Knockcraugh Hill has left its mark on me, or rather several!
Approach this hill from the main road beyond Nad turning off at
C (W43042 86051).
You will be on a paved road for a kilometer and after that a gravel covered forest track.You can follow this track down the other side of the hill to
D (W40198 82769) but the surface is truly terrible.
I started at a forest entrance
E (W40556 85813) and followed a good forest road to
F (W402 270) 86067, went left up a ride to
G (W39898 86028) and left again up a ride to the summit. These rides are awful , full of soft ground, bog , briars and thigh high grasses that seem to tangle your feet with every step. The summit (if you can find it for sure) seems to be in a dense clump of conifers.
Looking at the map now perhaps there is an easier ascent along the track to the west?
The photo shows I hope the density of vegetation at the summit .
On the plus side it only takes an hour to bag , but its been a long time since I've been so wet, dirty and sore.
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