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Carrane Hill: Mostly straightforward ascent from the SW

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
One approach is from the SW starting at the forest entrance at G83605 20008, where there is parking for several cars. Continue up the zig-zagging track, ignoring any turn on left. The final 3...

Interesting top but very muddy in parts

Track 4993 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
This is probably an interesting top to bag most days. Unfortunately the day I did it there was driving rain and n... walk, Len: 5.3km, Climb: 434m, Area: Naweeloge Top, Dartry Mountains (Ireland)|...

Naweeloge Top: Interesting Carn with dramatic cliff face

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days ago
There is parking for 1/2 cars on road opposite a farm track at H02172 33464. Walk up track for about 1km, crossing 4 gates, and ignoring the turn on the right after 300m. At H01204 33387, cro...

Skye Trail - July 2023

Forum: General Geo 2 days ago
My Skye TrailMost people do the trail from North to South, but I had organised permission to leave my car in the excellent Broadford community campsite on the south of the Isle.Sunday 9am, wi...

Beinn Edra: Day 4 on the Skye Trail - Summer 2023

Summit Comment Geo 2 days ago
My first summit bagged in Scotland

Knockboy: Knockbui,"Knockboy"

Summit Comment oldsoldier 4 days ago
Climbed Knockboy yesterday, 23 Nov 2023. Great drive up and busy enough. New car park at summi of road. Space for about 15 cars. Beautiful day, views amazing. Very wet underfoot. Met local fa...

Two Sugar Loaves

Track 4992 simon4 4 days ago
This route encompasses the Great Sugarloaf and the Little Sugar Loaf in a route starting from near the Glenview Hot... walk, Len: 14.3km, Climb: 753m, Area: Great Sugar Loaf, Wicklow (Ireland) Gre||

Straightforward ascent largely up forest tracks

Track 4994 Colin Murphy 3 days ago
Most of this ascent is via good forest tracks, although the tracks take you to within 500m of the summit, there i... walk, Len: 3.8km, Climb: 146m, Area: Carrane Hill, Arigna & Bricklieve & Curle|...

Douglas Top: Good views from so-so top.

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 5 days ago
Douglas Top doesn't have too many redeeming features, unless you count the ease with which it is bagged, but among them is the fine view to the north west of Slemish, standing in splendid iso...

Knockboy: Leap of faith.

Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
It's possible to take the hair raising drive to a place called Priests Leap on the Cork-Kerry county boundry at V98563 61005. From here it's possible to follow a fence which marks the county ...

Beinn Bhrotain and Monadh Mor from Linn of Dee

Track 4923 billbaggins a week ago
These two hills are usually visited either from Glen Feshie to the west or from Linn of Dee to the south-east. This ... walk, Len: 31.0km, Climb: 1194m, Area: Cairngorms (Britain) Carn Cloich-mhuil||

Slievemore: Epic fail

Summit Comment TommyV a week ago
This island is relatively straight forward to get around. Once the ferry drops you at the pier there are arrows marking the trail that can be followed, which is along the only main road runni...
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East Mayo Area   E: Charlestown Hills Subarea
Place count in area: 15, OSI/LPS Maps: 23, 24, 31, 32 
Highest place: Nephin, 806m
Maximum height for area: 806 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 778 metres,

Places in area East Mayo:
E: Charlestown Hills:   Knock Hill 213mMullaghanoe 234m
N: Foxford Hills:   Carranarah 197mGortnadrehy 143m
NW: Nephin:   Cuilkillew 130mNephin 806mTristia 322m
NW: Pontoon Hills:   Crucknaree 297mFarbreiga 395mKnockaglana 154m
S: Kiltimagh Hills:   Rush Hill 197mSlieve Carn 262m
W: Croaghmoyle:   Burren 396mCroaghmoyle 430mMuckanagh Hill 220m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Knock Hill Hill Mayo County in Connacht Province, in Binnion List, Basalt, siltstone, chert Bedrock

Height: 213m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 32 Grid Reference: M47100 96450
Place visited by 25 members. Recently by: dregish, annem, finkey86, magnumpig, glenlecky, Reeks2011, liz50, wicklore, Wildrover, juliewoods, Jamessheerin, moggy40, moggy40t, conormcbandon, Garmin
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Longitude: -8.80513, Latitude: 53.914918 , Easting: 147100, Northing: 296450 Prominence: 104m,  Isolation: 5.8km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 547105 796472,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc213, 10 char: Knock H213
Bedrock type: Basalt, siltstone, chert, (Horan Formation)

Knock Hill is the 1377th highest place in Ireland. Knock Hill is the second most easterly summit in the East Mayo area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knock Hill in area East Mayo, Ireland
Picture: Which pile of rubble is the true summit!		  
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Short Summary created by liz50  8 Oct 2017
You can choose to park in a layby at M47093 96666 starA and walk a total distance of 400m by crossing the main road to Knock Airport and following a narrow tarmac road uphill, turning right at the top to the summit which is beside a telecommunications mast or you can drive up. There is a view over Knock Airport from the top with the mountains of North Mayo in the background. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/1275/comment/15519/
 
You could actually fly and climb this one ! .. by Fergalh   (Show all for Knock Hill )
 
Not Pretty!! .. by paddyhillsbagger   (Show all for Knock Hill )
 
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