Start at H6826188284 A and follow a track up until it peters out in a thick patch of rushes and old turf cuttingd H6790588743 B. Continue up the untracked hillside to a wooden gate H6754588927 C about 1km into the walk. Once across the gate follow the fence line up to its high point at a junction with another fence H6703889286 D. Go left and walk out across the the flat top the the high point some 160 metres along. Just which heather covered clump of peat in the swampy ground signifies the top will be a matter of personal choice. Views N to the High Sperrins are superb while to the E across the N shoulder of Slieve Gallion the distant Antrim hills can be seen. Up and back 4km. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/759/comment/5518/

Starting point is just west of Bealnamala Bridge (694891 E) where there is room to park several cars.

Walk to bridge and drop down to Moyola river, following the stream coming down along side of forest. Foxgloves and thistles were vying for my attention here with vivid colours. The stream carves out a gully which has a lovely waterfall about 20ft high. Views start to stretch out along the Moyola river valley, past S Gallion to Slemish in the distance. Everytime i stopped on the ascent something new came into focus - the jagged outline of the Mournes, Lough Neagh and Culcaigh.

As the forest ends a track can be picked up (684896 F) which runs along the top of the treeline. Several steel structures which look like mine entrances are present here - what they really are i do not know? Continued uphill past a small communications mast and was greeted by the strange sight of the flatbed of a lorry in the middle of the hill? I was beginning to get a little paranoid now - was there someone watching me??

The long broad top is soon reached - this eastern top being 4m lower than the western top which is a good slog on fairly wet ground following the fence. There was some nice colour on the hill as yellow and purple flowers bloomed and i now had views N to Carnanelly, the tops of Sawel and Dart and the Mullaghs stretching westward. Divis Mtn appeared shly from behind S Gallion and i now had a nice line of hills from Donard to Slieve Foye to the south on a day with clear air.

Dropped down south from the top following the stream all the way to Altbane Bridge and then a 15 minute walk back along the road to the car, taking just over two hours with a lunch stop. Enjoyable walk with some good views and interesting diversions! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/759/comment/5934/

This is a hill I'd been meaning to climb for some time, being the closest of my 100 locals that I hadn't yet tackled. I parked at the same place as thisbliss, immediately to the east of Altbane Bridge where there are three gates close together. I crossed the gate immediately to the east of the bridge where there are the beginnings of a track heading uphill (which died out almost instantly). Immediately there was an area of excavation and I walked around this via a muddy section to get onto the hill proper.

I aimed towards the western edge of Broughderg Forest and on reaching its boundary crossed a fence about 674886 I. The terrain heading uphill was tough going, at times you'd be waist high in reeds but more often it was exceptionally tussocky requiring 'much lifting of one's legs' (as I remember someone said in reference to another hill on here, not sure which). I was reminded of Slieve Beagh straddling Tyrone/Monaghan/Fermanagh. I aimed first for a solitary tree up on the hillside then an obvious rise which turned out to be very close to the summit. In typical Sperrins fashion, this was difficult to identify exactly but was close to a meeting of fences.

The ascent had offered an interesting view SE to Slieve Gallion and the upland SW of it taking in the southern Oughtmore & Davagh Forest. The view N which greeted me just as I reached the summit was breathtaking and made the slog worthwhile: the high Sperrins, and most prominently Sawel & Dart, rose majestically above the Glenelly Valley, Sawel's eastern shoulder topped with snow. The view W wasn't so clear sadly.

Wanting to get my bearings, I crossed through a gap in the fence running along the hill's spine and walked some distance down the other side. Heading N towards the Glenelly Valley via Carnanelly/Mullaghbane looked like an enjoyable if very long walk. I spotted an unusual structure off to the W which I aimed for. As I got closer, it turned out to be a large crucifix. The statue of Christ had slipped down and was missing an arm! Nearby there was some sort of modern stone shrine or tomb. I've no idea what the story is here but it was at the same time serene and a little unnerving. After taking some photos I headed back towards the summit and descended again, this time finding the terrain a little easier by keeping close to the edge of the forest. I could see my car down on the roadside so knew exactly where to aim for. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/759/comment/4448/

Accesed via same route as 'thisbliss' from Altbane Bridge. Had a friendly chat with the farmer/owner (who was surveying turf he had cut on Friday last) on the way up. Spent a few minutes trying to figure out the exact location of a new windfarm in the distance, finally settling on a hill near Carrickmore/Pomeroy. As previous contributor suggests the ground is very uneven once you leave the track, although I was able to follow a reasonable line alongside the top of the 'burn' before turning towards the unmarked summit. Expansive views with Cuilcagh, the Cooleys, Mournes all clearly visible. Great views across to the high Sperrins including Sawel & Dart (see pic). Descended by retracing steps as it looked to much of a drag (and time was against me) to work towards the next target - Spaltindoagh. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/759/comment/3840/