The start point is about a 25 minute drive from Tralee along the coast road towards Castlegregory and passing through Blennerville along the way. About 2km after the turn-off for Castlegregory, there is a forest entrance on the left directly opposite a t-junction at Q6055 1209 C. You can park here and follow the gentle rising gravel path as it winds through the forest (after approx. 1.2km, keep left at the junction) . After 3km, the road comes to an end at a pair of telecom masts. Cross the gate here at Q5980 1081 D and turn south, keeping the wire fence on your left as the gradient gets a bit steeper. When the fence comes to an end at Q5980 1048 E, continue in a southerly direction in order to gain the ridge towards the summit. Note there did not appear to be an obvious route to the ridge from here and there may be a little bit of scrambling required in the last stretch to the ridge. Follow the gently rising ridge to the summit of Stradbally mountain, where the views down to Lough Acummeen and across to Beenoskee open up nicely. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/42/comment/18396/