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Baltinglass Hill: Climb back in time

kernowclimber 2 months ago.
Baltinglass is set deep in the heart of Wicklow’s historic glens, and the sight of the imposing ruins of the Cistercian Abbey built above the bank of the River Slaney are testimony in stone t...

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Meall Ghaordaidh
billbaggins 2 months ago.
walk, Len: 11.2km, Climb: 931m, Area: Meall Ghaordaidh, Glen Lyon to Glen Docha...

Baltinglass Hill: Dec_Alcock on Baltinglass Hill.

Dec_Alcock 2 months ago.
Many have used access point for Baltinglass hill from along the laneway to the right of the graveyard. However be aware that this route and the summit are on private land and that you should ...

Baltinglass Hill: Neolithic burial cairn inside an Iron Age hill fort

Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 months ago.
The summit lies inside the bivallate Iron Age hill fort of Rathcoran that completely encloses a Neolithic burial cairn thought to be contemporaneous with Newgrange, close to the trig point.Pl...

Corranabinnia: Airy peak in SW Nephins with great views.

Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 2 months ago.
Corranabinnia, near Mulranny, is the apex and the highest pt of the Glendahurk Horseshoe. It's a highly rated peak, noted for the fine ridge which extends to that of its SW top. There are sta...

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Steep climb on Kerry Coastal Hill
eamonoc 2 months ago.
From Reenearagh, Knockstooka looks intimidating and steep on all sides, I approached and looking at the ridge men... walk, Len: 3.1km, Climb: 257m, Area: Cnoc an Stoca, Kerry Coastal Hill (Irelan|...

Knockanaffrin: Shapely outlier to the north of the Comeraghs' plateau

Collaborative entry Last edit by: jackill 2 months ago.
Knockanaffrin lies just to the SE of Clonmel and is separated from the main Comeragh range by a distinctive col. It's a bulky, steep-sided mountain with two nice high-level lochs. Great views...

Knockanaffrin South Top: A short diversion on a fantastic ridge walk.
Collaborative entry Last edit by: jackill 2 months ago.
Knockanafrinn South Top lies just to the SE of Clonmel and is separated from the main Comeragh range by a distinctive col. It's a rocky outcrop on the way to the main summit of Knockanafrinn....

Curraghduff: A summit surrounded by dry ground to the east and bog to the west
Collaborative entry Last edit by: jackill 2 months ago.
Park in the Nire Valley car park(S 277 128 )room for 20 cars, but note this fills up fast on weekends, walk up hill on a grassy then heatherly slope from the easten edge of the carpark follow...

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Quick ascent of Bentee
eamonoc 2 months ago.
Used part of Bentee Loop walk to climb Bentee on a fine morning over Caherciveen walk, Len: 3.9km, Climb: 327m, Area: Beentee, Iveragh NW (Ireland) Beentee||

Slieve Carr: Challenging, peaceful and remote with great views.

Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 2 months ago.
This summit in NW Mayo may be the most remote and hard won of any in Ireland. It has considerable merit, having a magnificent grassy 400m ridge on the summit, which has an enormous burial mou...

Temple Hill: Western Galtees

TommyV 2 months ago.
This route starts at the community centre in the quite little village of Anglesborough. Follow the waymarked arrows for the Paradise Hill loop to begin with. Once you've climbed Paradise Hill...

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