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Carricktriss Gorse: Safe access to this hill no longer seems possible

Summit Comment TommyMc 6 hours ago
Safe access to this hill no longer appears possible via the turning circle at the end of the forest access track mentioned by other contributors. This is because large mounds of wood cuttings wast...

Donations Drive, now finished.

Forum: General simon3 a day ago
The donations drive that MV has been running for the last month is now complete for this year. The MV committee who receive the funds would like to express thanks to all who donated.Such don...

Binnion: Tullagh Bay and Rockstown Harbour

Summit Comment Jim_Brady a day ago
followed eejaymm's initial parking directions for Annagh except I didn 't take the lane beyond the fence and opted for a direct assaultafter parking at the dead end down to the left of his pa...

Crocknapeast: Long walk up windfarm roads.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Crocknapeast is reached via a longish walk of about 13km return, mostly along windfarm tracks, and can be combined with a visit to Mulnanaff and Balbane Hill (unlisted) if you wish. There is ...

Good, relatively easy double bag

Track 5077 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Binbane and its sister hill Binbane NE are relatively easy summits to bag in a single walk and could also be comb... walk, Len: 3.9km, Climb: 317m, Area: An Bhinn Bhn, Bluestack Mountains (Irela||

Mulnanaff: Longish walk up windfarm road.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Mulnanaff is reached via a longish walk of about 10km return, mostly along windfarm tracks. There is parking for a couple of cars at a forestry entrance at G70138 81131. Cross over gate and w...

Double bag mostly on windfarm tracks.

Track 5078 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
I had hoped to make this a 3-bagged-tops outing but unfortunately I couldn’t find a way up Croaghacullin that did... walk, Len: 13.8km, Climb: 569m, Area: Crocknapeast, Donegal SW (Ireland) Croc||

Binbane NE Top: Simple bag from its neighbouring top.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
See Binbane summary for initial approach. From Binbane this top is a mere 600m. Head directly east, dropping down to about 400m elevation at the col, which is spotted with a few small pools. ...

Lake District: Dale Head Horseshoe

Track 5076 Onzy 5 days ago
Round taking in 5 Wainwrights - Maiden Moor, High Spy, Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson. The standard round ... walk, Len: 16.1km, Climb: 1057m, Area: Maiden Moor, Lake District - Central & |...

Binbane: Steepish approach to relatively easy Carn.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Binbane and Binbane NE can be reach relatively easily from a forest entrance just off the Bluestack Way. Take the minor road north just off the R262 and follow it until you reach a gate, whic...

Lake District: Coledale Horseshoe

Track 5075 Onzy 5 days ago
Classic Coledale taking in 5 Wainwrights - Grisedale Pike, Crag Hill, Sail, Outerside and Barrow. I was able t... walk, Len: 16.7km, Climb: 1202m, Area: Grisedale Pike, Lake District - Central|...

Crucknaree: Magnificent views!

Summit Comment paddyhillsbagger 3 days ago
Picking herself up at Knock Airport allowed a spot of hill bagging.There were a lot of small brown moths flying around the rather steep & rough heather on Crucknaree.Eventually managed to pho...
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Mizen/Sheeps Head Area   SW: Mizen SW Subarea
Place count in area: 19, OSI/LPS Maps: 84, 85, 88, 89 
Highest place: Mount Gabriel, 407m
Maximum height for area: 407 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 312 metres,

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Knockaphuca Hill Cnoc an Phúca A name in Irish (prob. Ir. Cnoc an Phúca [PDT], 'hill of the pooka or sprite') Cork County in Munster Province, in Binnion List, Purple mudstone and siltstone Bedrock

Height: 237m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 88 Grid Reference: V82370 30750
Place visited by 18 members. Recently by: kmicheal, chelman7, nickywood, Fergalh, conorb, bjgie, roops, BillWatson, Wildrover, bergman, jackill, eamonoc, chalky, garrettd, Conor74
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Longitude: -9.695334, Latitude: 51.517731 , Easting: 82370, Northing: 30750 Prominence: 172m,  Isolation: 3.5km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 482345 530821,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knckph, 10 char: Knckphc
Bedrock type: Purple mudstone and siltstone, (Castlehaven Formation)

Knockaphuca is the 1317th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1014/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockaphuca (<i>Cnoc an Phúca</i>) in area Mizen/Sheeps Head, Ireland
Picture: Cross at the top.		  
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by sandman  9 Oct 2012
"Yes Folks" on the 6/10/12 when i climbed Knockaphuca hill my log analysis on the website reads - The total number of mountain areas listed is 60 of which there are 0 areas you haven't recorded any ascents and climbed all of 27.Yes no more bright blue.
The hill can be reached by parking in an old quarry at V81659 30356 starA exiting the quarry turn left for app 100 meters and turn right at V81603 30458 starB heading up the ridge for point V81893 30753 starC where you will find a very faint track marked with some white plastic and some stone markers which will lead you to the summit at V82370 30750 starD situated between a solared powered cross and a trig. The existing cross was erected and illuminated in December 2011 by the Goleen GAA club replacing a wooden cross which stood from 1950 to 1968. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1014/comment/14836/
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Keep off the grass!
by garrettd  12 Aug 2014
For a small mountain, the going can be decidedly tricky on the lower reaches.I started at V815307 starE and made my way across the strips of rock outcrop to a narrow ravine that separates this ground from the mountain proper. In summer, the ravine has chest-high grass with pools of soft muck underneath and out of sight. The best approach is to keep on a bearing directly at the peak to pick up something of a land bridge across the ooze and follow the rock ribs up the side of the mountain, avoiding the deep grass where possible. Even allowing for the, at times hard going, a return trip should take no more than 1 hour. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1014/comment/17609/
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