Taking advantage of some very fine but bitterly cold weather, we climbed Knockaunapeebra on 30th January 2010 via the Mahon Falls. This was something we had been planning to do for some time but were thwarted on our attempt last June due to the fact that the window of our car was smashed during the night while we were rough camping nearby. Be warned, this is unfortunately a common occurrence in the Comeraghs according to the local police, so don’t leave valuables on view in your car. We scrambled up the rocks on the left side of the waterfalls which posed one or two moderate moves where we decided to use a rope due to the wet conditions of the rock and the potential for patches of verglas higher up. Evidence that the falls had been much swollen by the recent snowmelt was clear to see by the amount of debris that had been deposited on rocks nearby and vegetation stripped away from others. We were rewarded with the sight of amazing icicles that had formed through the constant presence of spray on the walls at the top of the falls and jewel-like ice crystals encasing single strands of grass. We then continued with a traverse round a ledge half way up the valley to access a gully at a height of 420m to take us up to the top of the cliffs. The gully, located to the right of a prominent pinnacle of rock, was about 100 metres long, quite vegetated and wet, but the rock offered enough grip to make our progress steady if inelegant! From the top, the views down the valley of the Mahon River to the coast were magnificent. We then climbed to the summit of Knockaunapeebra with its frigid, ice encrusted twin cairns glinting angrily in the low afternoon sun, greatly enjoying clear views of the coast. We descended the ridge southeast from Knockaunapeebra, past the cliffs and beyond a smaller waterfall where we scrambled down over the rocks which were partially obscured by heather making our descent slightly onerous! Roughly opposite the Mahon Falls car park we headed across the flat, boggy ground and crossed the Mahon River which had clearly been in recent spate, to join the path back to the car park after some 4 hours. A thoroughly enjoyable day out and a great first scramble of 2010. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/48/comment/4385/

Starting from Kilclooney wood S342 102 A , I went up the ridge south of the lough. It was more difficult than I expected due to slippery mud and a freezing cross wind, but the clear weather made the views worthwhile. The final steep bit was thankfully sheltered from the wind and easier than it looks, but if you didn't know about it in advance the pleasant walk along the ridge before it would lull you into a false sense of an easy walk to the summit.
Walking around the lake you can choose to descend via the ridge north of the lake (Stookangarriff) or if you don't fancy what can be a slippery descent or simply can't get enough of the coum's. You can head from approx S323 115 B for the spot height 494 at S331 123 C, take in a lovely view of Crotty's before heading for the edge of the trees S338118 D and back across the valley to Kilclooney. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/48/comment/6725/

From the summit of Fauscoum follow a bearing of 64 degrees for about 400 m and you'll see possibly one of the best views in the Comeraghs - Lough Coumshingaun. It can be reached from Kilclooney wood S342 102 A .
Follow the track through the wood to a forestry road, turn right and walk past the mobile phone transmitter (cunningly disguised as a tree)through the trees until you get to open mountain. Take a sharp left and follow the rough track towards the ridge rising on the right of the photo.From here you can just walk to the lake or decide to follow the ridge upwards.
Following the track up the ridge eventually brings you to a very rocky area
where you will have to scramble your way over large boulders and rocky outcrops before coming to a long grassy ridge that leads eventually to the Comeragh plateau.At the end of the ridge there is a short steep climb of approx. 50 mtrs which looks more daunting than it actually is - but be careful it can be "slippery when wet".At the end of the climb you are on the main Comeragh plateau about 400 mtrs from where this photo was taken.
You can then walk around the edge to point 704 mtrs S325 115 E(right of photo) and descend from there to meet the track from the lake back to the wood.
This is a very enjoyable walk on a clear day - one of my favourite areas in the Comeraghs.
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The summit cairn of Fauscoum taken as part of the circuit of the nire valley in Joss Lynams "Best Irish Walks" . Dungarvan bay is in the background to the left,Crohaun hill just to the right and the side of Coumaraglin disappearing out of view on the extreme right .The summit of Fauscoum is flat and boggy with only the small cairn to mark it, but follow a bearing of 64 degrees for about 400 m and you'll see possibly one of the most dramatic views in the Comeraghs - Lough Coumshingaun from above Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/48/comment/1073/

After a week of chianti swilling and pasta gobbling in Aosta , Italy , I hauled my nicely rounded belly to the Comeraghs for a circuit of Coumshingaun lough. I started at Kilclooney wood S342 102 A and headed for the lake and the climbed to reach the Plateau up the right hand side of the lake. The track going up picks its way through many large boulders and lots of large ferns . These ferns can hide a multitude of ankle twisting opportunities so sticking to the track is the best option.All the way up you have wonderful views of the lake and out to the sea with Slievenamon becoming slowly visible as you rise.Its an easy trot around the edge of the corry to the point where the photo was taken. This is the only way down on this side of the lake. A rough , steep track winds its way down for about 50 meters until you get to the ridge below. This short descent (to the right of the photo)looks tougher than it is but care must be taken. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/48/comment/1867/