Part of Connemara National Park, Diamond Hill has a well-maintained trail with plenty of parking and facilities such as toilets. It attracts large numbers of visitors, many of whom only do the lower of the three trails, but you are never likely to be totally alone even on the upper section. It starts on a tarred track near the visitor centre, almost at sea level, rises gently and then branches off onto a slightly more rugged stone trail for the higher two routes. Trail continues up a fairly moderate slope until around the 200m mark, where it becomes noticeably steeper as it zigzags up the rocky western side. Beautiful views in all directions. Eventually the slope eases around the 390m mark and about 300m east of this you will reach the well-defined highpoint – a jagged rocky outcrop. You can choose to retrace your steps or continue east, the track eventually looping around back towards the original trail. Just over 7km return journey. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/649/comment/5408/