Maolán Buí is part of the Eastern Reeks ridge high above the Hag's Glen. It's a benign top in comparison to some of its NE neighbours and the underfoot conditions are good. That said, there's very steep ground to the W, SE and N so much care is needed to stay on track in poor weather conditions. The views from the top are panoramic, weather permitting! It is magical to look W across the glen and soak in the majesty of Carrauntoohil standing proud among its fellow 1,000m+ summits and S to the Black Valley and Dunkerron mountains.
N. Park at Cronin's Yard [V83608 87337 A] or Lisleibane [V82707 87311 B] and, unless doing MB as part of the Easterm Reeks' ridge, head into the Hag's Glen as far as approx. V82303 85034 C and from here head SE up The Bone. The route is fairly obvious and as you ascend it becomes narrower and the track more obvious. If taking this route down be very careful to keep right at around V83100 83899 D. Allow 2hrs+
N. This mountain lies on the Eastern Reeks ridge. If approaching from the NE it's an easy climb in the wake of much more arduous terrain. It's also straight forward from the SW.
SE. Park with care near V85642 82670 E and strike out NW up a long, well-defined spur to Feabrahy. Expect steeper ground thereafter - a slog will take you to the col to the NE of the summit. Allow 2hrs+
Notable tracks incl. track/4190. track/2304 and track/3790. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/6/comment/4766/

The summit of Maolan Bui as viewed from The Bone. We tacked the 'Reeks Ridge in August 2004 and descended from Maolan Bui via The Bone into the Hags Glen - much better than the Devils Ladder. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/6/comment/1144/

The way down The Bone is marked by a line of stones with rusted iron fence posts at regular intervals. the photo shows part of this line on the lower slopes of The Bone but it reaches most of the way to the top of the mountain. It could be a useful aid in bad conditions. Please note the track down is slightly to the west of the line of stones but if you can stay within 5-6 meters of it you won't go far wrong. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/6/comment/1151/

incawest has beaten me to it, but we somehow ended up on the same false path down the Bone. We did the reverse route on 03 Jan 2009, up the zig-zags and down The Bone, but we were toasty warm thanks to the flask of coffee and multiple fleece layers. The summit of Maolán Buí was clear on our first arrival, but after a detour to bag Cnoc na Péiste the mist had descended on our return. According to my GPS we started off down the right path, but veered off at V831 839 D. This path just gets steeper and steeper. It must disappear over the cliffs below at some point. Once we realised our dilemma we made a trouser-staining traverse back to the ridge and picked up the proper path. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/6/comment/3504/

This was our fourth summit of the day, all over 900m on a traverse of the Eastern Reeks starting with Cruach Mhor, and the easiest of the day so far. There had been steep climbs and scrambling, with some dangerous stages in the earlier part of the walk, particularly in the bad weather we'd had. Now however, it was a short walk up a gentle incline to Maolan Bui from Knocknapeasta. There were no sheer drops to our sides either, and we were glad of the chance for a more relaxed stretch. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/6/comment/18200/