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Brandon Peak: One of the best for sure

Summit Comment Bunsen7 18 hours ago
If you park at Q47044 06865 and follow the track up over Gearhane to Brandon Peak, returning the same way, you will only expend between 2.5 and 3 hours of your time. Quite a small investment ...

Brandon Peak: Garran Ceoil

Summit Comment liz50 a day ago
Iain T and Onzy both mention the impressive east ridge of Brandon Peak which leads directly to the summit from the shore of Lough Croite, the largest of the Paternoster lakes. Known locally a...

Lissoughter: Attack of the Bees

Summit Comment TommyV a day ago
Followed jimbloomers directions which are spot on. No fence so access to the open hill is easy although strangely enough there is a fence all the way around the summit. Fantastic views of the...

Brandon and Brandon Peak from Cloghane

Track 4533 markwallace a day ago
This is the classic middle section of the Brandon ridge, up from the coastal village of Cloghane (plenty of park... walk, Len: 21.7km, Climb: 1221m, Area: Cnoc Bréanainn, Brandon Group (Ireland)||...

Moneyteige North: Busy spiders...

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Making an early start to avoid the summer heat, I was rewarded by the sight of thousands of cobwebs speckled with morning dew nestling among the long grasses and ferns, including the one in t...

Moneyteige North: Good views over S. Wicklow, but mostly uninspiring.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: 2 days ago
The simplest approach, and one which will not require crossing farmers' fields, is from the forest entrance to the north at T15936 77930, where there is parking for several cars. Follow the m...

Data Mining Trip

Track 4534 march-fixer a day ago
Considering the expected high temperatures we set out reasonably early. We wanted to check the high points and co... walk, Len: 11.9km, Climb: 493m, Area: Brockagh Mountain SE Top, Wicklow (Irela|...

Slieveboy: Fertile fields

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 days ago
Given its isolation, the views from Slieveboy are pastoral and pretty rather than breathtaking, although you do get a good sense of the fertile nature of North Wexford from its summit.

Slieveboy: Toppled trig pillar

Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 days ago
There is sufficient parking at T02728 57076 B for several cars. From here I followed csd's route up the zigzagging tracks all the way to the summit. It was a beautiful day, very hot and but f...

Barnanageehy: Unsurprisingly blown down by prevailing southerly winds

Summit Comment Bunsen7 2 days ago
Here's a close up of the Iron Man monstrosity.The metal has obviously rotted but I'd say the fact that it was constructed in a "windy gap" with wind funnelling up the valley from the South ha...

Barnanageehy: Great long range views in clear weather

Summit Comment Bunsen7 2 days ago
Enjoyed a walk to this summit on a stunningly clear day. The route from the east is a little tedious but is rewarded in clear weather. The "popular" startpoint beside the telecoms antennae ca...

Benbrack: Enormous landslide at summit - Avoid

Summit Comment TommyMc 3 days ago
The Anglo Celt newspaper has reported an "enormous" landslide earlier this month on the summit plateau of Benbrack. There are said to be deep crevices on either side of the affected area and ...
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ColinCallanan: Track 4335 in area near Cnoc Bréanainn, Brandon Group (Ireland)
Brandon mountain from the East
Length: 11.5km, Creator time taken: 5h35m, Ascent: 821m,
Descent: 900m

Places: Start at Q48972 12070, Cnoc Bréanainn, Faill na nDeamhan, Barr an Ghéaráin, An Géarán, end at Q46939 06899 5.6km S from Start
Logged as completed by 2

This route was taken from Adrian Hendroff's wonderful book "The Dingle Peninsula", which I highly recommend for many more great walks around the peninsula with nice nuggets of local information and history.
I started tracking after passing the grotto, which is easy to find. The route takes the well known path up and then continues south, taking in the key summits on the way. Luckily a friend was around so we used two cars and saved ourselves hours of road walking. If you have plenty of time, set off early from the Mount Brandon Hostel, the road walk has stunning views most of the way as well.
After An Gearrán, we went away from the main pilgrim route and trudged through some slightly boggy land to find a quick way onto the track leading to lough geal.

Uploaded on: Mon, 20 Jul 2020 (19:30:35)
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