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Foel Meirch: Steep climb along ridge from Bethesda

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Parked in the village of Bethesda on the road 'Fford Gerlan'. There is no more parking further on and the parking is limited here. Proceeded North east along road before the track appears on ...

Craig Stwlan: Short steep climb after road walk

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Leave the A496 just south west of Blaenau Ffestinog at the village of Tan-Y Grisiau and head up under very narrow road under a railway bridge Parked to the east just below the waterfalls in s...

Craig Nyth-y-Gigfran [Y Blaen Llym]: Short trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Leave the A496 just south west of Blaenau Ffestinog at the village of Tan-Y Grisiau and head up under very narrow road under a railway bridge Parked to the south just below the waterfalls in ...

Avonmore Way Loop Trail

Track 4938 Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
Did this looped walk on a beautiful, scorching September day. I started the walk at the oddly named Stump of the Castle walk, Len: 14.4km, Climb: 495m, Area: Wicklow (Ireland) ||

Hawkstone Hill: It would be pure folly not to visit..

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
Due to an inclement weather forecast for the Wales area .We decided to visit Hawkstone Park follies Park near the eastern Welsh border just north of Shrewsbury which contained a binnion. The ...

Spire of Lloyd: 18th century curiosity.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
An 18th century folly, The Spire of Lloyd is a 30-metre high lighthouse atop a 131m rise. It is located 1.5km west of Kells just off the R163. There is a carpark, after which it is a short wa...

Sicily: Taormina to Isola Bella

Track 4941 Onzy 3 weeks ago
walk, Len: 4.1km, Climb: 40m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Church Mountain: One of my preferred wicklow summits

Summit Comment Bunsen7 2 weeks ago
A very straightforward out and back walk via forest tracks from the carpark at Hollywood Glen. It loops around and when the forest roadends at its northern terminus, head eastwards up the tra...

Slievemore: Achill's conical, stand-alone coastal peak with stunning vistas.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 2 weeks ago
Slievemore is a v distinctive, almost conical peak in the N of Achill Island. It's a steep-sided mix of grass and rock with no major difficulties although parts of the sharp ridge overlook pl...

Slieve Snaght: Rugged highpoint on a gnarly, rocky SW-NE ridge

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 2 weeks ago
Slieve Snaght, just S of Erigal, is a steep-sided sentinel mountain in an area of interesting but dangerous terrain. Much care is needed esp if parking to the S. Views are stunning including ...

Sicily: Taormina to Castelmola Circuit

Track 4940 Onzy 3 weeks ago
walk, Len: 5.0km, Climb: 283m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Hungry Hill: Commanding rocky Beara highpoint on N-S ridge with eastern cliffs a

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 2 weeks ago
Hungry Hill in the Caha Mts is the highest peak in the Beara peninsula with commanding views of much of W Cork and S Kerry as well as Cape Clear and the Skelligs. It's topped by a boggy plate...
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Tornacolpagh Island Island Tor Na gColpach A name in Irish (Ir. Colpach. (Teanglann.ie). Possibly 'bullock' or 'heifer' ) Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Irish Islands List

Landing grid ref.: B76500 25800
Reachable "On Foot " N
Height: 21m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 1 Grid Reference: B76800 28500
Place visited by 4 members. Recently by: Niamhq, DavidWalsh, bryanjbarry, markmjcampion
Island visited by 4 members.
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Longitude: -8.364241, Latitude: 55.10321 , Easting: 176800, Northing: 428500
ITM: 576754 928482,   GPS IDs, 6 char: TrncIs, 10 char: TrnclpIsln


Accessible on foot at LWT at SW corner onto a beach  
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