Walk in Ireland, Wicklow Scarr Scarr North-West Top Kanturk Knocknacloghoge, ascent 1192m, length 21km
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tbaines: Track 2331 in area near Scarr, Dublin/Wicklow (Ireland)
Lough Dan Circuit
Length: 21.0km, Creator time taken: 6h11m, Ascent: 1192m,
Descent: 1191m

Places: Start at O15814 01978, Scarr, Scarr North-West Top, Kanturk, Knocknacloghoge, end at Start
Logged as completed by 1
Park at Oldbridge; up Scarr and along to Kanturk, drop down to Inchavore River (use firebreak through wood, along river, up Knocknacloghoge, and down to Cloghoge Brook, follow down to Luggala Valley, up to Pier Gates, and Wicklow Way back to Oldbridge (track is slightly off Wicklow Way here).

Uploaded on: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 (11:44:55)
Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/track/2331/  
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