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Fossy Mountain 332m,
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Knockaulin: Small but tricky climb

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Parked at N814 090 on the curragh and walked east along L3006 to where there are abandoned farm buildings N821 089. Met famer who waved from tractor as i walked along track and headed south u...

Trooperstown Hill: A good place to view the Wicklow Mountains

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: hibby a day ago
Trooperstown Hill is one of the easterly outposts of the Wicklow Mountains and as such it gives good views of much of the surrounding hills to the west, north and south. On clear days the Wic...

A different way to visit Tibradden and Glendoo.

Track 5224 simon3 a week ago
The route starts from the Tibradden Forest Recreation area car park where the Zipit zipwire facilities are. Ther... walk, Len: 12.1km, Climb: 482m, Area: Tibradden Mountain, Dublin (Ireland) Ti||

Mulroney's Island: Tide times are vital to keep the toes dry

Island Comment Fergalh a week ago
This island is possible to be visited on foot . There is a rough stone and seaweed causeway. Parked at 362118 and followed track through the field to edge of water, crossed causeway onto isla...

Route from Tibradden

Track 5223 simon3 a week ago
walk, Len: 11.0km, Climb: 500m, Area: Tibradden Mountain, Dublin (Ireland) Tibr...

Turbot Island: Sky view

Island Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
Turbot Island (centre of photo, with houses) seen from the Sky Road near sunset..

Ordinary hill transformed by conditions

Track 5221 Colin Murphy a week ago
I had the good fortune to encounter weather conditions that turned this relatively ordinary hill into something m... walk, Len: 8.9km, Climb: 496m, Area: Taobh Dubh, Maamturks (Ireland) Taobh Du||

Tully Mountain: Reflections on a winter's day.

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
Tully mountain seen from Letterfrack Pier on a crisp and still November day.

Nore Valley: Kilkenny to Bennettsbridge

Track 5222 Onzy 5 days ago
The Nore Valley Way, as such, doesn't seem to exist any more. This section of the walk is titled the Nore Valley  walk, Len: 23.0km, Climb: 105m, Area: South East Midlands (Ireland) ||

A diamond on a sparkling day

Track 5219 Colin Murphy a week ago
As others have reported this is a well-maintained trail, part of Connemara National Park, (and they seem to be bu... walk, Len: 7.5km, Climb: 442m, Area: Binn Ghuaire, Twelve Bens (Ireland) Binn||

Taobh Dubh: Approach from south-east.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
One approach is via the forest to the SE, starting at point L91893 54869, where there is room for one car to squeeze in without blocking entrance. Ignore the first turn on the left and contin...

Cahas Surveying: Changes to Arderins etc

Forum: Suggestions simon3 2 months ago
Surveying 2024, August and Sept in the Mournes and the Cahas.There are new positions for the Knocknaveacals, North and South, thanks to a suggestion from DoBIH. Knocknaveacal N was recorded w...
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South East Midlands Area   N Cen: Timahoe Hills Subarea
Place count in area: 34, OSI/LPS Maps: 28A, 28B, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60 
Highest place: Slievenamon, 720.2m
Maximum height for area: 720.2 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 711 metres,

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Fossy Mountain Hill Laois County in Leinster Province, in Binnion List, Thick flaggy sandstone and siltstone Bedrock

Height: 332m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 61 Grid Reference: S55799 88536
Place visited by 18 members. Recently by: Pepe, Moirabourke, SenanFoley, moggy40, markwallace, madfrankie, conormcbandon, melohara, peterturner, Dbosonnet, Dessie1, Peter Walker, chalky, sandman, paddyhillsbagger
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Longitude: -7.170727, Latitude: 52.945067 , Easting: 255799, Northing: 188536 Prominence: 123m,  Isolation: 5.9km
ITM: 655735 688574,   GPS IDs, 6 char: FsyMnt, 10 char: FsyMntn
Bedrock type: Thick flaggy sandstone and siltstone, (Bregaun Flagstone Formation)

Fossy Mountain is the 1095th highest place in Ireland.
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Rough track at end to top
by Fergalh  13 Feb 2014
Take first right out of Timahoe proceed to crossroads. At crossroads turn right until you see sign for return to Timahoe ((S 56000 87201 starA). Park here and follow track up to forest crossroads. Go straight ahead and cross rusty gate and proceed to fence. Here turn right along rough track to top. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1113/comment/15850/
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Walk or Drive.
by sandman  9 Jun 2014
On turning in on the road which runs thru the townland of Orchard Upper i was greeted with a very mucky road at the rear of the first farmyard but fortunately this was short and the road afterwards was a tarred surface up to the forest entrance S5632989179 starB. As this gate is normally opened good parking exists but now you can choose to Drive ,Walk, or Bike as a well maintained forest road exists to within meters of the summit. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1113/comment/16099/
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Access update point B
by moggy40  25 Jan 2023
The gate at point B now has a lock on it, so driving is out. Bike or walk is still an option Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1113/comment/23819/
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