Some nice views can be found on a nice sunny frosty March morning (perhaps views have opened out a bit with more recent forestry clear-felling).

From Flags Pass gate/parking T 08757 87599 A we followed wicklow way for a bit West up to elbow bend to North at T 08284 87549 B. We then left the forestry road (after making walking sticks) and continued North-West ish up boggy at first but soon steep and dry very small path following fence up to Slieve Maan ridge. A lovely view of Carrywaystack and Lug opened out here at ridge top at T 07962 87698 C. We headed North-East along top of ridge sheltered by trees - trees cleared for about 10m all along this ridge - old fence posts along here - fence long gone - pretty flat. Frost under foot and some ice. Quite boggy and soft but enough of dry path to keep boots dry. Slievemaan South top has some boulders near by. We continued on a little from here downhill and then right down tractor-wide path which has several big trees down blocking it at start. Views across the valley open out here again due to forestry clear felling which has left some lovely smelling big piles of logs beside the forestry tracks. We were very quickly back to forestry trail at T08482 88198 D.

We carried along following Wicklow way again, leaving it at T 10291 89877 E, South downhill to road, uphill on road and then left into Ballynacor permissive access to Fananierin ridge and Crohanmoira across the valley from Slievemann and finally back to car at Flags Pass. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/360/comment/23428/