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Surveying Ballineddan and Slievemaan, mucky end near Toorboy

Track 4996 simon3 a day ago
This route starts at Ballinfoyle, a road junction. Nowadays there is off road parking there for around 4 cars tho... walk, Len: 11.3km, Climb: 594m, Area: Ballineddan Mountain, Wicklow (Ireland) |...

Carrane Hill: Mostly straightforward ascent from the SW

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
One approach is from the SW starting at the forest entrance at G83605 20008, where there is parking for several cars. Continue up the zig-zagging track, ignoring any turn on left. The final 3...

Circuit of Slieve Gullion

Track 4995 Onzy 2 days ago
Broadly following Trailtrekker's walk description on hill page.I had been on the hill only once before and took the ... walk, Len: 13.3km, Climb: 561m, Area: Slieve Gullion, Gullion (Ireland) Sliev||

Naweeloge Top: Interesting Carn with dramatic cliff face

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy a week ago
There is parking for 1/2 cars on road opposite a farm track at H02172 33464. Walk up track for about 1km, crossing 4 gates, and ignoring the turn on the right after 300m. At H01204 33387, cro...

Knockboy: Knockbui,"Knockboy"

Summit Comment oldsoldier a week ago
Climbed Knockboy yesterday, 23 Nov 2023. Great drive up and busy enough. New car park at summi of road. Space for about 15 cars. Beautiful day, views amazing. Very wet underfoot. Met local fa...

Straightforward ascent largely up forest tracks

Track 4994 Colin Murphy a week ago
Most of this ascent is via good forest tracks, although the tracks take you to within 500m of the summit, there i... walk, Len: 3.8km, Climb: 146m, Area: Carrane Hill, Arigna & Bricklieve & Curle|...

Douglas Top: Good views from so-so top.

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
Douglas Top doesn't have too many redeeming features, unless you count the ease with which it is bagged, but among them is the fine view to the north west of Slemish, standing in splendid iso...

Interesting top but very muddy in parts

Track 4993 Colin Murphy a week ago
This is probably an interesting top to bag most days. Unfortunately the day I did it there was driving rain and n... walk, Len: 5.3km, Climb: 434m, Area: Naweeloge Top, Dartry Mountains (Ireland)|...

Knockboy: Leap of faith.

Summit Comment TommyV 2 weeks ago
It's possible to take the hair raising drive to a place called Priests Leap on the Cork-Kerry county boundry at V98563 61005. From here it's possible to follow a fence which marks the county ...

Slievemore: Epic fail

Summit Comment TommyV 2 weeks ago
This island is relatively straight forward to get around. Once the ferry drops you at the pier there are arrows marking the trail that can be followed, which is along the only main road runni...

Two Sugar Loaves

Track 4992 simon4 a week ago
This route encompasses the Great Sugarloaf and the Little Sugar Loaf in a route starting from near the Glenview Hot... walk, Len: 14.3km, Climb: 753m, Area: Great Sugar Loaf, Wicklow (Ireland) Gre||

Skye Trail - July 2023

Forum: General Geo 6 days ago
My Skye TrailMost people do the trail from North to South, but I had organised permission to leave my car in the excellent Broadford community campsite on the south of the Isle.Sunday 9am, wi...
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Donegal NW Area   N: Gweedore Subarea
Place count in area: 8, OSI/LPS Maps: 1, 10, 11 
Highest place: Tievealehid, 429m
Maximum height for area: 429 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 304 metres,

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Carntreena Hill Carn Traonach A name in Irish (Ir. Carn Traonach [OSI], perhaps 'cairn of corncrakes') Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Carn List, Whitish quarztite with pebble beds Bedrock

Height: 425m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 1 Grid Reference: B88839 25192
Place visited by 21 members. Recently by: Colin Murphy, Wilderness, mcrtchly, eamonoc, dregish, markmjcampion, finkey86, madfrankie, osullivanm, simon3, sandman, Fergalh, Terry-Parker, Lucky1, Garmin
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Longitude: -8.175509, Latitude: 55.073914 , Easting: 188839, Northing: 425192 Prominence: 70m,  Isolation: 1.8km
ITM: 588791 925175,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Crn425, 10 char: Carntreena
Bedrock type: Whitish quarztite with pebble beds, (Ards Quartzite Formation)

See Máire MacNeill, 'The Festival of Lughnasa' (pp. 140-42) for details of the festive assembly on Carn Traonach and Cnoc na Bealtaine.   Carn Traonach is the second highest hill in the Donegal NW area and the 831st highest in Ireland. Carn Traonach is the most easterly summit in the Donegal NW area.
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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Carntreena (<i>Carn Traonach</i>) in area Donegal NW, Ireland
Picture: The large cairn atop Carntreena.		  
Long walk, great views.
Short Summary created by Colin Murphy  21 Aug 2023
There is parking for several cars at the entrance to Cronalaght Windfarm. The entrance to the windfarm is gated, but there is a pedestrian gate allowing access for walkers. Proceed up the tarred access road for 2km, taking you to the unlisted Cronalagh hill. Veer NE then for another 2km, at first losing some height and then slowly gaining it again, crossing multiple large peat hag areas along the way. At point B87695 25489 starA turn directly east another 1km up the gently rising slope, taking you to the high point, which is marked by a large cairn. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/716/comment/5475/
 
View in a million .. by Colin Murphy   (Show all for Carntreena (Carn Traonach))
 
I climbed Carntreena (Carn Traonach) on 30 July a .. by Harry Goodman   (Show all for Carntreena (Carn Traonach))
 
Quite a fantastic view point for the sweep of hil .. by three5four0   (Show all for Carntreena (Carn Traonach))
 
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