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Fine, easy Carn with great views

Track 5187 Colin Murphy 3 weeks ago
Lissoughter from the SWA simple and straightforward ascent of a fine, distinctive mountain. I would have preferre... walk, Len: 4.0km, Climb: 336m, Area: Cnoc Lios Uachtair, Maamturks (Ireland) ||

Carron Mountain: Carron Mountain in the mist and rain

Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
This a a fairly straight forward hike as it's mostly on forest trails following the Ballinaboola loop (purple arrows) for awhile and then the Ballyhoura trail to get to the summit. It's a bus...

Tough but rewarding circular walk with some hazards

Track 5186 Colin Murphy 3 weeks ago
This was a longish circular route that definitely presented some challenges, certainly near both the start and... walk, Len: 10.8km, Climb: 710m, Area: Cnoc an Mh?ma, Partry & Joyce (Ireland) |...

Knockanimpaha: Box checked

Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
Not much to add here. Driving to this is more effort than the actual summit. sandman's directions are spot on and it's a good way to bag this as the mast acts as a good reference point.

Mullaghareirk: The quick way

Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
I was planning on taking in the summit of Mullaghareirk by doing one of the waymarked loops and taking in the summit as an extension of the walk. However, a combination of bad weather, wind t...

Spectacular views on longish but rewarding hike

Track 5185 Colin Murphy 3 weeks ago
Maumturkmore is an isolated Carn that requires a lengthy walk for a single bagged hill (if doing it in isolation,... walk, Len: 13.0km, Climb: 615m, Area: Binn Bh?n, Maamturks (Ireland) Binn Bh?||

Hen Mountain: Another view of Hen Mountain.

Summit Comment simon3 a week ago
Others such as David-Guenot have commented on the contrast between the colours of the summit and the background.Here's another addition to that genre.

Quick route up Slieve Daeane

Track 5183 simon3 3 weeks ago
This is a quick way of getting to the highest of the many tops of Slieve Daeane.It starts near the water tower on... walk, Len: 3.0km, Climb: 196m, Area: Slieve Daeane, Ox Mountains (Ireland) Sl||

Ben Starav: Viewed from Glen Etive

Summit Comment billbaggins a week ago
Ben Starav viewed from Glen Etive

Letterettrin: Excellent short hike

Summit Comment dominic divilly 2 weeks ago
Followed sandman`s option 2 last Saturday and it was a beautiful short hike tio the summit. On the way up we crossed a stile that is nearly gone and dangerous and coming down another stile br...

Outage on MV now over.

Forum: Suggestions simon3 a month ago
There has been an outage on MountainViews.ie since around 8am yesterday, 15 Sept.This was caused by a power problem at our hosting company.It now appears to have been restored at around 10:30...

Bricklieve Mountains, archaeological tour.

Track 5182 simon3 3 weeks ago
This is a route weaving its way around a number of the archaeological sites to be found on Bricklieve Mountain... walk, Len: 10.2km, Climb: 240m, Area: Bricklieve Mountains, Arigna & Bricklieve...
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Twelve Bens Area   Cen: Lough Auna Hills Subarea
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Cregg Hill , also Cregg Hill an extra EastWest name in English Galway County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top Bedrock

Height: 297m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L71543 52416
Place visited by 39 members. Recently by: oakesave, Carolyn105, Wilderness, trekker, Tomaquinas, Haulie, Aciddrinker, Ulsterpooka, NickDown, tphase, David-Guenot, flynnke, bryanmccabe, paddyhillsbagger, wicklore
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Longitude: -9.936854, Latitude: 53.506218 , Easting: 71543, Northing: 252416 Prominence: 142m,  Isolation: 3km
ITM: 471521 752438,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Cregg, 10 char: Cregg
Bedrock type: Pale quartzites, grits, graphitic top, (Bennabeola Quartzite Formation)

Cregg is the 1169th highest place in Ireland. Cregg is the second most westerly summit in the Twelve Bens area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cregg in area Twelve Bens, Ireland
Picture: Cregg from the south.		  
Western tail end of the north Bens, with radio transmitter.
Short Summary created by simon3, Colin Murphy  29 May 2022
Take the N59 west from Letterfrack and turn left along road L693 567 starA. Continue along this for about 6km - it is by turns badly potholed and quite drivable so take care.This will take you to within spitting distance of the summit, which is marked by a mast. Climb over a fence to south of road and close to mast you will see a small pile of stones marking the highest point. The view of the mast is understandably ugly - but turn the other way and it is almost majestic, with Lough Nahillion nestling beneath the western slopes of the Twelve Bens. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1148/comment/15392/
 
God bless the good old RTE transmitter access roads!
by Geo  26 Feb 2014
Climbed this about four years ago when it wasn't an MV listed summit. I had seen it from the nearby Diamond Hill. There is an RTE transmitter here and various telecommunications antennae. The cul-de-sac road from the N59 is accessed from L692568 starB. We drove south along this (very small) boreen and parked at about L709545 starC (as far as I recall). A gentle uphill ramble of about 5km return up to the summit telecoms enclosure with nice views east over the Bens. Nice that it's now included! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1148/comment/15885/
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From the SE
by markmjcampion  14 Nov 2020
I approached from the SE, having turned off the N59 at L75135 48710 starD. I drove as far along the road as I could and then headed cross country. It had a wild and remote feel to it.
First I hit the stream at approx L72659 51631 starE and followed it north for about 500m before heading due West up to the summit. Rough enough under foot on the pull up to the top. I wasn't expected so much man made intrusion at the summit but it was a grand couple of hours nonetheless. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1148/comment/21353/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Cregg in area Twelve Bens, Ireland
Picture: Mast and summit stones
Contrasting views
by Colin Murphy  25 Jun 2014
Pic shows the other view of Cregg - technology's unstoppable march against nature! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1148/comment/17515/
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