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Garn Gron East Top: Long trek to summit followed by minor push through

Summit Comment Fergalh 13 hours ago
From Esgair Ambor drop back to a very faint right of way track to east heading to the forest. Just before the forest there is a small lake to the west on a corner . Cross fence here and use firebr...

Esgair Ambor: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 13 hours ago
After Cefn Y Cnwc a drop down to the track is followed by a long slog over tussocky boggy grass to the unmarked summit

Garn Gron: Short steep climb after trek along forest edge

Summit Comment Fergalh 13 hours ago
From Garn Gorn East Top drop back down to edge of forest and walk around edge of forest to west side. Than climb to summit marked by a cairn and trig pillar. Than the long trek back to starting po...

Cefn y Cnwc: Short trek to summit from track

Summit Comment Fergalh 14 hours ago
Head down out of forest from Mynydd Tywi along track and than head east over grass to unmarked summit

Mynydd Tywi [Pen y Maen North Top]: Short trek to summit but not easy

Summit Comment Fergalh 14 hours ago
From Mynydd Tywi East Top head back down to track back to junction and head west along firebreak. When I was there in 2016 there was a lot of fallen trees and it was not simple. Maybe it is easier...

Near Benglenisky, Twelve Bens (Ireland)

Track 4421 BrianD 17 hours ago
walk, Len: 15.7km, Climb: 689m, Area: Benglenisky, Twelve Bens (Ireland) Bengle...

Mynydd Tywi East Top: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 14 hours ago
Park at crossroads to the south beside the ubiquitous red phone box and postbox (with no building in site for miles !) Head north along track taking the right hand turn at the first junction and h...

Bryn Du: The way forward is clear

Summit Comment Fergalh 14 hours ago
Some of the signs for the right of way are not that legible....This is close to the Devils staircase road with its switchbacks is popular with both motorised and non motorised bikes.

Bryn Du: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh 14 hours ago
Parked to south near a bridge. Followed track alongside the river heading North before veering off to the east at a gap in the Crags. A steep climb leads to the unmarked summit.

Bryn Rhudd: View of River valley and starting point

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
As is often the case the best views are on the ascent or descent and not at the summit

Bryn Rhudd: Long trek to summit

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Parked to south and followed farm track North East track for 3/4 of the distance before veering off to the north west to the summit. This is marked by a large cairn

Bryn Garreg-lwyd: Future push through !

Summit Comment Fergalh a day ago
Parked to the North at a bend in the road and crossed a few grassy fields before crossing the fence a short distance into the newly planted trees. This was September 2016 so they will have grown a...
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David-Guenot: Track 3733 in area near Binn Bhán or Maolán, Twelve Bens (Ireland)
Benbrack loop
Length: 9.9km, Creator time taken: 3h25m, Ascent: 725m,
Descent: 716m

Places: Start at L75347 58214, Binn Bhán, Benbrack, Cnoc Breac, end at Start
Logged as completed by 1

Parked on the lay-by near the N59 bridge at Kylemore. Up the "little" Binn Bhan is a tough one and the conditions at the top were close to horrendous, but then it all got easier and I was able to celebrate my 300th Irish +500m summit on Benbrack. A rainy afternoon, so ended up wet to the bone, all the more after slipping knee-deep into a stream on the way back. Note that navigation was tricky due to the reduced visibility and due care was needed between Benbrack and Knockbrack, where I stuck to the ridgeline, contouring a crag from the S just before reaching the col. For safety reasons, I decided to retrace my steps to the latter on the way back from Knockbrack, and it proved to be a good idea as the descent from there, although slippery, was not as steep as I had expected. The stream I fell in is situated just W of Binn Bhan and does not offer many possibilities for crossing, especially with the rock getting extremely slippery when wet.

Uploaded on: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 (10:40:00)
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