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Colin Murphy: Track/4821 in area near Mullaleam, Breifne (Ireland)
Mullaleam
Ascent: 193m, Length: 2.9km, Creator time taken: 53m11s
Descent: 96m, Time predicted from Naismith's rule: 0h 54m + breaks
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Places Start at Gortalughany Viewpoint H16476 29980, Mullaleam, end at H15295 31947, 2.3km NW from Start
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[RWD version 1 ] Pass Gortalughany viewing point and park opposite a gate on right (parking for several cars at point H16473 29978.) Cross the gate and continue NNW along track for about 1km, taking you to a gate with a signpost identifying the townland as Aghatirourke.
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Aghatirourke sign with Mullaleam in background.
Cross gate and continue on a rougher track that curves around one end of the small, gorge-like Leggacurragh Valley. This offers the best views of the walk.
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Leggacurragh Valley
After that it’s more of a slog across rough ground covered in long grass, although it’s not too bad and has some interesting features, thanks to the limestone nature of the terrain. The area is speckled with large sinkholes (5-10m across) many of which have small trees growing from their base.
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One of the many interesting sinkholes in the limestone terrain
Rather than approaching the hill diectly, by curving around to a more NW direction you should pick up a trail of sorts (perhaps a remnant of a quad bike track) that eventually turns into a narrow track running, on and off, all the way to the barbed wire fence just beneath the summit. The summit itself is marked only by a couple of heathery mounds and a small pool. Allow 1.45hr up and down.
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Summit area
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Uploaded on: Fri, 3 Mar 2023 (11:39:40), Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/track/4821/
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