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Lake District: Langdale South

Track 5298 Onzy a week ago
Round to the south of Langdale, taking in 3 Wainwrights, Crinkle Crags, Cold Pike and Pike of Blisco. Crinkle ... walk, Len: 15.2km, Climb: 1076m, Area: Shelter Crags North Top, Lake District |...

Brown Knowe: Straight forward track to the summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
From Broad Law East top go through gate and follow quad bike tracks down hill parallel to the wall and fence. A short veer off to the west just before the fence in front leads to the top mark...

Lamb Knowe: Short trek from Tods Knowe

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
From Tods Knowe veer a little west to drier more firm ground. A short trek leads to the summit over looking the Megget reservoir.. The views on this summit are great with many hills over 600 ...

Lake District: Langdale West

Track 5297 Onzy a week ago
5 Wainwright haul west of Langdale, including Bowfell, Esk Pike, Great End, Allen Crags and Rossett Pike. walk, Len: 18.5km, Climb: 1227m, Area: Bowfell, Lake District - Central & Weste...

Tods Knowe: Long and heather bash descent to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
From Broad Law a short walk over flattish ground leads to a radio tower. A descent of around 150 metres south over boggy heather leads to a very wet area. A quick traverse of this leads to a ...

Lake District: Hartsop above How

Track 5296 Onzy a week ago
walk, Len: 7.6km, Climb: 454m, Area: Gale Crag, Lake District - Eastern Fells (...

Broad Law: Do not approach on a misty day

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
Is this really man made ?

Broad Law: Straight forward track to the summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
Parked to the North West at the entrance to a farm called Hearthstane where there is space for three cars beside the river. Crossed the bridge and walked through the farm and followed a stone...

Lake District: Hard Knott

Track 5295 Onzy a week ago
walk, Len: 2.3km, Climb: 155m, Area: Hard Knott South Top, Lake District - Cent...

East Cairn Hill: Two summits on this hill 500 metres apart

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
From Little Vantage Car park to the north follow the Thieves Track (Cauldstone Slap Drove Road) south through a small wood and over a river. At a point three quarters of the way up to the col...

Lake District: Fleetwith Pike

Track 5294 Onzy a week ago
walk, Len: 4.9km, Climb: 328m, Area: Fleetwith Pike, Lake District - Central & ...

West Cairn Hill: Follow the wall

Summit Comment Fergalh 2 weeks ago
From East Cairn Hill head back towards East Cairn Hill North Top and halfway across follow a track down to the col which is called Calderstone Slap. Go through gate and follow the track west ...
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Antrim Hills Area   Cen: Central Antrim Hills Subarea
Place count in area: 27, OSI/LPS Maps: 14, 15, 4, 5, 8, 9 
Highest place: Trostan, 550m
Maximum height for area: 550 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 515 metres,

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Trostan Mountain Trostán A name in Irish (Ir. Trostán [DUPN], 'pole/staff' [DUPN]) County Highpoint of Antrim in NI and in Ulster Province, in County Highpoint, Arderin Lists, Olivine basalt lava Bedrock

Height: 550m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 9 Grid Reference: D17960 23598
Place visited by 415 members. Recently by: Ianhhill, ryanguinness10, Lucky1, lukem07, Miriamowens, agakilbride, hikingofireland, Buckz, farmerjoe1, sineadh, jjbireland700s, westside, sglennon, Tuigamala, DarrenY
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Longitude: -6.155396, Latitude: 55.045748 , Easting: 317960, Northing: 423598 Prominence: 515m,  Isolation: 2.6km,   Has trig pillar
ITM: 717881 923581,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Trstn, 10 char: Trostan
Bedrock type: Olivine basalt lava, (Upper Basalt Formation)

Joyce's suggestion (INP, iii, 586) that this peak is so named because of its resemblance to a pilgrim's staff with a crooked top seems without foundation.   Trostan is the highest mountain in the Antrim Hills area and the 423rd highest in Ireland. Trostan is the highest point in county Antrim.
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An excellent mountain that never has the same atm .. by NICKY   (Show all for Trostan (Trostán))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Trostan (<i>Trostán</i>) in area Antrim Hills, Ireland
Picture: Commencing descent from Trostan with Slemish in background.		  
Howmanyminutes on Trostan, 2010
by Howmanyminutes  2 Jan 2010
04 June 09

Parked car opp entrance to Glenariff Forest Park and ran up onto B14 taking the forest track to Essathohan Bridge. From there continued on the forestry road until reaching the fire break. Proceeded through this and then upon clearing forest - proceeded to summit. Have been here a few times both walking and now running. The view on this evening was magic and the descent back down via the Moyle Way great craic. Jumping fallen trees, streams etc. Washed the dog and myself just above the waterfall as you exit the forest. Fast descent on forestry tracks back down to car.

UPDATE - Trostan Summit on 1-1-2010 Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/361/comment/3814/
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Fieldcraft .. by Jaak   (Show all for Trostan (Trostán))
 
Pleasantly Surprised .. by Aidy   (Show all for Trostan (Trostán))
 
Don't grouse- it's well worth the slog .. by hazyview   (Show all for Trostan (Trostán))
 
Soggy bottoms! .. by simongray12190   (Show all for Trostan (Trostán))
 
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