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Carrane Hill: Mostly straightforward ascent from the SW

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days 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...

Interesting top but very muddy in parts

Track 4993 Colin Murphy 3 days 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)|...

Naweeloge Top: Interesting Carn with dramatic cliff face

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 3 days 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...

Skye Trail - July 2023

Forum: General Geo 2 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...

Beinn Edra: Day 4 on the Skye Trail - Summer 2023

Summit Comment Geo 2 days ago
My first summit bagged in Scotland

Knockboy: Knockbui,"Knockboy"

Summit Comment oldsoldier 3 days 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...

Two Sugar Loaves

Track 4992 simon4 4 days 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||

Straightforward ascent largely up forest tracks

Track 4994 Colin Murphy 3 days 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 5 days 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...

Knockboy: Leap of faith.

Summit Comment TommyV a week 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 ...

Beinn Bhrotain and Monadh Mor from Linn of Dee

Track 4923 billbaggins a week ago
These two hills are usually visited either from Glen Feshie to the west or from Linn of Dee to the south-east. This ... walk, Len: 31.0km, Climb: 1194m, Area: Cairngorms (Britain) Carn Cloich-mhuil||

Slievemore: Epic fail

Summit Comment TommyV a week 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...
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Selworthy Beacon Hill , in British Marilyn List

Height: 308m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 181 Grid Reference: SS91884 47987
Place visited by 7 members. Recently by: oakesave, nordicstar, IainT, Fergalh, MichaelE, chalky, jimbloomer
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Longitude: -3.549526, Latitude: 51.22081 , Easting: 291884, Northing: 147987 Prominence: 193m,  Isolation: 4.7km ,   GPS IDs, 6 char: SlwrBc, 10 char: SlwrthyBcn
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Worthy of a vist
by Fergalh  21 Oct 2020
Follow road out of Minehead to car park just after summit and follow short track of around 400 metres to the Beacon. Nice views of the Bristol Chanel and Lundey Island from the Beacon Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/B2893/comment/21007/
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