, but don't...

Summit Comment thomas_g 2 days ago
Parked at the gravel area at the road junction at Loo Bridge, walked towards Kenmare on the R569 to a gate, then followed the muddy track to a green field (savour it, it will be the last you'll se...

Walks Around Port 2

Track 2197 gerrym 3 days ago
http://youtu.be/jq7O1tarPuQ A second walk starting and fini walk, Length:17.0km, Climb: 578m, Area: Donegal SW (Ireland)

Agnew's Hill: Shapely scarply Sallagh Braes

Summit Comment simon3 a week ago
North of the summit and over a road is the 2km long arc of Sallagh Braes, a spectacular semicircle of a valley where the higher ground to the west (left) falls away towards the sea. This pictur...

Circuit of the Three Aghlas

Track 2204 Onzy 4 days ago
Route takes in Aghla More, Aghla Beg South and Aghla Beg, be walk, Length:9.1km, Climb: 669m, Area: Aghla More, Donegal NW (Ireland) Aghla More, Aghl

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Forum: General kevin carroll a day ago
Welcome back Bleck Craw, this forum has'nt been the same without you. While we sometimes differed on certain subjects( which I wont mention), your contributions were always entertaining if sometim...
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Cnoc an Bhráca Mountain (Ir. Cnoc an Bhráca [OSI 1:25,000], 'hill of the rough ground') Kerry County In Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists

Height: 731m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 78 Grid Reference: V85853 85452 This summit has been logged as climbed by 169 members
I have climbed this summit: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.)

Longitude: -9.663034, Latitude: 52.010028 Prominence: 96m,   Isolation: 0.6km
ITM: 485836 585529,   GPS IDs, 6 char: CncanB, 10 char: CncanBhrc

On reaching Cnoc an Bhráca when traversing the eastern Reeks, Cruach Mhór , the Big Gun and the ridge between come into full view.   Cnoc an Bhráca is the 87th highest summit in Ireland.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cnoc an Bhráca in area MacGillycuddy
Picture: Cruach Mor from Cnoc An Bhraca		  
by madfrankie  26 May 2009 Normally, 731 meters would be considered quite statuesque for an Irish hill, but not when you're a member of the MacGillycuddy family. The photo shows the route west from Cnoc An Bhraca up to the main eastern ridge. A distinct track descends to a col (Eisc An Bhraca) and continues up to Cruach Mor's grottoed summit.
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by jackill  29 Aug 2004 Looking back from the ridge before Cruach Mhor to Cruach Bheag in the centre foreground and Cnoc na Braca behind. In the back ground is Lough Leane, Tomies Mountain and Purple Mountain over the Gap of Dunloe
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Picture: Cairn on top of Cnoc an Bhráca (Cruach Mhor and the Reeks in background)		  
by HimiWack  12 Jul 2009 Climbed Cnoc an Bhraca on 3.Jun 2009. It was a very hot and dry day on the end of a dry waether stage. Started at Kate Kearney´s Cottage at 10:00. It is an easy and fast ascent from Gap of Dunloe via Turf Path to the elevated bog plain around Strickeen Hill. Here the path ends and i passed Strickeen Hill on left, crossing the bog field and heading for the path on the foot of Cnoc an Bhraca. The bog field was easy to walk because of the dryness, i think in a wet time it will be much catchier. I arrived on summit after 2,5 hrs walk. Here are great views to the Reeks, the Black Valley and Purple Mountain. Descending via Cnoc na dTarbh and Drishana, and from here following a fence i reached the Black Valley road approximately 800m southwest of Madman´s Seat. Back through the Gap of Dunloe. The whole walk takes around 6 hrs.
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by mart  1 Feb 2006 We approached from Kate Kearney's. climbing a trrack up the side of Strickeen mountain, which petered out leaving us with more than a mile of bog to cross. It was January so it was half-frozen but this area is a big disincentive. The summit is a steep 250m and the view is probably wonderful, but on this occasion all was fog. We decided to leave SE towards Cnoc na dTarbh, which is not far off and reached without much trouble, and from there descend S over Drishana and then down by following a fence down to the head of the gap.
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Picture: View from summit cairn on Cnoc an Bhraca across to the Purple Mountains and Lough Leane
by paulocon  27 Feb 2010 Having done the 4 tops of the Purples Range earlier in the day, I approached the turf path feeling tired but given that the day was still relatively young due to an early start, I took the zig zags up to the base of Strickeen Hill. I had been dreading the trudge through the bog but the overnight frost and snow meant that it wasn't anywhere near as bad as anticipated and the walk gave time to enjoy the exceptional view across to the reeks - it really is exceptional up there and feels very remote. Quite quickly, I was across to the snow-covered path up Cnoc an Bhraca. The path seems to diverge in a couple of places and after a couple of wrong choises, I met back with the path higher up the mountain and a last pull up the rocky upper end of the mountain gave way to the summit. Fantastic viewing point across to the eastern ridge - I was tempted to cross over to Cruach Mor for a look at the grotto but gave it a miss and headed for Cnoc na dTarbh.
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by wellaway  8 May 2006 May 8th 06 - Up the zig zags, but the bog was more like a lake. Hips still creaking from all the bog hopping. Wonderfull views but cold and weather closing in. Back the same way. Great training spin. Five hours - must be slowing down
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