Guides and Trips
Trips
A walk along the southern ridge of the Hag's Glen skipping out Cruach Mhor and instead climbing up to the ridge from the back corner of Lough Cumeenapeasta which is an easy scramble with a few patches of loose scree.Plenty of exposure if you want it on the ridge over to Knocknapeasta or a safer well worn track slightly lower down for the sensible ones.Careful now!
Galtymore via Lough Curra gully and back via Lough Diheen.
An enjoyable hike across the western hills of the Slieve Mish range. Park opposite St. Josephs Church. Walk back towards the strand for 100m or so and turn right into a passageway between a new housing development and a old (derelict) house. This muddy rack winds it's way through thick gorse until it eventually deposits you on the lower slopes of Emlagh.Once up on Emlagh most of the up-hill work is done except for the odd hop-up at...
Baurtregaum is the highest top in the Slieve Mish range at 851m. I parked on the main road just after Derrymore and headed directly south into the 'wilds' to link up with the Dingle Way trail. I followed it until the signpost at the junction with the track the comes up from Derrymore and then headed south to get up on the spur that runs up to Gerhane. This first section of...
The Coomloughra horsehoe clockwise from the new car park at the start of the 'Hydo' road. A magnificent walk though visibility was not great from Skegmore on. The wind gusted strongly in places but was calm enough on the Beenkeragh Ridge to clamber over The Bones. Very cowld on Carrauntoohil when having the tae but no rain thankfully. Went astray slightly coming off Caher West until Lough Eagher appeared through the mist as we descended.A mighty walk!...
I had planned to do Beenoskee and Stradbally mountain on this trip but the weather was atrocious that Sunday morning so I drove on up to Connor Pass car park and after a bit of waiting I took off to the East to hike the four closest tops to the East.Not much uphill work involved in this one as the starting point is already at 400m, and the going was generally good except for a...
Started out from the car park opposite Kate Kearneys, went back the road a bit, crossed the bridge and turned right up a short side road, past a few houses and onto a very wet and muddy farm track. Broke out onto the hill from there and made my way up through thick gorse to the track that runs uphill alongside a stout wire fence. After a short distance the fence takes...
A circuit of the magnificent Horses Glen taking in Mangerton North top, Glencappul top, Mangerton and Stoompa.
I parked at Combaun forestry entrance near Anglesborough and followed the forestry road in as far as the sharp bend where it almost turns back on itself then took to the woods to the right of the gully to reach the tree covered top of Benard. This section is probably only visited by four legged creatures and was difficult to get through in parts due to felled trees and associated debris. Benard summit is crossed...
An alternative to the earlier posted trip 'Slievenamuck' taking the western leg of this cycle in a clockwise direction this time which made for a gradual steady climb up to Shrough dolmen (remains) and an enjoyable and slightly technical downhill return to the road.
Using Denis Lynch's book (Munster's Mountains) as a guide we tried the gully behind Lough Dineen, located below the col between Galtybeg and Galtymore. The book was spot-on in relation to the difficulty of the climb and there is indeed a hard move to be made just above half way up. Definitely not one to try on your own. After reaching the top we continued on up to Galtymore where I had to stop tracking the...
A short hike around Coumshingaun in the Comeraghs. Only one ascent involving a small bit of scrambling followed by a hike on boggy ground and then the decent down to the lake. Beautiful spot.
King's Yard, about 1Km out from Kilbeheny and well sign posted, is a good base to use if planning a walk in the western Galtees.This particular walk began with a long slog up Galtymore followed by a handy hike along the ridge line picking up Slievecushnabinnia, Carrignabinnia, Lyracappul and the Knockaterrifs. The final portion from Knockaterrif to Monabrack and down to the sheep pens was tough as it involved a couple of slow, steep decents on...
A longish hike taking in Brandon North top, Mount Brandon, Brandon South top, Brandon Peak, Gearhane, Ballysitteragh, Beennabrack and An Bhinn Dubh.Visibility was poor from just beyond the grotto so we were up on the shoulder of Mount Brandon before we knew it and the sound of running water through the mist was the only indication that we were passing the Coumaknock lakes. The path from summit to summit was fairly evident along...
I've cycled many times from Knockanroe/Silvermines over to Keeper Hill but never along Silvermines ridge itself. It's actually not a bad out & back cycle although after a period of wet weather it is very boggy in spots requiring a good-deal of hike-a-bike. The underlying rock is exposed in many places along the well-worn track and the far west end is grassy and solid under-wheel.Will definately return whenever we get our summer...
A horseshoe hike starting and ending at the Lough Muskry trailhead near Rossadrehid. We took in Knockastakeen on the way out which gave us a good view of the route ahead but as we reached Lough Muskry we were unsure if we could try the gully as cloud had decended to obscure the ridge line and conditions were quite wet and windy. After a break for tea by the small un-named lake...
Start at the Clogheen walking loop trailhead and follow the green waymarkers initially until the junction where it turns right towards the village, instead continue straight ahead. At the clearing take the RH track and look out for another track down to the right a short way along. Take a left at the bottom of this section and follow the trail as it turns back on itself, crosses the stream and meets...
The Clydagh horseshoe in an anti-clockwise direction taking in the gully behind Lough Curra. The climb up the gully itself is straight forward with mostly good footing and a small bit of reaching for holds. The upper setion is more of a steep grassy slope. It adds a small measure of drama to the walk and Lough Curra is worth viewing up close with the cliffs on its Southern side.
Prompted by the good weather we headed down to the Kingdom to climb Carrauntoohil. After a gentle hike through Hag's Glen the scramble up the Devil's Ladder went well with no incidents except for a couple of nice sized rocks that were sent down by climbers further up. The second stage of the climb, from the top of the ladder to the summit, was tough going due to the extremely high winds that gusted...
The classic 'Glencush' horseshoe. Cush mountain onthe way out is a very good warmer with a steep upper section and it gives the body a taste of what is to come in the haul up Galtybeg. The final climb up Galtymore is tough going also but the remainder of the walk is predominately downhill from there.Not a great day weatherwise so views were limited but at least no rain.
