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Turbot Island: Sky view

Island Comment Colin Murphy 5 days ago
Turbot Island (centre of photo, with houses) seen from the Sky Road near sunset..

Route from Tibradden

Track 5223 simon3 4 days ago
walk, Len: 11.0km, Climb: 500m, Area: Tibradden Mountain, Dublin (Ireland) Tibr...

Mulroney's Island: Tide times are vital to keep the toes dry

Island Comment Fergalh 2 days ago
This island is possible to be visited on foot . There is a rough stone and seaweed causeway. Parked at 362118 and followed track through the field to edge of water, crossed causeway onto isla...

Tully Mountain: Reflections on a winter's day.

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 5 days ago
Tully mountain seen from Letterfrack Pier on a crisp and still November day.

A different way to visit Tibradden and Glendoo.

Track 5224 simon3 2 days ago
The route starts from the Tibradden Forest Recreation area car park where the Zipit zipwire facilities are. Ther... walk, Len: 12.1km, Climb: 482m, Area: Tibradden Mountain, Dublin (Ireland) Ti||

Ordinary hill transformed by conditions

Track 5221 Colin Murphy 5 days ago
I had the good fortune to encounter weather conditions that turned this relatively ordinary hill into something m... walk, Len: 8.9km, Climb: 496m, Area: Taobh Dubh, Maamturks (Ireland) Taobh Du||

Taobh Dubh: Approach from south-east.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 5 days ago
One approach is via the forest to the SE, starting at point L91893 54869, where there is room for one car to squeeze in without blocking entrance. Ignore the first turn on the left and contin...

A diamond on a sparkling day

Track 5219 Colin Murphy 5 days ago
As others have reported this is a well-maintained trail, part of Connemara National Park, (and they seem to be bu... walk, Len: 7.5km, Climb: 442m, Area: Binn Ghuaire, Twelve Bens (Ireland) Binn||

Diamond Hill: Sparkling diamond

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 5 days ago
Part of Connemara National Park, Diamond Hill has a well-maintained trail with plenty of parking and facilities such as toilets. It attracts large numbers of visitors, many of whom only do th...

Boyne Valley "Camino"

Track 5214 Onzy a week ago
Nice 25k route from Drogheda to Mellifont and back by a mixture of quiet roads, woodland and riverbank. The route has b walk, Len: 24.7km, Climb: 283m, Area: North East Midlands (Ireland) ||

Coolcurtoga: Route from the Paps Trailhead

Summit Comment DeirdreM 2 weeks ago
I decided to take a new route up to Coolcurtoga from the Paps Trailhead as I had a few fellow hikers with me and wanted to make a longer hike. Terrain was fine apart from the usual boggy bits...

Cahas Surveying: Changes to Arderins etc

Forum: Suggestions simon3 2 months ago
Surveying 2024, August and Sept in the Mournes and the Cahas.There are new positions for the Knocknaveacals, North and South, thanks to a suggestion from DoBIH. Knocknaveacal N was recorded w...
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Southern Cumbria Area   Lake District - Southern Fells Subarea
Place count in area: 84,  
Highest place: The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Ma, 803m
Maximum height for area: 803 metres,     Maximum prominence for area: 416 metres,

Places in area Southern Cumbria:
Benson Knott 319mLambrigg Fell 339.6mScout Hill 285m
Lake District - Far Eastern Fells:   Arnside Knott 159.1mCrook Knott 256mGrassgarth Heights 205mGummer's How 321mHampsfell 222mScout Scar 235mWhitbarrow - Lord's Seat 215m
Lake District - Southern Fells:   Beacon Fell 255mBirk Fell Man - Birk Fell 529mBirker Fell - White How 444mBlack Brows 268mBlack Combe 600mBlack Combe South Top 587mBlack Fell 323mBlack Sails 745mBlake Rigg (Tilberthwaite) 423mBrim Fell 796mBrown Pike 682mBuck Barrow 549mBuck Pike - Seathwaite Fell 744mBurn Moor 543mBurney 298mCaw 529mClaife Heights 270mCrook Crag 469mDemming Crag 525mDow Crag 778mDow Crag 404mErin Crag 551mGreat Carrs 785mGreat How (Swirl Band) 770mGreat Intake - Low Fell 408mGreat Paddy Crag 532mGreat Whinscale 427mGreat Worm Crag 427mGreen Crag 489mGreen Pikes 420mGrey Friar 773mHarter Fell (Eskdale) 654mHawk Rigg 441mHaystacks (Tilberthwaite) 423mHell Gill Pike 662mHesk Fell 477mHigh Fell 428mHigh Wythow 410mHolme Fell 317mHorsehow Crags 433mHutton Roof Crags 275mIron Crag 408mKennel Crag 412mKinmont Buck Barrow 535mKirkby Moor [Lowick High Common] 334mKitty Crag 435mLad Stones 616mLag Bank [Broughton Moor] 412mLittle Carrs 692mLittle How Crags 730mLong Crag - Yewdale Fells 421mLowscales Hill 189mMuncaster Fell - Hooker Crag 231mPeathill Crag 400mPeathill Crag South Top 404mPikes 469mPlough Fell 448mRowantree How 402mStainton Pike 498mStickle Pike 375mStoneside Hill 422mStoupdale Head 472mSwirl How 802mThe Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man] 803mTop o'Selside 335mWalna Scar 621mWetherlam 763mWhite Combe 417mWhite Maiden 610mWhite Pike (Birkby Fell) 442mWhite Pike (Seathwaite) 598mWhitfell 573mWoodend Height 489mYoadcastle 494m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.
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The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man] Mountain Lancashire (CoH) County, in British over 600m, British Marilyn Lists

Height: 803m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 96 97 Grid Reference: SD27242 97818
Place visited by 27 members. Recently by: bowler, rhw, markmjcampion, John.geary, Onzy, oreills8, abcd, TommyMc, oakesave, skyehigh, IainT, jsg2307, jimmy-mci, eflanaga, Fergalh
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Longitude: -3.121445, Latitude: 54.370658 , Easting: 327242, Northing: 497818 Prominence: 416m,  Isolation: 0.8km ,   GPS IDs, 6 char: ThOldM, 10 char: ThOldMnfCn
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Long trek to summit .. by Fergalh   (Show all for The Old Man of Coniston [Coniston Old Man] )
 
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Early start advised to miss the crowds
by Fergalh  13 Jan 2021
As this is one of the more popular climbs in the Lake district where you park needs some planning. I climbed on a very wet bad weather day and still had to park way out of coniston on a side road. Even though the weather was bad it was busy on the track Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/b2634/comment/22060/
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