Errigal is a shapely and visually stunning mountain in the N of Donegal. Its steep, quartzited flanks present a memorable image when viewed from the south. Care is needed on a windy day as the summit section is v exposed. On a clear day the views towards Muckish,Tory Island, Bloody Foreland, Slieve Snaght are breath-taking.
SE. Big car park at B94291 19734 A and follow a wet track on either side of the stream. Just after a large cairn at B94151 20379 B turn left and follow a now rocky track. It’s well-defined, narrow and steep in places but never dangerously so. There are two summits, the eastern one being the summit. 1hr+
You can also include easily include Mackoght to prolong the outing by an hour or more.
N. It’s also possible to climb Errigal by parking beside the small lake at B93565 25632 C. Walk S down the road and at B93279 25195 D pick up the track due S. At the end of the track head S up the gentle stony shoulder before tackling the steep rocky ridge to the summit. On the way up there is an interesting circular opening on the path through the rocks known as "the keyhole". 2hrs+ to summit. Return with care by way of ascent or if two cars are available complete a linear walk by descending from the summit down the ridge and then steep stony track to the car park at B9429119734 A. The north ridge can also be reached from the usual ascent route by following a track leading north from the Mackoght/Errigal col; this leads under Mackoght's western side before wending westwards to a point where the ridge can be easily gained just below its obvious steepening.
Errigal is also part of the Joey Glover challenge walk, although this hasn’t been staged since 2015.
Notable tracks include track/4369, track/2223 and the long linear track/2773. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/76/comment/4836/

Errigal rises majestically above the uncharacteristically calm
Dunlewey Lough beckoning us to climb its snow covered summit the next day Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/76/comment/23818/

The iconic Church of the Sacred Heart in Dunlewey, County Donegal, nestled at the foot of the county’s quartzite giant, Errigal, frosted white with recent snow and catching the dying rays of the winter sun. Completed in 1877, this wee church built in the Hiberno-Romanesque style, was designed by architect Timothy Hevey and built by James McAdorey from Belfast. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/76/comment/20740/

A snow-capped Errigal rises above the Devlin River gorge filled with naked oak trees, as seen from the ascent route to Slieve Snaght. This is a spot we've had our eye on for a few years since discovering it while hillwalking and it appears on our 2015 "Wild Ireland" Derryveagh video. We wanted a winter shot with snow on Donegal's highest mountain, moody grey skies and some light in the foreground to bring out the rich russet tones of the moorland. After several attempts, and during what must surely be the last of this winter's snow, we finally got the shot we were looking for! Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/76/comment/19882/

A winter view from atop Errigal over Lough Altan and the Aglas is worth climb in icy conditions Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/76/comment/21988/

Walk Date: 20 Jun 2016. While on holidays in Donegal we watched for an opportunity to climb Errigal. The weather was generally good but Errigal often has a cloud at the top. Rachel, Dillon(dillonkdy) and I started the walk to the summit of Errigal after 4 PM on a lovely summers afternoon. We did a bit of ziz/zag again to avoid the worst of the boggy parts at the start and soon enough we were on a much drier and stony surface as we started to climb. We had great visibility and there was no problem with working out where to go all the way to the top. Errigal offers fantastic views in all directions, Lough Altan on one side and views over Dunlewy lough and beyond on the other. After a few photos we headed back down to the car park on the R251 where we started. This route took us about 2.5 Hrs climbing a height of 475m and a distance of 4.5 Km up and back.
See Dillon’s (dillonkdy) full story of his County High Point Challenge at https://dillons32chpchallenge.github.io/progress/index.html We also found Kieron Gribbon's High Point Ireland website (www.highpointireland.com) to be a useful source of information for our 32 County High Points challenge. Definitely worth checking out if you're planning to do any of the High Point challenges. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/76/comment/18817/