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Colin Murphy: Track/4943 in area near Slemish, Antrim Hills (Ireland)
A precarious loop
Ascent: 199m,
Length: 2.1km,
Creator time taken: 1h18m
Descent: 198m,
Time predicted from Naismith's rule: 0h 45m + breaks
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PlacesStart at D21716 05570, Slemish, end at Start
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This was my final Antrim mountain or hill – I saved one of the best for last.
The impressive bulk of Slemish
While it didn’t take long (30 minutes for the actual ascent), the route I chose was a bit precarious. After the initial stroll up through the green area from the car park, I followed a narrow trail snaking up and around to the north.
The slope tells its own story
As I progressed the climb became much steeper and I actually lost the trail a couple of times. Once or twice I was actually nervous as I clambered over boulders while clinging to clumps of heather with a sheer drop below me.
The sun peeking over the summit through milky cloud
The slope finally eased around the 380m mark, much to my relief, and I clambered up the remaining hillside to the flattish summit area.
The flattish summit
Not wanting to return the same way, mostly because I was afraid to, but also to make it more of a looped walk, I continued SSE past summit. I made a brief diversion to the southern side of the hill to watch four hawks swirling and swooping in the windy air – they almost seemed to be doing it for fun!
The descending track is much more user-friendly
I then returned towards the summit and headed down the steep track to the south of the high point, which proved much safer than my ascent. A very enjoyable climb all round.
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Uploaded on: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 (15:41:30), Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/track/4943/
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