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Comeragh Mountains Area   Cen: Knockanaffrin Subarea
Place count in area: 24, OSI/LPS Maps: 74, 75, 81, 82, EW-C, EW-K 
Highest place:
Kilclooney Mountain, 792m
Maximum height for area: 792 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 626 metres,

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Knockanaffrin Mountain Cnoc an Aifrinn A name in Irish, also Stol a' tSaighdiúirí an extra EastWest name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc an Aifrinn [OSI], 'hill of the mass') Waterford County in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Green thick-bedded conglomerate Bedrock

Height: 755m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 75 Grid Reference: S28560 15290
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Longitude: -7.58229, Latitude: 52.288968 , Easting: 228560, Northing: 115290 Prominence: 289m,  Isolation: 1.1km
ITM: 628497 615337,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Kncknf, 10 char: Kncknfrn
Bedrock type: Green thick-bedded conglomerate, (Treanearla Formation)

Knockanaffrin is the third highest mountain in the Comeragh Mountains area and the 75th highest in Ireland.

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MountainViews.ie Picture about mountain Knockanaffrin (<i>Cnoc an Aifrinn</i>) in area Comeragh Mountains, Ireland
Picture: SE ridge to the south top
 
Shapely outlier to the north of the Comeraghs' plateau
Short Summary created by jackill, markmjcampion  7 Mar 2023
Knockanaffrin lies just to the SE of Clonmel and is separated from the main Comeragh range by a distinctive col. It's a bulky, steep-sided mountain with two nice high-level lochs. Great views abound incl. the N coums of the Comeraghs, Slievenamon, Mt. Leinster and the Galtees/Knockmealdowns.

SW. Park at the busy but commodious S 27674 12847 starA. Head E uphill on grassy then heathery slopes roughly following a line of white wooden posts. Go through a small gate in a sheep fence and follow the track uphill, downhill then gently uphill again to The Gap at S30103 13417 starB. Turn NW, keeping the fence and an increasing vertical drop to your right. It's one of the finest ridges in the country with fine views on either side but the trail is quite eroded. Cross a fence just below the summit rocks. Allow 2 hrs

From this car park you can also follow a trail along a spur directly to the S top and you can also reach The Gap from a trail starting at the end of the road approx. 500m S of the car park.

NE. Park at the forestry entrance S28530 17969 starC and follow well-marked forest trails to Lough Mohra.
From the N of the lough take the feint spur that will bring you to the col on the NW side of Knockanaifrinn and from here follow the obvious trail to the summit. Allow 90 mins+

E. Start at S32203 14493 starD from where there is an official trail to the Gap. Allow 1 hr to the Gap and another hr along the aforementioned ridge to the summit.
Notable tracks include track/2338 and track/3588. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/74/comment/4834/
 
The picture shows Coumduala Lough, SE of Knockana .. by simon3   (Show all for Knockanaffrin (Cnoc an Aifrinn))
 
Knocking on Heaven's Door .. by gerrym   (Show all for Knockanaffrin (Cnoc an Aifrinn))
 
The actual summit is a jutting outcrop of the con .. by simon3   (Show all for Knockanaffrin (Cnoc an Aifrinn))
 
View from the top of Knockanaffrin - with point 6 .. by jackill   (Show all for Knockanaffrin (Cnoc an Aifrinn))
 
Forget the wellies .. by geohappy   (Show all for Knockanaffrin (Cnoc an Aifrinn))
 
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