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Sturrall: Side view of Sturrall

Coast Comment srr45 2 days ago
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Sturrall: Landscape photo of Sturrall

Coast Comment srr45 2 days ago
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Carriglinneen, Kirikee, Cullentragh. Less common routes.

Track 4690 simon3 3 days ago
This route starts from the Glenmalure Lodge and takes an approach up Carriglineen and then Kirikee that avoids ex... walk, Len: 15.7km, Climb: 680m, Area: Carriglineen Mountain, Wicklow (Ireland)|...

Lobawn: Lobawn June 2022

Summit Comment 500plusclub 3 days ago
Cold dry windy June day hike to lowbawn via sugar loaf. New fencing so make sure you are on the right side of it for going up. Both war dept stones still toppled. Might head up some day and t...

Sturrall: Sturrall look out tower

Coast Comment srr45 2 days ago
Look out tower. In surprisingly good condition given it’s exposed location. It is located about 500m directly south of Sturrall summit. Don’t miss this as it is worth a visit if doing Sturrall

Church Mountain: Church mountain

Summit Comment 500plusclub 4 days ago
Hiked church mountain as part of a loop, continuing along corriebaks, pinnacle and back through Donard village. They seem to be installing new fencing and pedestrian gates

Montagne de Liausson via Cirque de Mourèze

Track 4691 David-Guenot 3 days ago
French bank holidays in May and June often give an opportunity to explore new places. With a few hours for myself to spa walk, Len: 12.6km, Climb: 654m, Area: France, Occitanie () ||

Bengorm: Falcon's Crest

Summit Comment pdtempan 4 days ago
I climbed Bengorm on a clear, sunny day in May as a way of reaching the higher target of Corranabinnia. During the whole walk of 6.5 hours, my only human encounters were on the lower slopes o...

Droppa from the north

Track 4688 Colin Murphy a week ago
There is parking for a couple of cars at the end of the narrow remote road at V82637 59648. Go through the gate on t... walk, Len: 7.3km, Climb: 535m, Area: Droppa, Caha Mountains (Ireland) Droppa,||

Broaghnabinnia: Steep sided, flat topped and great views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Peter Walker 5 days ago
Broaghnabinnia provides great views of the Reeks, Carrauntoohil in particular, from the south. It is steep on all sides and visitors should be comfortable with scrambling. From the east park ...

Mothaillín: Untracked hard ascents for superb views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Peter Walker 5 days ago
There is parking for a couple of cars at V 849 817. Cross the gate into some woodland and proceed along a short track (paved with concrete slabs) into a grassy field. Head SSE, making sure to...

Mothaillín: Access Issues

Summit Comment Peter Walker 5 days ago
Please note that there is an ongoing access issue with mountain approaches from the Black Valley (June 2022): please do not attempt to approach this summit from that direction.
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simon3: Track 2560 in area near Tomies Mountain, Purple Mtn (Ireland)
Reaching the Purple Patch.
Length: 15.6km, Creator time taken: 5h59m, Ascent: 923m,
Descent: 970m

Places: Start at V88076 88789, Tomies Mountain, Purple Mountain NE Top, Shehy Mountain, Purple Mountain, Tomies Mountain North Top, end at Start
Logged as completed by 2

This is a straightforward ascent of Purple Mountain and three summits north of it, (Tomies, Purple NE and Shehy). From the carpark at Kate Kearney's head south to the unpaved road shown (the rightmost of two adjacent roads). The ascent goes north following a spur off Tomies. There is a choice of ascending to the right (west) or left (east) of a deer fence. Go right.
The fast but arduous ascent goes on a track through high heather until about the 500m mark, whereupon the gradient eases off and the vegetation becomes easier.
For myself, the ascent of Shehy was the last, currently the 269th, of my round of the Vandeleur-Lynams.

Uploaded on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 (07:58:24)
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Comment created by eiremountains Apr-09
We did this route on the 05/07/2020 on a really windy day.

We followed the indications of this route, parked and started to walk on the unpaved road, found a little trail (left side of the deer fence) and followed it till a third of Tommies Mountain North Top, then we lost it and we walked more or less straight till that top. Once there, trail is not hard to follow.

Really nice views

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Your time to complete will depend on your speed plus break time and your mode of transport. For walkers: Naismith's rule, an approximate though often inaccurate estimate, suggests a time of 4h 39m + time stopped for breaks
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