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Knockparson Hill 85m, Ballyhack Hill 74m,
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Staigue Top: Wonderful Carn with superlative views

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 15 hours ago
Parking for 4/5 cars at V59312 65108, opposite a stile leading to Kerry Way. Follow Kerry War SSW for 2km up to Windy Gap at V59012 63330. Track steep in parts and disappears at times but is ...

Mauherslieve: Mother Mountain by The Lord SummerIsle Route

Summit Comment No1Grumbler 3 days ago
Folk horror movies follow a similar pattern. Our hero arrives at a wonderfully fertile valley bursting with flowers and fruits, he is naïve but on some sort of quest. So it was with me, on t...

Fair Mountain: Spiky forest

Summit Comment simon3 4 days ago
Fair Mountain has forestry. Not a particularly strange remark for a mountain in Wicklow where much of the uplands are covered in trees. But what makes this place unusual is the almost decorat...

Cliff top loop from Carrowteige

Track 4891 markwallace a day ago
This walks starts in the little village of Carrowteige/Ceathrú Thaidhg and takes in part of the Children of Lir Loop ... walk, Len: 19.0km, Climb: 667m, Area: An Bhinn Bhu, North Mayo (Ireland) An ||

Fair Mountain: Flattish spur south of the Wicklow Gap, cliffy to the north.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 4 days ago
Park at the Wicklow Gap. Take the more westerly of the two access roads to Turlough Hill reservoir. Continue up this steepish, tarred road for 1.5km which will bring you above Fair Mountain, ...

Broaghnabinnia: Lung bursting ascent of Broaghnabinnia

Summit Comment glencree 4 days ago
We went up from the Bridia valley, which is an extremely steep ascent and not for anyone prone to vertigo. Although the summit is achieved in a short distance, the climb/scramble requires car...

Carrauntoohil: A Night Climb of Carrauntoohill

Summit Comment JohnFinn 4 days ago
I set out from Cronin's Yard at 8:30 p.m. on 3rd June and walked up the Hag's Glen and ascended to the ridge of the Reeks via the Zig Zag path (easier to negotiate than the more popular Devil...

Circuit of Fair Mountain, of the weirdly shaped forest.

Track 4890 simon3 4 days ago
After climbing to the top of Turlough Hill and the slightly camouflaged building site that MV calls "Tomaneena" we he... walk, Len: 16.4km, Climb: 520m, Area: Tomaneena, Wicklow (Ireland) Tomaneena||

Slioch: Tough going above Loch Maree

Summit Comment eamonoc a week ago
To climb Slioch, involves a round trip of 21km, with almost 2000m of ascent above Loch Maree, amidst a stunning location.

Tinahely Hill: View from the North East.

Summit Comment simon3 a week ago
Muskeagh Hill, a view from Ballycumber to the North East.

Meall nan Eun: Gentle slopes lead to this Munro

Summit Comment eamonoc a week ago
Climbed as the last of a tough 4 Munro round in Glen Etive.

The mighty Slioch (The Spear)

Track 4889 eamonoc a week ago
Climbed the Iconic Slioch from Incheril on a fantastic weather day, following a long walk beside the N bank of the K... walk, Len: 21.4km, Climb: 1912m, Area: Loch Maree to Loch Broom (Britain) Sli||
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Wexford Coastal Hill Area
Place count in area: 5, OSI/LPS Maps: 68, 69, 76, 77, EW-B 
Highest place: Ballyhack Hill, 74m
Maximum height for area: 74 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 41 metres,

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Ballyhack Hill Coastal Hill Wexford County in Leinster Province, in no lists

Height: 74m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 76 Grid Reference: S70266 11280
Place visited by 8 members. Recently by: eamonoc, Pepe, Fergalh, wicklore, jgfitz, KowaiBaz, jackill, sandman
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Longitude: -6.971893, Latitude: 52.249257 , Easting: 270266, Northing: 111280 Prominence: 29m
ITM: 670201 611335,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Bly74, 10 char: BlyhckHil
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ballyhack Hill in area Wexford Coastal Hill, Ireland
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Coastal Hill
by sandman  2 Sep 2018
Access to this hill is via the gravel track at S7058711132 starA passing by an old farm yard thru some opened farm gates and surprise surprise what greets you at the summit area.The high point just right of the back door of this holiday home with its fantastic views over Passage East. Yes this is the only access to the house. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/5101/comment/20045/
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Ballyhack Hill in area Wexford Coastal Hill, Ireland
Picture: Same pile of stones, since Sandman was there, look closely at photograph
Driveway to Heaven!
by eamonoc  5 Mar 2023
From the dizzy heights of the Kerry Coastal hills to the dizzy houses of the Wexford Coastal hills. Has to be seen. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/5101/comment/23853/
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