Picture from wicklore : Benbaun from Benfree, with hiker in the col
Picture: Benbaun from Benfree, with hiker in the col
Looking at the mountainviews with a fellow MountainViewer
by wicklore 8 Jun 2010
Arriving at Benbaun from Knockpasheemore ridge involves negotiating 270 metres ascent over varied rock, scree and intermittant grassy patches. Thin trails appear and disappear in the scree, helping at times to avoid that 'one step up, two steps back' feeling. I was glad to have my sunglasses in the bright sunlight as the glare off the white rock was dazzling! (Comment Rating 3.78)
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Picture from murphysw : Looking into Glencorbet, with Mweelrea behind
Picture: Looking into Glencorbet, with Mweelrea behind
by murphysw 11 May 2008
Driving along the R344 I noticed that there is new fencing all along the base of Knockpasheemore, as well as a lack of parking spaces. Glencorbet though, provides a good base for tackling the mountain. There is plenty of parking at L796574 (Point A) . Follow the path towards the Glencorbet farmhouse, but about 200m before you reach this, cross the river at a bend where its easily crossed, then ascend the Knockpasheemore ridge. This ridge looks trickier to ascend the further you head into Glencorbet so best get it over with. The top of the ridge is undulating and covered in peat hags which luckily were dry. The great dome of Binn Bhan though is very stony. When I got to the summit the mist had momentarily moved in but I'd seen enough on the way up. The Bens are a most impressive range. A word of warning though, dont try and descend the ridge too early. I'd recommend going to about L796553 (Point B) , or thereabouts, before heading down to the Kylemore river. I also noticed my compass stopped working on the way down the ridge. Despite looking across at Mweelrea and knowing that to be due north of me, the compass was showing that as east and Clifden as north. Strange, maybe time to invest in GPS!
Point A: L796 574
Point B: L796 553
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Picture from simon3
by simon3 5 Aug 2004
This visualisation shows the main twelve bens from the east.(Comment Rating 3.60)
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Picture from pdtempan
by pdtempan 21 Oct 2003
Gleninagh and the Maamturks seen from the summit of Benbaun, August 2003(Comment Rating 3.57)
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Picture from wicklore : Binn Bhàn, mighty Binn Bhàn
Picture: Binn Bhàn, mighty Binn Bhàn
The Cairn of Coins
by wicklore 3 Sep 2011
This photo of Binn Bhàn was taken from the slopes of Binn Bhraoin North Top, and it offers a new perspective of the highest point of Galway. When on the summit of Binn Bhàn last year I contemplated whether there was a safe route down to Màm Eidhneach (Maumina col), between Binn Bhàn and Binn Dubh (Bencollaghduff) in the lower right of the photo. I didn’t take the chance, and looking at the mountain from Binn Bhraoin last week I could see that a route would have been tricky to say the least. (Comment Rating 3.50)
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Picture from csd
by csd 29 Dec 2003
Binn Bhán (right) and Binn Fraoigh (left), taken from the summit of Meacanach. We approached Benbaun from Benfree, along the obvious route. Picture taken on 28.12.2003.(Comment Rating 3.40)
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