Baggers spot

Cullaghcro is a rough covered pimple of a summit SW of Silver Hill. It has views of the wind turbines near Carnaween. Definitely a baggers peak, though not particularly hard to get to if you are in the area.

Our photo shows the top from Silver Hill. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/529/comment/4101/

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First of Four in Bluestacks.

Myself and Muschi decided to avail of the good weather forcast and do a walk in the Bluestacks.We parked at E (G88590 88568) and followed the road to the windfarm keeping left at the fork F (G89498 89633) and continue on passing the last turbine following the ridge to summit G (G89579 90900) of Cullaghacro If like us you have the time continue via yellow post marker at H (G90041 91021) to Silver Hill summit I (G90655 91281) (keep high) now head for Lavagh Beg J (G92624 91536) before heading for Binnasruell K (G91839 89720) .Return to start via L (G90442 90140) the start of tract beside lake dam. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/529/comment/14845/

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Sunset over the Bluestacks

Reached the otherwise unremarkable Cullaghacro just as the sun was setting, bathing it in evening light... Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/529/comment/15270/

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Worth Adding To Multi-Summit Walk

My third summit of the day after Binnasruell and Silver Hill, and after months of virtual inactivity over a very wet few months, it had been a harder walk than I'd expected over already difficult ground left sodden over the previous prolonged rains. It had been freezing cold too regardless of the sunny day. Despite it all, it was exhilarating to be out again, and the weather, with sun breaking through occasional clouds, showed the landscape at its best. Cullaghacro was also easy to take in on the way back to the car (see comment for Binnasruell for starting point), and it was a short drop down from Silver Hill, and an even shorter climb up to the summit marked by a small cairn. My feet were so wet at this stage that I was impervious to the boggy ground, and there was no point in skirting pools - straight through now as I couldn't get any wetter. As on the earlier summits, nothing could dampen my spirits, and Cullaghacro opened up fresh views despite its small stature. It was then another boggy stretch to the windmills below, where I could take advantage of the access road, glad of the dry, even ground for a spell. I stayed on it for a short distance before heading almost directly south up on the Binnasruell ridge again, then descending to the car with its welcome heater. Great to be back in the mountains. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/529/comment/18435/

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