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Monte Piana, Battlegrounds, Via Ferrata, Difficult River crossings.

Track 4145 simon3 13 hours ago
This will always be a memorable and very varied walk. It has views of the iconic Drei Zinnen, a spectacular rocky mounta walk, Len: 14.4km, Climb: 708m, Area: Italy, Veneto () ||

Furnace to Nephin

Track 4144 GSheehy 5 days ago
When we set up Na Sléibhte Hillwalking Club we said we?d travel to mountain ranges all around the country. I think i... walk, Len: 29.7km, Climb: 2030m, Area: Buckoogh, North Mayo (Ireland) Buckoog||

The Paps East: Just a photo of the peak

Summit Comment magnumpig 2 days ago
The peak of the eastern most Pap looking towards the other Pap and Killarney and Magillycuddys. Taken on 05/06/2019, which was a pleasant and sweaty evening.

Cupidstown Hill: Accessing Cupidstown Wood from the North is difficult

Summit Comment jgfitz 2 days ago
I followed Track #2611, which starts at Slievethoul/Saggart Hill, and then heads south to Cupidstown Hill. No problem with Saggart Hill. However, the access into Cupidstown Wood at O 009 211 is ve...

Track # 2900

Forum: Suggestions jgfitz 2 days ago
This track is corrupted. It appears to be two separate tracks that are joined. Saggart Hill and Cupidstown Hill are one track; Lugnagun is another track that is a significant distance away. The tr...

An Cró Mór: A harsh place with a harsh past

Summit Comment TommyV 3 days ago
The Great Blasket Island was abandoned in the 1950's but in recent times some of the families have done up some of the cottages on the island and there is a couple who are now running a cafe and h...

Portugal: Walk from Foz to Porto Centre

Track 4143 Onzy 6 days ago
walk, Len: 8.2km, Climb: 110m, Area: Portugal, Porto () ||

Foilclogh: Lovely views ..... average hike

Summit Comment TommyV 3 days ago
Foilclogh is quite a central hill towards the Southern half of the Iveragh peninsula so the views at the top are fantastic. The summit itself however is a bland elevated hump and the hike up is no...

Castlequin: A mixed bag

Summit Comment TommyV 3 days ago
Kimego forest is an official Coilte forest recreation area tucked away on the North side of the Iveragh penininsula at V45388 82721 but in truth it is much more an area of felled trees and stacked...

Scraigs

Track 4147 Peter Walker a week ago
As noted by previous visitors, Scraigs is a cracking mini-mountain, all rough and irascible as it rears precipitousl... walk, Len: 2.9km, Climb: 231m, Area: Scraigs, Bluestack Mountains (Ireland) S||

Geokaun: Drive time

Summit Comment TommyV 3 days ago
Nothing to add on the directions as its very straight forward. The weather turned just as we drove to the summit so we didn't even get to do the short looped walk.

Bray Head: One of the best short hikes in Ireland.

Summit Comment TommyV 3 days ago
The route described by others is still the same and it's now way marked. Just to mention that there is now a car park which is a discovery point along the Wild Atlantic Way which is the start poin...
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Leenaun Hill Mountain An Meall Dubh A name in Irish
(Ir. An Meall Dubh [TR*], 'black knoll') Galway County, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Siltstone & sandstone Bedrock

Height: 618m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 37 Grid Reference: L87432 59343
Place visited by 244 members. Recently by: pmeldrum, OisinD, briankelly, johnmctighe, Roswayman, seanmeehan, magnumpig, JeanM, millsd1, livelife2thefull, Geo, sharonburns, Haulie, jamesmforrest, joanfahern
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Longitude: -9.69999, Latitude: 53.572067 , Easting: 87432, Northing: 259343 Prominence: 363m,  Isolation: 1.5km
ITM: 487406 759363,   GPS IDs, 6 char: LnnHl, 10 char: Lenaun Hil
Bedrock type: Siltstone & sandstone, (Lough Muck Formation)

Walks: see Paddy Dillon, Connemara, 80-85, for a route to the summit from Leenaun village. Sometimes called Bunnaviskaun.   Leenaun Hill is the 256th highest place in Ireland.
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Picture: Unnamed lake at the North West of the Horseshoe with Mweelrea in the background.		  
A horseshoe to compete with the big boys.
by TommyV  2 Nov 2018
With the Mwleerea mountains and Ben Gorm/Ben Creggan to the North, Devils Mother to the West, Maumturks to the South and 12 Bens to the West, Leenaun hill offers some truely wonderful views to compete with it's larger and more famous neighbours. From Leenaun village it's possible to do a horseshoe walk through the deserted village at L87270 61391 A. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/246/comment/20160/
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