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Surveying Ballineddan and Slievemaan, mucky end near Toorboy

Track 4996 simon3 13 hours 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) |...

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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...

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Track 4995 Onzy 2 days ago
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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
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Douglas Top: Good views from so-so top.

Summit Comment Colin Murphy a week ago
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Track 4993 Colin Murphy a week ago
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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
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Skye Trail - July 2023

Forum: General Geo 6 days ago
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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||
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Donegal North Area   E: Fanad Subarea
Place count in area: 9, OSI/LPS Maps: 2 
Highest place: Knockalla, 363m
Maximum height for area: 363 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 328 metres,

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Knockalla Hill Cnoc Colbha A name in Irish, also The Devil's Backbone an extra name in English (Ir. Cnoc Colbha [OSI], 'hill of the ledge or edge') Donegal County in Ulster Province, in Binnion List, Whitish quartzite with pebble beds Bedrock

Height: 363m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 2 Grid Reference: C23592 34284
Place visited by 43 members. Recently by: ChrisC, Wilderness, eamonoc, k_der, pmeldrum, cairns-pj, Q35on, Fergalh, trostanite, NICKY, Aidy, Lucky1, sperrinlad, Ulsterpooka, kmoore
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Longitude: -7.630717, Latitude: 55.155148 , Easting: 223592, Northing: 434284 Prominence: 328m,  Isolation: 4.1km
ITM: 623536 934265,   GPS IDs, 6 char: Knc363, 10 char: Knockalla
Bedrock type: Whitish quartzite with pebble beds, (Slieve Tooey Quartzite Formation)

Knockalla has twin summits of the same height. It is also known as the Devil's Backbone.   Cnoc Colbha is the highest hill in the Donegal North area and the 1033th highest in Ireland. Cnoc Colbha is the second most southerly summit and also the second most easterly in the Donegal North area.
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by Wilderness  31 May 2023
I parked in Glenvar in-between the school and church and accessed the hills by taking the lane which leads up to the cross and grotto. 26303525 starA. I walked from the north east top to the listed south west top and then continued south west until I came to a trail in-between two small tops at 23053370 starB. This trail lead me back onto the road at 236332 starC . Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/884/comment/23971/
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