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Feature count in area: 12, by county: Limerick: 11, Cork: 1,
OSI/LPS Maps: 73, EW-G
Highest Place: Seefin Mountain West Top 528m
Starting Places (16) in area Ballyhoura Mountains:
Annaslinga, Ardpatrick, Ballinlyna Bridge, Barrabunocka Bridge, Combaun Woods CP, Darby's Bed, Darragh House, Farahy River, Galbally, Glenanair Bridge, Greenwood, Kilfinane Motte, Lissantrelick Paradise Hill, Seefin Mountain Loop Car Park, Sheehan's Glen, Thomastown Wood
Summits & other features in area Ballyhoura Mountains:
Cen: Kilfinnane: Fear Breagach 369m, Keale Mountain 361.8m
E: Ballyarthur: Ballyarthur Hill 353.3m
N: Ballylanders: Slievereagh 464.5m
N: Galbally: Duntryleague Hill 278m
S: Ballyorgan: Carrigeenamronety 400.9m, Coolfree Mountain 436.8m, Seefin Mountain East Top 510m, Seefin Mountain West Top 528m, Seefin South-East Top 504m
W: Carron: Carron Mountain 446.7m, Little Carron 440.2m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
Highest Place: Seefin Mountain West Top 528m
Starting Places (16) in area Ballyhoura Mountains:
Annaslinga, Ardpatrick, Ballinlyna Bridge, Barrabunocka Bridge, Combaun Woods CP, Darby's Bed, Darragh House, Farahy River, Galbally, Glenanair Bridge, Greenwood, Kilfinane Motte, Lissantrelick Paradise Hill, Seefin Mountain Loop Car Park, Sheehan's Glen, Thomastown WoodSummits & other features in area Ballyhoura Mountains:
Cen: Kilfinnane: Fear Breagach 369m, Keale Mountain 361.8m
E: Ballyarthur: Ballyarthur Hill 353.3m
N: Ballylanders: Slievereagh 464.5m
N: Galbally: Duntryleague Hill 278m
S: Ballyorgan: Carrigeenamronety 400.9m, Coolfree Mountain 436.8m, Seefin Mountain East Top 510m, Seefin Mountain West Top 528m, Seefin South-East Top 504m
W: Carron: Carron Mountain 446.7m, Little Carron 440.2m
Note: this list of places may include island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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Grid Reference R67310 16036, OS 1:50k mapsheet 73
Place visited by: 57 members, recently by: Padraigin, garrettd, jlk, annem, Krzysztof_K, Colin Murphy, JohnRea, Bernieor, madfrankie, chelman7, cclair, maryblewitt, wfinn30, Stephblewitt, sarahryanowen
I visited this place: NO
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Bedrock type: Conglomerate & purple sandstone, (Slievenamuck Conglomerate Formation)
Short or GPS IDs, 6 char: ClfrMn, 10 char: ClfrMntn
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/684/
Gallery for Coolfree Mountain (Sliabh Chúil Fhraoigh) and surrounds
Summary
for Coolfree Mountain (Sliabh Chúil Fhraoigh):
Good views. Ensure you read the directions for easy access.
Summary created by simon3, paddyhillsbagger, jackill
03 Jan, 2014
Park at the forest entrance at
Farahy Rv (R66296 15968) , room for 5 cars. The first section is on a track then cross directly uphill through 600 meters of rough forestry planting. There are good views across to the Galtys and down over the little village of Ballyorgan.
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Great views with little effort
by omurchu
7 Apr 2014
The view east of Coolfree with Carrigeenamronety in the foreground, the Galtees behind and the Knockmaeldowns in the far distance. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/684/comment/15974/
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A free feast of fraughans
by acorn
16 Aug 2013
This is probably not the easiest way up, but it worked despite the scratches.
Park at A (R665 168). Follow the track and take the first left. Continuing on you will come to an opening on your right at C (R67130 16715), a rough stoney track between deep banks-is this a ride ? Walk uphill. After a short time the track swings left but you take the grassy uphill option straight ahead. Continue to highest point of the track at D (R670 161) then head east through rough heathery ground to gain the summit, approx 500m. Shorts not a good idea for this route but the plentiful fraughans on the high ground and wild raspberries lower down helped ease the pain. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/684/comment/15075/
Park at A (R665 168). Follow the track and take the first left. Continuing on you will come to an opening on your right at C (R67130 16715), a rough stoney track between deep banks-is this a ride ? Walk uphill. After a short time the track swings left but you take the grassy uphill option straight ahead. Continue to highest point of the track at D (R670 161) then head east through rough heathery ground to gain the summit, approx 500m. Shorts not a good idea for this route but the plentiful fraughans on the high ground and wild raspberries lower down helped ease the pain. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/684/comment/15075/
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jackill on Coolfree Mountain
by jackill
21 Aug 2007
I parked at the forest entrance at Farahy Rv (R66296 15968) an made the short walk to the summit.
The first section is on a track but then I had to struggle across 600 meters of rough forestry planting. There are good views across to the Galtys and down over the little village of Ballyorgan. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/684/comment/2801/
Farahy Rv (R66296 15968) an made the short walk to the summit.The first section is on a track but then I had to struggle across 600 meters of rough forestry planting. There are good views across to the Galtys and down over the little village of Ballyorgan. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/684/comment/2801/
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cclair on Coolfree, May 2021
by cclair
20 May 2021
I followed the directions given by simon3. The route has become washed away partially in places but still easily passable for now. A brief, enjoyable hike with great views. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/684/comment/23151/
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