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Lanzarote, from Femés to Puerto Calera via Pico de la Oveja and Montana Bermeja

Track 5293 simon3 15 hours ago
This is similar to a route from 2013, track/2039. However I refined the start to avoid a pointless loop and the end to walk, Len: 11.2km, Climb: 265m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Little Bin: Tough little climb

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Looking down on this from Meilke Bin it looked easy but it was not at all. I went north of Meikle bin and than followed the path which lead between Meile Bin and Little Bin. At the lowest poi...

Meikle Bin: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Cort Ma Law East Top i headed north east over wet tusocky ground to the edge of the forest south of Meikle Bin. At the lowest point just west of Black Hill i entered the forest. A wet an...

Lanzarote, Puerto del Carmen Stroll

Track 5288 simon3 15 hours ago
walk, Len: 8.2km, Climb: 133m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Cort-ma Law East Top: Do not climb in the rain !

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Ricket Hill headed south over boggy ground. Luckily the difficult middle section which was very wet was mangeable and i did not have Jackills difficulties. The trig pillar for Cort ma La...

Lecket Hill: Short trek to summit of around 2 Km from Crow road

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Parked to the left on crow road and followed track up hill over boggy ground. thankfully it was dry for a week beforehand so the track was easy enough. Nice views from summit of both Meikle b...

Great Knock: Short trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Bron Knoe head to the gate quite close below. Go through and pick up rough track this leads down before a final short sharp climb up to summit marked by some stones. Extensive views of h...

Burren: Black Head Loop

Track 5287 Onzy a week ago
walk, Len: 24.3km, Climb: 616m, Area: West Clare (Ireland) ||

Brown Knowe: Straight forward track to the summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Broad Law East top go through gate and follow quad bike tracks down hill parallel to the wall and fence. A short veer off to the west just before the fence in front leads to the top mark...

Silvermines Hydro Project

Forum: General Bunsen7 a month ago
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2025/0307/1500751-650m-silvermines-hydro-project-before-an-bord-pleanala/

Lamb Knowe: Short trek from Tods Knowe

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Tods Knowe veer a little west to drier more firm ground. A short trek leads to the summit over looking the Megget reservoir.. The views on this summit are great with many hills over 600 ...

Letterettrin - a perspective on the N Connemara peaks

Track 5286 glencree a week ago
Park at L81005 61429, where there was space for 2 cars. The road leads in to Killary Harbour where there is a lar... walk, Len: 9.2km, Climb: 325m, Area: Leitir Eitreann, Twelve Bens (Ireland) L||
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Dublin Area   N: Howth Subarea
Place count in area: 18, OSI/LPS Maps: 43, 50, 56, AWW, EW-DM, EW-WE, EW-WW 
Highest place: Kippure, 757m
Maximum height for area: 757 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 262 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Ben of Howth Hill Binn Éadair A name in Irish, also Hill of Howth an extra name in English (Ir. Binn Éadair [GE], 'peak of Éadar') Dublin County in Leinster Province, in Binnion List, Polymict melange Bedrock

Height: 171m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 50 Grid Reference: O28548 37620
Place visited by 336 members. Recently by: mehiking, austrianindublin, tanseyman, ccartwright, sgalla, djay281, oakesave, rogers, nupat, NualaB, McWobbley, jimhoare, Magic, Kaszmirek78, agakilbride
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Longitude: -6.069313, Latitude: 53.373358 , Easting: 328548, Northing: 237620 Prominence: 167m,  Isolation: 12.3km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 728469 737645,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BnofHw, 10 char: BnofHwth
Bedrock type: Polymict melange, (Elsinore Formation)

Binn Éadair (The Ben/Hill of Howth) is one of the most frequently cited hills in Irish literature. The Old Irish form of the name is Benn/Bend Étair. It is the subject of two poems in the Metrical Dindshenchas and in Acallam na Senórach it is the scene of a great hunt, during which Artúir (a character based on King Arthur) makes off to Britain with Fionn Mac Cumhail's three best hunting dogs. The Fianna pursue Artúir, kill all his men and bring him back captive to the Hill of Howth. According to legend, Binn Éadair is also the burial site of Oscar. The hill is also the scene of several romantic reminiscences in Joyce's Ulysees.   Ben of Howth is the 1451th highest place in Ireland. Ben of Howth is the most easterly summit and also the second most northerly in the Dublin area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ben of Howth (<i>Binn Éadair</i>) in area Dublin, Ireland
Picture: Looking out to Ireland's Eye		  
A walk with a spot of golf.
by TommyV  11 Jul 2023
This is a walk with a nice bit of variety. Walking through the village of Howth continue West until you reach the cliff path at O29822 39005 starA. Follow the path South over to the Old Bailey lighthouse. From here the cliffs drop down to the sea before turning inland to climb uphill at O27393 37313 starB to Ben of Howth. You will even pass through a golf course on this walk before descending through some woodland and back to the village of Howth for some well earned refreshments. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1046/comment/20112/
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