Guestuser: Login or enrol?

	Welcome to "MountainViews" Guest visitor - have a look around - enrol (free & quick) to see Lists & Logs etc.

CHOOSE an area Achill/Corraun Antrim Hills Arigna Mountains Ballyhoura Mountains Belfast Hills Ben Gorm Mountains Blackstairs Mountains Bluestack Mountains Boggeragh Mountains Brandon Group Breifne Bricklieve/Curlew Burren Caha Mountains Central Dingle Clare Island Clare SW Comeragh Mountains Comeragh Moutains Cooley/Gullion Croagh Patrick Dartry Mountains Dingle West Donegal NW Donegal SW Dublin/Wicklow East Coast Fermanagh/S Tyrone Galty Mountains Inishowen Iveragh Keenaght Knockmealdown Mountains Maamturks MacGillycuddy's Reeks Mangerton Mizen/Sheeps Head Mourne Mountains Mullaghareirk Mountains Mweelrea Mountains Nagles Mountains North Kerry North Mayo North Midlands North Wexford Ox Mountains Paps/Derrynasaggart Partry/Joyce Country Purple Mtn S Donegal/W Tyrone Shannon Sheeffry Hills Shehy/Knockboy Slieve Bloom Slieve Mish Slieve Miskish South Connemara South Midlands South Wexford Sperrin Mountains Twelve Bens West Limerick Wexford N Wicklow/Dublin CHOOSE in Donegal NW Aghla Beg Aghla Beg (South) Aghla More Crockfadda Crockglass Addernymore Grogan More An Liathin Mor Ardloughnabrackbaddy Bingorms Carntreena Cluidaniller West Top Crockstoller Crockballaghgeeha Bloody Foreland Murren Hill Crocknasharragh Crocknasleigh Craigcannon Staghall Mountain Crovehy Croaghegly Croaghnamaddy Crockfadda Crockfadda E Top Crockfadda North-East Top Crockmore Crockmulroney Crocknafarragh Crocknafarragh SE Top Croaghleconnell Croaghnassaggart Culliagh SE Top Dooish Dooish South-East Top Drumnalifferny Mountain Edenacarnan Errigal Farscallop Ganiamore Gregory Hill Knockalla Loughaskerry Loughsalt Mountain Mackoght Maumlack Moylenanav Muckish Crocknalaragagh Saggartnadooish Saggartnadooish E Top Stragraddy Mountain Slieve Snaght Tievealehid Summit or area: Set min height for summits. 150m 400m 500m 600m ; Map of 150m+ Summits (clickable) + - (Map Zoom) Local 150m+ Summits Ardloughnabrackbaddy, 473m *C1 Aghla More, 584m *C7 Mackoght, 555m *C9 Errigal, 751m *C38 Croaghnassaggart, 480m *C1 Maumlack, 480m *C1   *C5 indicates comment count of 5. You have viewed today Hungry Hill, Errigal Others have viewed: Knockalongy, Sugarloaf Mountain, White Mountain, Divis, Baltinglass Hill, Slieve Corragh, Slieve Snaght, Mangerton, Carrignagower Conditions and Info Use of MountainViews is governed by conditions. Hillwalking is a risk sport. Information about the site and about safety is here. Opinions in material here are not necessarily endorsed by MountainViews.   RSS Feed for Recent Items.

Donegal NW Area Derryveagh Mountains Subarea Printable format Maximum height for area: 751 metres Summits in area: 54 OS Map(s): 1, 10, 11, 12, 2, 6 for all tops Set Area Map On     Errigal Mountain Donegal County An Earagail A name in Irish (Language) (Ir. An Earagail [DUPN], poss. 'oratory') Height: 751 metres OS 1/50k Mapsheet: 1 for top Grid Ref: B92826 20776 Latitude: 55.034322 Longitude: -8.112983 ITM: 592777 920760 Prominence: 688m   Isolation: 1.4km Errigal is well-known for the pinkish glow of its quartzite in the setting sun. It is located on the boundary of four townlands: Beltany Mountain, Dunlewy Near, Procklis, Money More. Despite the name, there are no known remains of an oratory. It may therefore be a metaphorical name for the mountain itself. Errigal is the highest mountain in the Donegal NW area and the 76th highest in Ireland. Errigal is the highest point in county Donegal. Our data has reached 87% of the goal for this summit. (Details)     COMMENTS for Errigal Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next page >> Picture: Halloween - Brocken Spectre seen from top of Errigal. Expand pics.   Daithi2004  2 Nov 2009 Climbed 31-10-2009 - Halloween. Out with The Wee Binnians Walkers, we started at Lough Altan track. It was raining (drizzle). We walked to Altan Farm and we admired the view of Altan Lough. Then climbed Beaghy and Mackoght. We had a lovely lunch below Errigal. Spectacular views as the weather began to improve. Errigal had a clear top. The climb was hard but rewarding. I have climbed Errigal before but it was always had cloud cover but not today. In fact, cloud was coming over and I thought, typical. As we got to the top, one of our members screamed with excitement and as I look down, I saw what the excitement was about. It was a Brocken Spectre. My very first sighting of this phenomenon. It was amazing and spiritual experience. It was like an apparition. Remember, it was Halloween which I thought was appropriate. It lasted for about 15 minutes. We took a lot photos. After that great experience, we came of Errrigal, down the scree and the muddy terrain and back to the car park below and walked the 4 km back to the Hostel. It was the talk in the pub later that night. Great Day. (Comment Rating 4.73) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Expand pics. skyehigh  21 Mar 2005 On a perfect day in July 2004, I patiently