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Foel Boeth: Heather bash, a river crossing and steep ascents and descents from t

Summit Comment Fergalh 5 hours ago
From Foel Ddu head west to the West top. Than a steep decent follows to the col. A river crossing and a steep ascent leads to the unmarked grassy summit. Afterwards a straight forward walk nort...

Foel Ddu: Heather bash after the grassy track

Summit Comment Fergalh 6 hours ago
Took very steep road west of the wonderfully named welsh town of Ysbyty Ifan. Parked at end of tarmac road at gate at small grass layby beside wall. Followed garssy track south all the way to a...

Foel Boeth: View from the east

Summit Comment Fergalh 5 hours ago
This was my third hill called Foel Beoth in the area and was hard earned. This is the view from the west top of Foel Ddu as there was no path and declining light, the route decision was important.

Pen Garneddwen: Heather bash all the way

Summit Comment Fergalh 6 hours ago
From Waun Garnedd y Filiast head south west along fence back to track. This winds around the minor summit of Brottos eventually you will arrive roughly south of Foel Beoth. From here head direc...

Carnedd y Filiast: View from North west

Summit Comment Fergalh 6 hours ago
This is a photo of Carnedd y Filast from Waun Garnedd y Filiast. The track that leads to the summit can be seen clearly and the difficult ground to cross between the two is also apparent.

Waun Garnedd-y-Filiast: Short trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 6 hours ago
From Carnedd y Filiast head east. The track from the south finishes here after a short walk leave the track to head north west along the fence (county boundary) to the unmarked summit. The grou...

Carnedd y Filiast: Boggy heathery walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 7 hours ago
From Carnedd Lechwed Llyfn follow the fence east which is also the county boundary The undulating and boggy ground is very wet in spots but eventually you will reach the final ascent which is d...

Carnedd Llechwedd-llyfn [Llechwedd-llyfn]: Heather to get through before summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 7 hours ago
From Foel Beoth a short descent North west leads to col. Than a gradual ascent over heathery boggy ground passing a small cairn on the way follows. Eventually you will arrive at the summit besi...

Foel-boeth: The view south

Summit Comment Fergalh 7 hours ago
Here is a view over the heather towards Llyn Celyn from near the summit. Bizarely in a small area there are 4 hills over 500 metres all with the same name. This was my second of the four hills

Foel-boeth: Short walk to summit from track

Summit Comment Fergalh 7 hours ago
Park on A4212 on layby beside Llyn Celyn. Walk with care on busy road to track that leads into forest. Follow to edge of forest and follow the winding track north to just below the summit. A sh...

Tre-pys-llygod: Short steep climb

Summit Comment Fergalh 7 hours ago
Climbed from the north west, over a bridge and up across fields to the summit. It should be noted that since I climbed on another website the owner has advised that this is private property.

Inishlay: in the shadow of Lettermore

Island Comment markmjcampion a day ago
Paddled over against a stiff breeze from Eragh island. Had a smile on my face brought on by great views up to the Maamturks as well as a cone of strong sunlight inviting me west. Landed at L907...
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Derrynasaggart Area   Cen: Knocknabro Subarea
Place count in area: 24, OSI/LPS Maps: 79 
Highest place: The Paps East, 694m
Maximum height for area: 694 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 623 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Knocknagowan Mountain Cnoc na nGamhann A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc na nGamhann [OSNB], 'hill of the calves') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin List, Green sandstone & purple siltstone Bedrock

Height: 574m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 79 Grid Reference: W18598 85014
Place visited by 47 members. Recently by: Daingean, Juanita, CaminoPat, Geo, Wilderness, Grumbler, David-Guenot, Lauranna, FrankMc1964, eoghancarton, shaunkelly, ilenia, PeakPaul, mountainmike, ciarraioch
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Longitude: -9.186426, Latitude: 52.011641 , Easting: 118598, Northing: 85014 Prominence: 37m,  Isolation: 2km
ITM: 518555 585067,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc574, 10 char: Knckngwn
Bedrock type: Green sandstone & purple siltstone, (Glenflesk Chloritic Sandstone Formation)

This southern outlier of Caherbarnagh overlooks the upper reaches of the Clydagh Valley.   Knocknagowan is the 352nd highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/320/
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Short Summary created by simon3, jackill  27 Dec 2012
Start at the track to Shrone at W145 840 A where there is room to park 4-5 cars. Follow the track for approx 600 mtrs and turn off it onto a track that is not marked on the map , it looks like the farmer has constructed it in the last few years. This track allows you to gain some height (100 mtrs approx.) before you strike out across open mountain(or should that be bog). The summit of Knocknabro East is gained by a hard slog over rutted ground with very wet conditions underfoot. From the summit head for Knocknagowan.This is a 3km trudge across bog, full of holes, covered in knee-high heather and energy sapping long coarse grasses.
Descend to the track to the south which you can follow back to the start. This track may also be a slightly easier way to reach this summit. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/320/comment/5080/
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knocknagowan (<i>Cnoc na nGamhann</i>) in area Derrynasaggart, Ireland
Picture: The view to the west		  
jackill on Knocknagowan, 2005
by jackill  3 Oct 2005
I reached Knocknagowan after a tough walk across the very bog described by SDillmore from Knocknabro. This summit is rather flat and featureless again with no summit cairn and nothing to build one from. There are great views to the west with Mangerton hulking behind the Paps, Stoompa and Crohane. To the east there is a windfarm in the Clydagh valley and Mullaghanish and its masts dominates.I headed down from this summit to meet the road at W175 839 B. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/320/comment/1982/
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SDillmore on Knocknagowan, 2005
by SDillmore  27 Feb 2005
Climbed this on the way to Caherbranagh. It makes a nice stop, and affords gorgeous views of Mullaghanish (forgetting the garish TV tower) and the seemingly endless rolling Cahas to the south. We hiked in late February, and had nice views of the snow-topped Paps and Mangerton to the west. Parked at the beginning of a timber trail at 173 839 C, and followed the road east for 600 meters. We climbed a fence, and headed straight for the top of Knocknagowan. Even with recent dry and cold weather, the ground was marshy and boggy. I would imagine it's worse in the summer. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/320/comment/1502/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knocknagowan (<i>Cnoc na nGamhann</i>) in area Derrynasaggart, Ireland
Picture: Too 4x4 by far?
Boggy even in fine weather
by thomas_g  1 Apr 2012
Parked at W17988 83662 D, room for one car (just) in what looks like an old shed. If you've got more than one car (not that I'm suggesting that you can drive more than one at a time) there is room for about 6 cars at a forestry entrance at W17252 83903 E.
I headed a few hundred metres further down the valley to a gate, went through and headed straight up for the summit along the line of a fence.
Despite nearly 2 weeks of dry weather and record temperatures in March, it's still a boggy slog with alternating tussocky grass and bog holes, I can't imagine what it's like in the depths of winter.
I was disappointed to see some 4x4 damage between Knocknagowan and Caherbaragh, I will admit I did enjoy the few minutes respite gained by following the tracks though.
Nice views over the Clydagh valley (if you like wind turbines) and the Paps looked well in the distance today. I continued straight on to Caherbarnagh (see my comments there).
On the return I decided to contour around Knocknagowan, wouldn't advise it, it's easier just to go straight over the top. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/320/comment/6743/
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