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Carrickashane Mountain: Mountain hut

Summit Comment hibby a month ago
The walk along the Wicklow Way from T08543 86765 is very agreeable, sloping gently upwards on a well-made forest track with some amazing views across the valley towards Slieve Maan and the Lu...

Very tough and long trek over rough terrain.

Track 5271 Colin Murphy 2 weeks ago
This was definitely among my personal top 5 most difficult Carns. 5.5km from car to summit, much of it on unpleas... walk, Len: 11.0km, Climb: 583m, Area: Bennaunmore, Mangerton (Ireland) Bennau||

Sheep Island: Island Names

Island Comment Pepe a month ago
Going by Gerald Geoffrey Spencer's excellent "30 Year Study of the East Waterford Coast", the outermost of the two Sheep Islands is known as Vales Island. The large boot-shaped isle alongside...

Sheep Island: The Isles of Icane

Island Comment Pepe a month ago
Three of the four Isles of Icane can be seen in this photo (Carrickanine is hidden on the far side). The stack-like island in the middle of the group is known as Eagle Rock.

Way up Cloghnagaune from the SE.

Track 5270 simon3 3 weeks ago
This is one way up from the SE. It is relatively straightforward as can be seen from the track. Unlike other rou... walk, Len: 1.3km, Climb: 17m, Area: Cloghnagaune, Wicklow (Ireland) Cloghnaga||

Beennaman: Stunning views from the peak

Summit Comment DeirdreM a month ago
ts worth including if doing Masatiompan but it's a bit of a slog through high heather. Extreme care is needed at the top as it can be hard to tell where the heather ends and where the fresh a...

Tonlagee via Stoney Top.

Track 3796 simon3 3 weeks ago
Stoney Top view south.Annalecka BridgeThis walk starts from near Annalecka bridge where there is a limited amount... walk, Len: 14.4km, Climb: 659m, Area: Stoney Top, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland) St||

Rathinny: Short steep trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a month ago
Parked at the quay 914730 in mullinasole near the salmon inn. Then headed for the gate at 915728 from here headed to another gate opposite a short distance away and then the short sharp climb...

Great Sugar Loaf: Old friend

Summit Comment hibby a month ago
The final steep approach to the summit has changed recently - what was a scree-filled near-scramble has been replaced by a carefully constructed rocky staircase made up of fairly regular, sta...

Laragh Free Car Park, Paddock, Trooperstown, Jackson's Falls

Track 5269 simon3 3 weeks ago
An interesting route combining various less well known paths to reach Paddock Hill and Trooperstown. walk, Len: 14.1km, Climb: 538m, Area: Trooperstown Hill, Wicklow (Ireland) Tr||

Coolmore: Follow the way of the cross

Summit Comment Fergalh a month ago
Parked opposite Franciscan Friary at a bakery 868665 and headed round the back of the church to a sign for the way of the cross 867666. Then followed the way of the cross which winds uphill p...

Knocksink after 2025 Storm Éowyn - Important Change.

Track 5268 simon3 3 weeks ago
If you study the route through Knocksink such as track/4029, you will see that in the western, upper reaches of the val walk, Len: 3.2km, Climb: 19m, Area: Dublin (Ireland) ||
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curus_lulus: Track 2146 in area near Cnoc Iochtair, MacGillycuddy's Reeks (Ireland)
Coomloughra Horseshoe clockwise - white out
Length: 15.6km, Creator time taken: 12h22m, Ascent: 1316m,
Descent: 1325m

Places: Start at V7717587331, Cnoc Íochtair, Skregmore, Stumpa Bharr na hAbhann, Beenkeragh, Na Cnámha, Carrauntoohil, Caher, Caher West Top, end at R2863233563 69km NE from Start
Logged as completed by 1

White out beyond 700m, tolerable if strong wind, hiding caches at Cnoc Iochtair, Skregmore, Stumpa Bhar, Benkeeragh, The Bones. Finding cache at Carrauntoohil. Seriously stuck in peat and mud on the way down from Caher..

Uploaded on: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 (21:53:44)
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