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Knockboy: Great views abound from the remote, boggy highpoint of Cork.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion, Colin Murphy, jackill 5 hours ago
Situated close to Bantry Bay on the Kerry/Cork border, Knockboy is Cork's highpoint. It's a nondescript, boggy and usually wet summit with more interesting terrain amidst some of its outlying peak...

Mullaghcleevaun: Wicklow

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 18 hours ago
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Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: markmjcampion 19 hours ago
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Doan: Great views on the way

Summit Comment Aidy 22 hours ago
On the way to Doan, from Ott car park, I loved the view over Lough Shannagh from the col between Carn Mountain and Slieve Loughshannagh.

Y Pigwyn: Long walk to summit once the site of a roman fort

Summit Comment Fergalh 22 hours ago
Just north west of Trecastle I parked at end of Roman Road. Walked through gate and very muddy track to summit Marked by a fallen concrete pillars and some stones. This summit was the site for a r...

Mynydd Myddfai: Short steep walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 23 hours ago
Short but sharp walk up from farm north of hill. Trig pillar at summit which is the centre of a ridge with 3 peaks. Wonderful views in all directions

Trichrug: Long walk to summit but worth the climb

Summit Comment Fergalh 23 hours ago
Parked to South west followed track to edge of forest than headed north east to summit marked by a cairn and trig pillar. Very fine views

Carn Fadog: Did not miss it this time !

Summit Comment Fergalh 23 hours ago
Personally very annoying one for me on a recent round in the area i summited five peaks but did not have this one marked on map ! So a twenty minute dog leg turned into a two hour walk from the No...

Llethr Llwyd: Steep climb from valley

Summit Comment Fergalh 23 hours ago
From Y Drum a drop down and that awkward river crossing again than steep but grassy ascent to Leithir Fawr which is another unmarked summit. Straight forward descent to starting point to west

Y Drum: Easy walk from Gopa Uchaf

Summit Comment Fergalh 23 hours ago
From Gopa Uchaf head along forest edge than small drop down and climb to unmarked summit.

Gopa Uchaf: Long walk to summit with river crossing as a bonus !

Summit Comment Fergalh 23 hours ago
Parked on minor road north east of Tregaron. Walked along track from and than climbed hill after crossing river steep climb on grass to unmarked summit

Banc Cwm-coed-ifor: Long walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 23 hours ago
Parked to North west and followed closed road (Fford ar Gau) and than veered off for unmarked summit in the middle of remains of Copse
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simon3: Track 2108 in area near Ben of Howth, East Coast (Ireland)
Short ramble round the Ben of Howth.
Length: 5.0km, Creator time taken: 1h20m, Ascent: 88m,
Descent: 126m

Places: Start at O28650 38540, Ben of Howth, end at Start
Logged as completed by 1

It can be a little tricky to find parking at a busy time so we started from a suburban street.
Reaching the summit with its trig pillar took around 20 minutes. There's a number of other tops around so we tried some of them and came back by a different route.
The Mapnik/OSM layer shows the tracks best for this area including tracks we did not use for this visit.
From the high ground there is a fine view over Ireland's Eye, an island off the coast and near to Howth. There are other views over the city and to the Dublin/ Wicklow mountains.

Uploaded on: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 (20:33:20)
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