Ballysitteragh is situated on the southern end of the Brandon ridge north of the Conor Pass.

The hill can be reached from a number of directions. Most easily, it is hard to ignore the Conor Pass carpark (Q490 056 A) - already at a height of c.400m, the summit should take no more than 45mins from here. Head west over An Bhinn Dubh and Beennabrack .

More interesting is an approach from the north as one of the points in a north-south traverse of the Brandon ridge beginning at Masatiompan and ending at the Conor Pass. Any of the typical starting points for Brandon itself could be used. A full traverse of the ridge will take 6-7 hours one way.

A further approach is possible from the east - a circular walk beginning at Mullaghveal (Q470 068 B) and climbing north to Gearhane before swinging southwest along the ridge to Ballysitteragh and Beennabrack, descending to the Conor Pass and returning via the Cloghane Valley. Allow 4-5 hours for this Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/238/comment/4998/

Coming down from the Brandon ridge at Fallaghnamara ,heading for 623m Q459 078 C , with An Scraig just right of centre. The rough track that is the end of the Pilgrims Route makes is way up to the gap past An Loch Dubh and down the Dingle side to Na Gleanna Thuaidh. Loch na mBan can be seen in the foreground with a fairly well defined track to the left which isn't marked on the map but winds is way up from the valley floor to the ridge over Loch the mBan. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/238/comment/1111/

Ballysitteragh while not particularly high, is definitely very challenging. I've climbed it 3 times, on all occasions it's been part of a loop starting in Cloghane, work our way up to Brandon, Brandon Peak, Gearhane, Ballysitteragh, Conor Pass. We then leave the road at the Conor Pass and across the bog to meet with a small boreen that brings you back to Cloghane.

I've attached a photo that shows the fabulous view from the top of Ballysitteragh heading towards the Conor Pass. It was taken last April. In the photo you can see Tralee Bay and Cloghane. You might also be able to make out the small road that starts at the lake (lower left corner). This is the road that we joined to bring us back into Cloghane after cutting down from the Conor Pass. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/238/comment/1656/

Plan A was Brandon, but a better forecast for the following day ruled that out; plan B was Stradbally and Beenoskee, but a long look at the clouds building on their slopes resulted in a drive back to Dingle for plan C, a lower level walk to Ballysitteragh. A very pleasant stroll from the Fire Station at the west end of Dingle along a green road brought us well up the shoulder. A rather boggy trek over to the summit was rewarded by great views of Gearhane and the Brandon Ridge to the north, Dingle and the Iveragh peninsula to the south and Benoskee in sunshine to the north west. We continued over to Beennabrack and the Connor Pass before walking back to the town on the old road that follows the Garfinny River before it becomes part of the Dingle Way. About four and a half hours for the round trip and yes, of course the following day's weather wasn't nearly as good! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/238/comment/2641/