jackill on Carrignagower

After a short diversion to Lacknafrankee, I set out from the Gap car park Nire (S276 128) to complete the route Pat and I had attempted last February the 11th. We had started in the evening and walked from the car park to the Coum Iarthar Loughs, using head torches, to camp for the night.
We picked one of the roughest nights of the year and Pat ended up with a swimming pool in his tent at about 4 am and had to share my tent until dawn. We were so fed up in the morning we just retraced our steps and ran for home.
Any way , the walk, from the gap ignore the white posts and skirt around the base of Carrignagower , try to work your way up to a height of approx 525 mtrs. This will bring you on to a track that you can follow all the way around to the back of the corrie overlooking the largest of the lakes. Start up the side of the corrie heading towards the cairn marked on the map. From the cairn turn around and its a short , steep slope to gain the Comeragh Plateau at 740 mtrs. Head across the plateau for point 750 mtrs and descend towards the Spilloge loughs and back across the bog to join the track at B (S283 124). The photo shows the Loughs with Carrignagower, the Knockanaffrin ridge and in the distance, Slievenamon. 4.5 hrs and 11.5 kms Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/62/comment/1690/

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sinbadw on Carrignagower

On the map this hill is given the moniker Carrignagower, and this is how I indicated it in the visualisation attached and in the one I gave for Coumfea West Top. We climbed a steep hill out of the valley where the stream fell down to the Sgilloge Loughs and skirted the next valley to make our way onto Knocknalingady, this was an easy enough walk with a great view of the knife like ridge that makes it's way up to Knockanaffrin. We followed the fence (see John Finn's picture) down and came to some very steep sections that were difficult enough to negotiate (I have become a wuss now that I have a family, no more leaping down mountain goat style). Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/62/comment/1266/

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John Finn on Carrignagower

A photograph taken at The Gap looking up towards Knocknalingady. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/62/comment/1136/

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alan_shealy on Carrignagower

Starting from the nire car park (Point A) we made our way up to the gap along the post marked trail. Turning south-east we contoured around the northern spur off Knocknalingady in to the Boolas (Coum Iarthar loughs ). Some steep ground can be encountered here depending on what height you come around in (staying at the same height as the gap is the way t go). After lunch at the lakes (great views) we shot up the largest of the gullies at the southern end of the coum to emerge roughly east of the summit. This is a handy(ish) gully to ascend (Martin might disagree (see pic)). From here we made our way towards fauscoum with the idea of turning west half way so as to come out at the top of the sean ban falls overlooking the spillogues. however, with the cloud that was down, and the lack of markers on that "beautiful" comeragh plateau, and our rustiness with map and compass (most of the problem) we ended up close to the top of the mahon falls. a few swears later we turned north and finally reached the falls overlooking the spillogues. A quick break and we headed down the spur to Point B and back to the car park. A fine walk (apart from the trudge on top), approx 5 hours. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/62/comment/2149/

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jackill on Carrignagower

Did the circuit of the Nire valley as per Joss Lynams "Best Irish Walks".
Start and finish in the Nire valley carpark. 16.6 kms and 6.5 hours in good weather.
Talked to Farmer (in his 70,s) whose land you pass through at start of walk- nice man - said he enjoys meeting walkers so be sure to stop for a moment if you see him(and close his gates)
Picture of the top of Carrignagower(767m) with Knockmealdowns on the left and Galtys on the right in the distance. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/62/comment/1032/

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