endured the rough and peaty northern approach to reach the foot of the north ridge. An unavoidable fan of scree seems to threaten a purgatorial ascent, but surprisingly quickly the scree thins out revealing solid ground underfoot. The rest of the climb is a delight, with optional scrambling and ever-widening views. After a brief encounter with the crowds on the popular ascent route, I completed a rewarding circuit over Mackoght and Beaghy (a place to linger in the afternoon sun), tracking a stream as the line of least resistance down to Altan Lough. (Comment Rating 4.10) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Expand pics.   eoin  4 Mar 2003 From the road on the south side the ascent is a little boggy at the bottom (stay to the right of the river until you get close to the base). The rest of the route is straightforward, well-worn and rocky up to a small cairn and memorial to Joey Glover. The final ridge narrows to a small summit with a second summit (1 metre lower!!) across an exposed path 20 metres away. This peak is often cloud covered but I've done it dozens of times over the years and it is always inspiring (views or not). It is a short walk - straight up and back down (1.5 hours) but there are several variations and approaches with a little investigation of the map and depending on your love for steep ground! (Comment Rating 4.06) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Expand pics. yaffeo  27 Nov 2003 Lovely short walk. I have walked on several much higher mountains in other places in the world, and this one is surprisingly (to its height) rewarding. I climbed the mountain on a clear and very cold day last week and the views from the top are splendid. Don’t be frightened by occasional clouds on the summit as they come and go and in the breaks between clouds the panorama throughout west Donegal is awesome. On the way down the boggy land can be very slippery and one should be very careful in order not to find him/her self swimming in the mud. In general, better signposting of the trailhead could be very helpful. PS- this is a graet website, i wish i found it before my visit to ireland. (Comment Rating 4.00) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Picture: Summit Expand pics.   dmcdonag  5 May 2009 During the snowy weather in February we decided to tackle Errigal on a Saturday morning. Headed out from Letterkenny after slip-sliding through the iced up estate and picked up the rest of the crew. The R251by Glenveagh National Park was surprisingly clear of snow with only some patches to slow down on. But the mountains looked spectacular. There's something about a covering of snow that completely changes the character of a mountain. Parked up at the car park at the base of Erriagl and couldn't believe that there were only 2 other cars there ahead of us. Uncrowded mountain, snow and blue skies what could be better? Errigal is a great mountin to climb in the winter for a few reasons. 1) no midges!, 2) the boggy lower flanks tend to be frozen solid which makes for a much more pleasant / dry climb, 3) the views from the top when the air is crisp are spectacular. Half way up when you reach the stoney path on the saddle looking at the Northeast face of the mountain I took a reading. -2 degrees, gusting wind to 30mph and a windchill of -12. Lovely day to be out walking. Path was very slippy, encrusted with a thick layer of ice which required a bit more concentration than usual. Stopping to take photos on the way and admire the views as they unfolded, the ascent took a bit longer than normal. But on a day like this it's not about getting to the top and back down and saying "I climbed Errigal today." Today it's about climbing Errigal and remembering the amount of snow. the tickness of the ice, the clarity of the views, the feeling of achievement, all the emotions that make a day like today more memorable than any other day I've climbed Errigal. A perfect winter's day. At the summit stood around for a while taking photos, naming the other summits, and pondering the conditions. Rumours were that the miners track on Muckish was in spectacular winter condition. Any reports? Decided to head down after a warming cup of hot chocolate and a bagel. Descending through the snow rather than the icy path was both the safer and more enjoyable option. Reached the car park again after about 2.5hours. A short but memorable day. Check out http://www.flickr.com/photos/donegal_daragh/ for more photos of the day. (Comment Rating 4.00) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average Picture: Errigal from Moylenanav Expand pics. gerrym  26 Nov 2005 Climbed 21.11.05 basing the route on that in David Hermans excellent Hillwalkers Donegal (an essential read for anyone walking in Donegal). Parked beside Procklis Lough (936256 (Point A)) where three herons were doing a spot of fishing. Followed the road S and took the rough track heading towards the distant Errigal. As rise Atlan Lough and the steep flank of Aghla More comes into better