Alpin fjellklatring i Irland

GREAT CARE NEEDED NEAR PRECIPITOUS CLIFFSNAVIGATION SKILLS A PREREQUISITEPILGRIM ROUTE TO SUMMIT WELL LAID OUT WITH STATIONS OF THE CROSS AND WHITE GUIDE MARKERS.FROM SUMMIT TO KELLS NO GUIDE MARKERS.NAVIGATION SKILLS NECESSARY.DURATION CIRCA 7 HOURS.

SEAN-FHOTHRACH AN SCANNÁIN "RYAN'S DAUGHTER" AGUS AN "SCOIL" LE FEISCINT I RITH AN AISTIR.

STUNNINGLY SCENIC ROUTE WITH VIEWS OF THE BLASKET ISLANDS AND SCEILG MHÍCHÍL ON THE HORIZON.BÍONN CEO AR BHARR AN TSLÉIBHE GO RÍ-MHINIC AGUS MAR SIN MOLTAR CUMAS LOINGSEOIREACHTA BHEITH AG DUINE.MT. EAGLE (SLIABH AN IOLAIR) IS FREQUENTLY SUBJECT TO FOG AND IT IS STRONGLY ADVISABLE TO POSSESS NAVIGATION SKILLS. RABHADH/WARNING: FAILL BAOLACH AR CLÉ/DANGEROUS CLIFF ON LEFT

HISTORIC AREA INCLUDING CAIRN AND OGHAM STONE HONOURING ST.FINAN AND CUCHULAINN.

"DRUNG" MEANING AN ASSEMBLY OF PEOPLE WHO FREQUENTED THIS AREA ON PILGRIMAGE TO THE OGHAM STONE IN HONOUR OF ST. FINIAN. THIS PILIGRIMAGE PROBABLY EXTENDS BACK TO PRE-CHRISTIAN PERIOD AND BEACAME CHRISTIANIZED.THIS MOUNTAIN CAN BE BOTH BEAUTIFUL AND UNFORGIVING FROM THE WEATHER POINT OF VIEW.UNDER FOOT IS PLEASANT ENOUGH.STRONGLY ADVISABLE NOT TO ASCEND WITHOUT NAVIGATION SKILL.This will show once the route has been downloaded. Let explorers know what to look out for on the route...

STUNNING AND HISTORIC ROUTEPARK AT CEMETERY AND WALK BACK GOOD DISTANCE ON ROAD TO SIGN POST "GLEANNNAHOO".  "GLEANN NA hUAMHA" - VALLEY OF THE CAVES.T"MAIRE MACHA NA BÓ" LIVED IN THE NOW DESERTED SETTLEMENT AT THE HEAD OF THE VALLEY.WAS OLD ROUTE TO ANNASCAUL VIA "MACHA NA BÓ" - "THE PLAIN OF THE COWS"NAVIGATION SKILLS A PREREQUISITE.RIVER TO BE CROSSED MAY FREQUENTLY BE IN FLOOD.

VERY SCENIC ROUTE

Lovely 10K walk to Scar and along ridge to Kanturk swinging right (E) to descend to Lough Dan & return to Oldbridge.

Based on guide books and web information in preparation for a climb - not a recorded actual route.

LEG OF "THE KERRY WAY"