csd on Greenoge

We approached Greenoge from the northeast, where there's room to park one car at the start of the Coillte track at C (S87218 58650). The plan was to follow the South Leinster Way, take the track left up the slope onto the ridge that extends NE from the summit. However, we turned left too early: ignore the turnoff at D (S87326 58132) unless you like bashing through spruce and gorse. The correct turn shown on sheet 68 is a few hundred metres further on, after the trees end. The rest of the tracks are shown accurately on 68, so finding the summit area is easy. The summit itself appears to be on private property: a wind farm occupies the area immediately around the summit. Unfortunately the clouds had descended, obscuring any view. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/714/comment/2841/

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madfrankie on Greenoge

From Croaghaun we continued east on pleasant forest tracks for some 3km.
Rather than take the track that contours round Greenoge to the NE, we followed the forest's edge (which abuts high farmland) towards the wind turbines looming on the skyline. Greenoge is a flattish top, completely dominated by the 5 or 6 wind turbines at its summit.
Despite the intrusive presence of all this stuff, there are fine views to be had, notably the impressive bulk of Mount Leinster, a short distance south.
We returned to the forest track, but then took another forest road (waymarked The South Leinster Way) SW down to the tarred road. Another kilometer and we were back at the car park at the Corrbut Gap. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/714/comment/4563/

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paraic on Greenoge

There are 4 wind turbines near the summit of Greenoge, here is a photograph of one of them... Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/714/comment/3777/

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csd on Greenoge

Greenoge's position at the end of the Blackstairs means there are uninterrupted views of the rolling countryside to the north and east. This was spoiled somewhat by low cloud, but glimpses were possible. This shot shows the view northeast along the ridge that I used to access the summit Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/714/comment/2842/

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Short and simple route to the top.

On 3 May 2013 we parked at KlBranish (S84311 56818) at start of the Kilbrannish Looped Walk and followed the waymarked trail (purple arrows) up a short stone and gravel path to meet the main track which we then followed anti-clockwise ENE (right). The direction posts were for the Kilbrannish Loop (purple) and the S Leinster Way. After about 1.5km the looped walk turned left (W) at E (S855 575) but we continued on NE for about 200 metres to where the forest edge coming down from Greenoge met our path A (S85636 57573). Crossing the fence on our right and keeping the line of the forest to our left we walked up along a raised ditch, on a gentle slope, past some wind turbines. The top F (S86292 57087) was about 900 metres along. Due to the mist we had limited views across to the long E ridge of Mt. Leinster, our objective for the next day. While we could have returned to the start by our outward route, we decided when we came back down to the track and along to where the Kilbrannish looped walk turned up W, that we would complete the loop and take in another MV listed top Croaghaun en route. (For details see my comments on Croaghaun). This gave us a walk of just under 8km completed in a couple of hours and added 2km to an out and back walk to Greenoge. It also served as a nice introduction to a week-end's walking in the Blackstairs. Linkback: mountainviews.ie/summit/714/comment/15055/

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