view. An hour brought me to some steeper climbing to reach the scree covered apron at the base of the climb to the summit. This only left around 1000 ft but my legs had renewed vigour with the prospect of what was to come. There is a short stiff climb over scree until reach more solid rock, which is rapidly on its way to becoming the scree below. I had a clear blue sky for company, with a constant procession of transatlantic jets making thier way to and from America. The climb brought me to a delightful "window" of rock followed by some scrambling to reach the summit, where I emerged from the shadows into brilliant sunshine and brilliant views onto the two tops of Errigal. The 2.5 hours were well worth the vista of loughs and hills, light and shade, brown and blue. Within view I had misty valleys, dark rock rising from a spectral ocean and sharply defined high ground covering Donegal and beyond. I could easily see the Bluestacks, Slievetooey, Slieve League and beyond to the sharp nose of Benbulbin. In the immediate vicinity the deep void of the Poisoned Glen was in drak shadow and looked a foreboding place. The descent was pretty straightforward, might not be too great in wet weather. I continued to Macknoght and then over the three Aghlas and back to the car at Procklis Lough. It felt absolutely fantastic to be at the top of Errigal in November, wearing short sleeves in the sunshine and having such a spectacular amount of varied and interesting landscape laid out before me. I met only one other person on this walk - walk during the week! Point A: B936 256 (turn area map On) (Comment Rating 3.92) Your Score: Very useful <<  >>Average COMMENTS for Errigal Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next page >> (End of comment section for Errigal. Recent comments about other mountains below.) RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS Page 1 2 3 4 5 .. 19 Next page >> Forum: General Re: Overlooked wicklore 6 hours ago. Padodes asks can Bray Head be added to the MV list of hills. As padodes points out, Bray Head is in a beautiful location overlooking the Irish Sea and sits between Bray and Greystones in Wicklow. ...    Mountain Comment Hangmans Hill madfrankie 13 hours ago. The small cliff-girted rise to the left of foreground is Crockauns' minor 374m top. Behind that, on left, is Hangman's Hill. Right of centre is Keelogyboy NE Top, with Keelogyboy on right. Mountain Comment Copes Mountain madfrankie 13 hours ago. Continuing west from Crockauns we descended into a rather wet and hagged saddle before gaining Copes's heathery slopes. Like most hills in the Dartrys, Cope's Mountain's most attractive features a...    Forum: General Overlooked? padodes 9 hours ago. Bray Head on the Iveragh Peninsula is mentioned in MountainViews, but not Bray Head in Wicklow, as far as I am aware. That leaves me puzzled. I would have thought the latter had all the attributes... Mountain Comment Crockauns madfrankie 14 hours ago. A slight alternative to Simon's approach would be to continue along the road for a short distance to a passing place at about 764 403 where there's room for one car. A fence points the way uphill ...    Mountain Comment Spinans Hill simon3 a day ago. One way of getting along the ridge between the two Spinans is to follow the route suggested by wicklore through the forest. This route is some 250m long and is easy to use, once you know it it th... Mountain Comment Slievelamagan paulocon a day ago. The Mournes.. When they are good, they are good but when they are bad... well, they are just horrid! This morning they were akin to the stereo-typical teenager on a lazy Sunday morning - lying und...    Forum: General Uplifting Pro CaptainVertigo 2 days ago. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here. Unlike books, which are both objects and ideas, netpages float like the mountains of Avatar, and possess a transitory quality. I am s... Mountain Comment Beenmore riverlaune 4 days ago. I climbed Beenmore via the summit ridge from Drung Hill which took around 25 minutes. There is a cairn at the summit which had a grid ref. on my GPS of V59641 86790. There are stunning views(on a ...    Mountain Comment Ben of Howth padodes 4 days ago. I love my quartzite, and nowhere more than on the Ben of Howth in Dublin where it has fused with iron and taken on all the warmer hues: pink to red, golden yellow to rusty brown. It’s even more at... Forum: General Winter mountain training - amazing winer 5 days ago. Just done a fantastic course, not specific to Ireland, sorry, but if you want to improve your winter skills - axe and rope work, crampons, avalanche awareness, etc, book yourself in. I spent a we...    Mountain Comment Slieve Na Calliagh hazyview 5 days ago. Climbed this on 21st September with my brother and we witnessed a beautiful Autumn Equinox sunrise in the tomb on top, along with about 50 others . Quick, easy, pleasant grassy climb. Great panora... RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS Page 1 2 3 4 5 .. 19 Next page >>