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Glenmalure zig-zags route closed.

Forum: General simon3 a day ago
Very bad news here about an assault on a sheepfarmer, favourably disposed to hillwalkers but not dogs on his land. An Agreed Access Route has been closed as a result. https://wicklownews.net/...

Bweengduff: The Shiddy Way?

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 6 days ago
This isn't a particularly interesting hill, although after a prolonged rainy period, I did see multiple gushing streams on my walk, some of them having flooded sections of the forest track. T...

Glenshee ramble

Track 4830 billbaggins a week ago
Parked at the Ski Centre, NO 141 775. Cycled down to parking spot at NO 131 757 and began hiking. Reached A93 at ... walk, Len: 24.6km, Climb: 1296m, Area: Creag Leacach SW Top, Braemar to Montro|...

Bweengduff: A good forest road to access this summit

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 6 days ago
Park at a forest entrance W46444 88741, room for 5 cars. Follow the track into the forest , along the Duhallow way, taking the second left, then the first right, then second left then first r...

Seefin East Top: An easy bog trot.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 6 days ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works and the access ro...

Temple Hill: Western Galtees

Summit Comment TommyV 2 weeks ago
This route starts at the community centre in the quite little village of Anglesborough. Follow the waymarked arrows for the Paradise Hill loop to begin with. Once you've climbed Paradise Hill ther...

Ballinruan

Track 4834 anthonygriffin99 a week ago
walk, Len: 4.5km, Climb: 94m, Area: East Clare (Ireland) ||

Seefin: An easy road with distant balcony views but nearby clutter

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 6 days ago
This is an easy walk starting from the large carpark at W34900 86100 and following the track (which is show as part of the Dulhallow way on the Discovery map) past bog works along the access ...

Carrigshouk: Lovely loop

Summit Comment 500plusclub 4 days ago
Lovely loop up one side and down the other . On a clear day you have a great view north and south.

Inisbroon: Interesting looking island

Island Comment markwallace a week ago
Just a photo of this striking looking little island, which I haven’t visited. As seen from around Renvyle point, it consists of a grassy ramp ending abruptly at a line of crumbling cliffs. Lo...

Meall nan Tarmachan

Track 4832 billbaggins a week ago
walk, Len: 15.4km, Climb: 912m, Area: Meall nan Tarmachan SE Top, Glen Lyon to ...

Knocklettercuss: A grand viewpoint into the Wild Nephin National Park

Summit Comment gerrym a week ago
Bangor Erris gives easy access to Knocklettercuss and there is parking for hundreds at the GAA pitch which it literally a few steps from the start of the Bangor Trail. Thankfully its wetness ...
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Derryveagh Mountains Area   Cen: Glenveagh Upper Subarea
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Crockfadda Hill An Cnoc Fada A name in Irish (Ir. An Cnoc Fada [OSI], 'the long hill') Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Coarse biotite granite & granodiorite Bedrock

Height: 485m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 1 Grid Reference: B94982 16435
Place visited by 75 members. Recently by: leader1, AlanReid, eamonoc, f.sokol, trostanite, Lauranna, finbarr65, markmjcampion, padstowe, thrifleganger, marcel, Q35on, abcd, cduddy, briankelly
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Longitude: -8.079188, Latitude: 54.995356 , Easting: 194982, Northing: 416435 Prominence: 110m,  Isolation: 0.6km
ITM: 594932 916420,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crc485, 10 char: Crockfa485
Bedrock type: Coarse biotite granite & granodiorite, (Main Donegal Granite)

Note that there is another hill of this name between Slieve Snaght and Crocknasharragh.   An Cnoc Fada is the 613th highest place in Ireland.
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/497/
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Exquisite Film .. by CaptainVertigo   (Show all for Crockfadda (An Cnoc Fada))
 
MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Crockfadda (<i>An Cnoc Fada</i>) in area Derryveagh Mountains, Ireland
 
The majesty of the Poisoned Glen in the snow
by mcrtchly  10 Dec 2017
A snowy day gives a different perspective on the Poisoned Glen and Crockfadda. This photo was taken with a 500mm lens at a distance of 1.5km from the Scared Heart Church and 8km from the the Poisoned Glen Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/497/comment/19806/
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Crockfadda is a hill that I have walked many, man .. by vikinghar   (Show all for Crockfadda (An Cnoc Fada))
 
Cnoc Fada was the first stop on a cracking round .. by gerrym   (Show all for Crockfadda (An Cnoc Fada))
 
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