portamb on Greenane West

An Icy Gully at Muskry

Reached 786m from the north side of the Galtees. Walk began below waterworks at Rossadrehid B (R920 283). Heading via forest tracks to gate and style onto Open Mountain at C (R928 267). At this point you have two options either straight up the valley via the white posts (marking the route of the water main) or stick to the service track for Lough Muskry. In bad weather the track is probably best advisable as underfoot conditions can be somewhat damp. As you approach Muskry keep to you right and about 10m above lakeshore. Head for unnamed lake at rear of Muskry. Once you have arrived here you can begin to gain height by entering the gully to the right as you look up (on the map most right stream entering small lake). I have been in this particular gully on a few occasions and it always amazes me at how much this gully has changed. Best conditions I ever seen it was 19 march 2007 (as seen in picture) where there was some nice ice scrambling. Once reached high ground O Loughlins castle is a nice lunch stop and then onto 786. Once the high point has been bagged the option for the return route is head for the col between 786m and Gatlybeg above Lough Boreen. There is a sheep track around the back of the Lough from the col which will bring you out at D (R897 247). This is a very handy track and it offers nice vice of the lake below. From here it’s a short walk to the forest corner and from there it’s a damp slog via the tree line to the forest track at E (R908 257). And from here its forest tracks to the cars.

Unfortunately I cannot be credited with the excellent photo, as that’s me leading. So pk well done on the excellent picture Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/53/comment/2677/

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Where's the castle?

I've spent a lot of time over the years contributing to MountainViews but in the last few years I've slowly cut back the addiction and replaced it with helping out in the local scout group in Fermoy.
For the scout group it means they get dragged up mountains at least once a month.
This photo was taken on our end of year hike last month which took in Galtybeg and Greenane.
Unfortunately I had sold it as a hillwalk to O'Loughlins Castle.

Fine if you know that it's not actually a castle!

Let's just say my complaints box is now full. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/53/comment/20574/

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jackill on Greenane West

Coming down the western slopes of Galty beg with the teardrop of Borheen Lough below. In front is the col before the climb up to the summit of Greenane West on the right of the photo(if you can find it). On the left is Knockastakeen and in the distance the other Greenanes towering above Lough Musky.Some Sundays it is worth getting out of bed. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/53/comment/1526/

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jackill on Greenane West

Picture taken on Greenane west - hard to decide where 786 m was but this looked about right.
Started the walk on Black Road ( Galtwy Rd (R893 204))to its end ,right hand fork under Galtybeg, then across the bog ( bearing 45 deg) to F (R897 242) overlooking Borheen Lough, then on to O'Loughlins castle and Greenane - return by same route. 14 kms -4.5 hours Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/53/comment/1060/

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adodsk on Greenane West

Into the castle... Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/53/comment/3581/

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