This website uses cookies, which are small text files that the website puts on your device to facilitate operation. Cookies help us provide a better service to you. They are used to track general user traffic information and to help the website function properly.
MountainViews is standardising on this new presentation style for the "Main Page". For a short while it is still possible to
Get the equivalent "old" page here. Or choose from the "Home" menu option above to change.
conormcbandon: Track/2977 in area near Killough, South Midlands (Ireland)
Backdoor access to a quarry - Killough is no more
Ascent: 0m,
Length: 3.8km,
Creator time taken: 33m32s
Descent: 0m,
Time predicted from Naismith's rule: 0h 45m + breaks
Click here to rate track
PlacesStart at S12026 50886, Killough, end at S11201 51351, 947m NW from Start
Track Rating ..
[RWD version 1 ]
I passed the main entrance to the CRH quarry at killough at it was closed, but it was 6.30 on a Saturday evening so that was unsurprising and in some ways welcome as they probably were unlikely to grant me access. I elected to park at the non residential farmyard as shown on the map up the cul de sac and crossed the fields avoiding livestock to the quarry fence. I was prevented by the overgrowth on three or four occasions and elected to move to the next field which looked more promising on the aerial photography. And it was. I was able to crawl easily under the fence and onto the track encircling the top of the quarry face. I reached the high point easily which at the moment is a huge pile of rocks on top of an active quarry face. Of my gps the height was 244 meters. This is a working quarry and there are numerous hazards. Not least the open active faces/cliffs and I presume the threat of regular blasting! 💥
Editing Details for track/2977
NOTE: ALL information such as Ascent, Length and Creator time taken etc should be regarded as approximate. The creator's comments are opinions and may not be accurate or still correct.
Your time to complete will depend on the speed of the slowest plus break time and your mode of transport.
NOTE: It is up to you to ensure that your route is appropriate for you and your party to follow bearing in mind all factors such as safety, weather conditions, experience and access permission.
Uploaded on: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 (23:08:26), Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/track/2977/
* Note: A GPS Height in the elevation profile is sourced from the device that recorded the track. An "SRTM" height is derived from a model of elevations for parts of the earth. More detail
Use of MountainViews is governed by conditions and a privacy policy.
Read general information about the site. Opinions in material here are not necessarily endorsed by MountainViews.
Hillwalking is a risk sport. Information in comments, walks, shared GPS tracks or about starting places may
not be accurate for example as regards safety or access permission. You are responsible for your safety and your permission to walk.
See the credits and list definitions.