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Foel Boeth: Heather bash, a river crossing and steep ascents and descents from t

Summit Comment Fergalh 8 hours ago
From Foel Ddu head west to the West top. Than a steep decent follows to the col. A river crossing and a steep ascent leads to the unmarked grassy summit. Afterwards a straight forward walk nort...

Foel Ddu: Heather bash after the grassy track

Summit Comment Fergalh 8 hours ago
Took very steep road west of the wonderfully named welsh town of Ysbyty Ifan. Parked at end of tarmac road at gate at small grass layby beside wall. Followed garssy track south all the way to a...

Foel Boeth: View from the east

Summit Comment Fergalh 8 hours ago
This was my third hill called Foel Beoth in the area and was hard earned. This is the view from the west top of Foel Ddu as there was no path and declining light, the route decision was important.

Pen Garneddwen: Heather bash all the way

Summit Comment Fergalh 8 hours ago
From Waun Garnedd y Filiast head south west along fence back to track. This winds around the minor summit of Brottos eventually you will arrive roughly south of Foel Beoth. From here head direc...

Carnedd y Filiast: View from North west

Summit Comment Fergalh 8 hours ago
This is a photo of Carnedd y Filast from Waun Garnedd y Filiast. The track that leads to the summit can be seen clearly and the difficult ground to cross between the two is also apparent.

Waun Garnedd-y-Filiast: Short trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 9 hours ago
From Carnedd y Filiast head east. The track from the south finishes here after a short walk leave the track to head north west along the fence (county boundary) to the unmarked summit. The grou...

Carnedd y Filiast: Boggy heathery walk to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 9 hours ago
From Carnedd Lechwed Llyfn follow the fence east which is also the county boundary The undulating and boggy ground is very wet in spots but eventually you will reach the final ascent which is d...

Carnedd Llechwedd-llyfn [Llechwedd-llyfn]: Heather to get through before summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 9 hours ago
From Foel Beoth a short descent North west leads to col. Than a gradual ascent over heathery boggy ground passing a small cairn on the way follows. Eventually you will arrive at the summit besi...

Foel-boeth: The view south

Summit Comment Fergalh 9 hours ago
Here is a view over the heather towards Llyn Celyn from near the summit. Bizarely in a small area there are 4 hills over 500 metres all with the same name. This was my second of the four hills

Foel-boeth: Short walk to summit from track

Summit Comment Fergalh 9 hours ago
Park on A4212 on layby beside Llyn Celyn. Walk with care on busy road to track that leads into forest. Follow to edge of forest and follow the winding track north to just below the summit. A sh...

Tre-pys-llygod: Short steep climb

Summit Comment Fergalh 10 hours ago
Climbed from the north west, over a bridge and up across fields to the summit. It should be noted that since I climbed on another website the owner has advised that this is private property.

Inishlay: in the shadow of Lettermore

Island Comment markmjcampion a day ago
Paddled over against a stiff breeze from Eragh island. Had a smile on my face brought on by great views up to the Maamturks as well as a cone of strong sunlight inviting me west. Landed at L907...
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wicklore: Track 2312 in area near Cumber Hill, Slieve Bloom (Ireland)
High heather obscures the ringfort
Length: 4.1km, Creator time taken: 1h12m, Ascent: 123m,
Descent: 131m

Places: Start at N19957 01593, Cumber Hill, end at Start
Logged as completed by 1

Use a Coillte forest track to walk to within a few hundred metres of the summit. The summit area is a broad area of high heather and the ringfort is only really visible by using your experience to pick it out. Some deforestation in the wider area makes the approach to the summit area easier once you leave the forest track below. Watch out for a herd of wild goats that I discovered watching me silently from above the forest track in the trees. There was something eerie in the way they chewed slowly, their eyes holding me in their gaze as their rotating jaws made short work of whatever they were eating. There were about 7 of them, but they were gone when I returned.

Uploaded on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 (00:00:56)
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