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Rosgalliv Hill: Great view

Summit Comment MichaelG55 8 hours ago
Tuesday, it was Slievemore, Wednesday Lugnademon, Croagh Patrick and Ben Goram, Thursday Nephin, so Rosgalliv was Fridays epic!A great wee hill with a lot going for it - fantastic views over Clew ...

Beinn Fhionnlaidh (Etive) from Glen Creran

Track 5180 billbaggins 2 days ago
A straightforward, uncomplicated route that avoids the steep ground and burn crossing of the route from Glen ... walk, Len: 14.5km, Climb: 970m, Area: Loch Linnhe to Loch Etive (Britain) Beinn...

Keecragh Mountain: The steep rocky north side.

Summit Comment simon3 6 days ago
Be careful to plan your route to avoid the steep slabs on this side of the hill.

Knockreagh: Easy and Hard Roads

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 2 days ago
Knockreagh is the northern outlier of the summits which circle Glantrasna. We used to consider it an Arderin, but a survey in Sept 2024 found it to be 499.1m and so undersized.From the west, ...

Spain: Sierra Nevada, Juego de Bolos

Track 5177 Onzy 2 days ago
Route to a reputedly difficult to access 3,000m hill which we had stewed on for a long time. The bus operator told us it walk, Len: 14.9km, Climb: 609m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Keecragh Mountain: Rugged, rock slab defended hill with great views.

Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 6 days ago
Keeragh or Keecragh dominates the area from Lauragh to Ardgroom. To reach it you need to be aware of the formidable series of slabs of flat rock, particularly on the northern side.One way of...

Spain: Monachil Puppy Walk

Track 5179 Onzy 2 days ago
Well set out walk up a river gorge from Monachil which gets its name from various 'puppy' shaped rocks along the walk, Len: 12.7km, Climb: 497m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Aughrus Point: End of the road

Coast Comment Geo a week ago
High point at L54350 57099 there's a small cairn built beside it. Park at L54448 57203 at the turning point at road end.A bit damp but only a 200m walk from car to feature. Great views of the...

Spain: Dilar

Track 5178 Onzy 2 days ago
Walk straight out of the hotel in Dilar and centred around the 1,520m peak of Cerro de la Siletta and the rocky ridge ea walk, Len: 16.8km, Climb: 781m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||

Knockullane: Trees gone from Mountain

Summit Comment Fergalh a week ago
On my walk along the Sli Gaeltacht Mhuscrai on 22/09/2024 I noticed the hill has been deforested . There appears to be a rough forest road giving access to the summit now.

Cahas Surveying: Changes to Arderins etc

Forum: Suggestions simon3 6 days ago
Surveying 2024, August and Sept in the Mournes and the Cahas.There are new positions for the Knocknaveacals, North and South, thanks to a suggestion from DoBIH. Knocknaveacal N was recorded w...

Spain: Sierra Nevada:

Track 5175 Onzy 2 days ago
Route to 2 of Sierra Nevada's 3,000m peaks from Hoya de la Mora, Pico Tajo Alto de los Machos and Cerillo Redondo. T walk, Len: 22.3km, Climb: 822m, Area: Unid, Unid () ||
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simon3: Track 5174 in area near Coomacloghane, Caha Mountains (Ireland)
From Ardgroom Stone Circle, via Tooth and Keeragh.
Length: 9.9km, Creator time taken: 6h35m, Ascent: 683m,
Descent: 709m

Places: Start at V7096855548, Coomacloghane, Knocknaveacal South Top, Knocknaveacal North Top, Keeragh Mountain, Drung Hill, end at V7234757283 2.2km NE from Start
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This route starts from the Ardgroom Stone Circle, which has a small car park for 3 or 4 cars at V70968 55548.
Ascend from there to Coomacloghane via the coum to its SW. Be aware that although the land near the Stone Circle is rough, it is nevertheless part of a farm. Use the gate that is available. As usual, do not bring dogs. Do not damage fences. Ask about access if you are unsure.


MountainViews.ie picture 1 for track/5174 : From Ardgroom Stone Circle, via Tooth and Keeragh.

It is possible to walk on increasingly wild land into the coum under Coomacloghane as shown here.




There is one continuous long climb to the coum, with the ridge of the Cummeengeara Horseshoe on the horizon.


MountainViews.ie picture 2 for track/5174 : From Ardgroom Stone Circle, via Tooth and Keeragh.

The view SW from Coomacloghane.




On this trip we were measuring. In this case we found the height of Coomacloghane to be 598.9m, so making it an not-quite-Vandeleur-Lynam. It is however an Arderin.


MountainViews.ie picture 3 for track/5174 : From Ardgroom Stone Circle, via Tooth and Keeragh.

View from Knocknaveacal South towards the North West. The hill in the midground is Keeragh Mountain, 363.2m




We have always been impressed with Keeragh (aka Keecragh) mountain which dominates the landscape between Ardgroom and Lauragh. It has now been added as a "Local, Historical, Cultural" hill.
We walked over it on the way down. Getting to its top was easy enough, but on the other side towards Drung Hill and the Beara Way, the route was made extremely difficult by long stretches of exposed cliff.


MountainViews.ie picture 4 for track/5174 : From Ardgroom Stone Circle, via Tooth and Keeragh.

On the way down the Beara Way and in sight of the road we saw this unusual structure. Is it an observatory?




We found no obvious way to the stile we expected to find on the road. It looks like the Beara Way has been re-routed. We crossed extremely rough ground to a derelict building site (as of 2024) which provided access to the road.

Uploaded on: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 (10:04:30)
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