Cookies. This website uses cookies, which are small text files that the website puts on your computer to facilitate operation. Cookies help us provide a better service to you. They are used to track general user traffic information and to help the website function properly.

Click to hide this notice for 30 days.
Welcome to MountainViews
If you want to use the website often please enrol (quick and free) at top right.
Overview
Detail
Zoom: ??
For more map options click on any overview map area or any detail map feature.
Find Suggested Walks
Find hill, mountain, island, coastal feature.
Videos


Recent Contributions
Get Notifications

Topo UK and Ireland v8

Forum: General chelman7 17 hours ago
My Garmin handheld GPS uses the Topo UK and Ireland v6. I see that v8 is now available on the garmin website. Does anyone know if there is much difference between the versions?

Carrigaline to Crosshaven Greenway

Track 4278 markwallace a day ago
A walk along the Carrigaline to Crosshaven Greenway. Carrigaline is very easily reached from Cork City by the frequent B walk, Len: 7.4km, Climb: 24m, Area: South Cork (Ireland) ||

New York Highline

Track 4258 Onzy 5 days ago
Underwhelming... run, Len: 2.4km, Climb: 11m, Area: United States, New York () ||

Benbo: Nighthawk

Summit Comment magnumpig 4 days ago
Just found the photo on my phone this morning! I took this photo at 3am one Saturday morning last June, struggling home from a few bevvies in Manorhamilton. Benbo dominates the view from my kitche...

Binn Gabhar: Bare rock and scrambles

Summit Comment simon3 5 days ago
You may want to come off the ridge between Binn Gabhar (Bengower) and Ben Lettery, if you have left a car somewhere near Derryclare and have been doing the horseshoe. Below is a picture of the rid...

Luggala & Knocknacloghoge Hiking

Track 4281 conororourke 6 days ago
Nice loop of Luggala & Knocknacloghoge - route as per Helen Fairbairn's 'Best Walks' book taking in both... walk, Len: 15.1km, Climb: 946m, Area: Luggala, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) Lugga||

Brandon Hill: Great conditions on a crisp, winter day.

Summit Comment Aidy 6 days ago
First day on the hills of 2020, and my penultimate county high point. Lucky to get good conditions after the long drive down to Co Kilkenny.

Irish Mountain Gathering 2020

Forum: General Onzy 3 days ago
Outline programme attached....Friday, 21st February 2020, 7.30 for 8pm. Don't miss it!

Delightful Ridge Walk

Track 4275 osullivanm a week ago
This involved a car split with cars left at V563699 and V602699 .The initial ascent is easy along the Kerry Way then... walk, Len: 14.4km, Climb: 644m, Area: Glanbeg, Dunkerron Mountains (Ireland) ||

Carrauntoohil: Brocken Spectre

Summit Comment Lauranna 6 days ago
Brocken Spectre from Summit of Carrauntoohil in Winter Conditions

Coastal Hills: 35 added for Kerry

Forum: Suggestions simon3 a month ago
MountainViews has been describing "Coastal Hills" for the island of Ireland. They are places which typically overlook the sea and may form part of coastal walks. They are defined as being within ...

Knockmulanane West Top: Central Dingle views.

Summit Comment simon3 a week ago
While Knockmulanane W is nothing special to look at, views from it are great. Here is the view north towards two nearby lakes. The one to the left is Loch Thuairin Mhárta 378m while on the skyline...
Conditions and Info
Use of MountainViews is governed by conditions and a privacy policy.
Read general information about the site.
Opinions in material here are not necessarily endorsed by MountainViews.
Hillwalking is a risk sport. Information in comments, walks or shared GPS tracks may not be accurate for example as regards safety or access permission. You are responsible for your safety and your permission to walk.
See the credits and list definitions.
Recent Items   RSS Feed for Recent Items.
MV Facebook page.   Visit our Facebook page.
Video display
simon3: Track 2078 in area near Carrick Mountain, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)
Exploratory route for Carrick Mtn from the SW
Length: 4.9km, Creator time taken: 2h 5m, Ascent: 181m,
Descent: 176m

Places: Start at T21927 93544, Carrick Mountain, end at Start
Logged as completed by 2
This track was made in search of a quick way up Carrick Mtn, a summit that has caused considerable grief to previous people exploring it.

The immediate area of the summit is a quartzite ridge stretching approximately SW-NE. All around this are untracked trees, often the black barked Lodgepole Pine (Pinus Contorta). To the SW where we attempted to walk on the way up, many of these trees which in that area are Lodgepoles have fallen over, creating very difficult walking. If you look at the air photo layer you can see three types of tree in descending order of walkability, light green: larch, middle green: Sitka Spruce and dark green Lodgepole Pine. Our route exited the summit slightly north and west where the going through the trees was much easier.

Uploaded on: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 (08:44:33)
Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/track/2078/  
To download GPS tracks you must be enrolled and logged in. See "Login or enrol", top right - quick and easy.

Note: ALL information such as Ascent, Length and Creator time taken etc should be regarded as approximate. The creator's comments are opinions and may not be accurate or still correct.
Your time to complete will depend on your speed plus break time and your mode of transport. For walkers: Naismith's rule, a rough and often inaccurate estimate, suggests a time of 1h 17m + time stopped for breaks
Note: It is up to you to ensure that your route is appropriate for you and your party to follow bearing in mind all factors such as safety, weather conditions, experience and access permission.

OSi logo OSNI/LPS logo
Some mapping:
Open Street Map
(Various variations used.)
British summit data courtesy:
Database of British & Irish Hills
(Creative Commons Licence)
MountainViews.ie, a Hill-walking Website for the island of Ireland. 1100+ Visitors per day, 2100 Summiteers, 1300 Contributors.