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Hidden routes around Carrickgollogan.

Track 4416 simon3 7 hours ago
Prefer the solitary, prefer the unmuddy?No guarantees but this route will minimise interaction and bring you on the le... walk, Len: 7.1km, Climb: 258m, Area: Carrickgollogan, Dublin (Ireland) Carric

The Chevin: Short walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 19 hours ago
Parked to south in the Yorkgate Quarry Car park. Than followed track to unmarked summit with great views

Bennan: Detour off main track is worth it

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
On the way off The Meerick traversed the Nieve of Spit than Benyellary. Shortly afterwards as the track took a turn south east. ASt this point I headed south west over boggy ground to the Rocky su...

Lindley Moor: Short walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 19 hours ago
Park to west at wide entrance and follow track up to communications mast. Just beside the communications mast there is an outcrop which is the unmarked summit

Kirriereoch Hill (boundary): Foggy descent and ascent

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Navigation Skills essential in these remote scottish hills

Kirriereoch Hill (boundary): Short trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
A short distance north led to this summit marked with a large cairn. Than the long descent and ascent back to the Meerick

Vote for MV's Photo of the Year 2020!

Forum: General Colin Murphy 22 hours ago
Despite a very restricted year in terms of hillwalking (and everything else), nevertheless many people did get to venture out and also take some fine pictures of the countryside. Take a look at tw...

Kirriereoch Hill: steep descent and than steep ascent

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
From the Meerick I left my friends and headed North down over 200 metres down a very steep slope. I than crossed a col and had a steep ascent to the first peak which was marked by a small cairn

Merrick: Summit in sight

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Always one of the most welcome sights for any hill walker on a misty day and a high summit is when the clouds lift and the trig pillar can be spotted and this was a very misty day

Merrick: The Nuckle

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
The Meerick is known as the Nuckle of The Awful Hand Range

Merrick: Interesting trek across the Nieve.....

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
From Benyellary we crossed the narrow ridge known as 'Nieve of the Spit' and than ascended to the summit of the Meerick which is the highest mountain in Southern Scotland. This is marked with a Tr...

Benyellary: River on your right all the way up

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
These mountains are also known as the awful Hand Range.
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Ben Gorm Mountains Area
Place count in area: 3, OSI/LPS Maps: 37, MSW 
Highest place: Ben Gorm, 700m
Maximum height for area: 700 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 670 metres,

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Ben Gorm Mountain An Bhinn Ghorm A name in Irish
(Ir. An Bhinn Ghorm [MNIMA*], 'the blue peak') Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Best Hundred, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite Bedrock

Height: 700m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L86227 65242
Place visited by 283 members. Recently by: Benbruce, upper, No1Grumbler, nolo, Edmo, sofearghail, pcost, derekpkearney, abcd, Wes, hivisibility, padstowe, justynagru, jrpcalvert, Tran
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Longitude: -9.721075, Latitude: 53.624709 , Easting: 86227, Northing: 265242 Prominence: 670m,  Isolation: 1km
ITM: 486152 765254,   GPS IDs, 6 char: BnGrm, 10 char: Ben Gorm
Bedrock type: Sandstone & conglomerate, ignimbrite, (Mweelrea Formation)

An Bhinn Ghorm is a mountain name which occurs 3 times in Co. Mayo. Ir. gorm is usually translated 'blue', but Breandán S. Mac Aodha suggests that 'iron-grey' is closer to the true meaning in such mountain names (MNIMA, 149). Walks: for a route taking in Ben Gorm and Ben Creggan, see Whilde & Simms, New Irish Walk Guide - West and North, 60-61.   Ben Gorm is the highest mountain in the Ben Gorm Mountains area and the 112th highest in Ireland. Ben Gorm is the most southerly summit in the Ben Gorm Mountains area and also the most easterly.
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Approaching from the south east
by ColinCallanan  20 Jun 2015
Incredible views all the way as you approach from the south-east. I used the track from Onzy and found it very helpful. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/110/comment/18145/
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