Walkers meet at 8.00am at McElligott Pharmacy near BFS in Blarney.
Leader: Paddy Buckley : 087 2180712
This is a tough enough Grade A walk, approx. 13km long and with a total climb of about 625m, no
scrambling involved, but takes from 5 to 6 hrs to complete. Full gear necessary.
To get there drive through the Gap of Dunloe and after dropping down from the Head of the Gap
turn right into the Black Valley and the Cul de Sac indicated on the signpost. After a little more than
a kilometer watch out for the sharp turn down left to the head of the long Cummeenduff Lake in the
valley. Continue along by the lake swinging right at the western end, pass by a farmhouse on the left
and cross the two narrow bridges. Four or five cars can park on the left just beyond the second bridge
and this is the starting and finishing point, V822 813.
About 20 meters further along there is an entrance on the left to a farm lane with two gates to a
concrete animal enclosure. Emerging on the southern side, continue along the old track towards the
waterfall seen on the left in front. When you come to the remains of the old stone building at the
foot of the steep rise in front swing left towards the top of the waterfall. When you reach the wide,
flat, raised valley to the south of the waterfall cross the river and go a little south and then east to
find the easiest, but still tough, gradient to the top of the ridge. There is a long romp, three and a half
kilometers or so, along the top of this wide ridge before you come to a very severe gradient by a wire
fence which will finally lead west to the summit on the narrow arête behind Lough Duff.
There is a short, sharp drop at the end of this backwall leading to the next north running ridge. After
a kilometer or so, start dropping down from this towards the valley of the Gearhameen, now below
on the right. This is a rough and rocky route in parts before you swing left around the steep shoulder,
Bunbinnia on the map, jutting down from Broaghnabinnia and head for the rocky bluff in front. Drop
down by the stream in the little valley on the left and you return to the old ruins encountered on the
way up. There is also an unmarked Ogham stone at the base of the steep slope indicating that there
were walkers here about fourteen or fifteen hundred years before us!
Blarney Walking Group recognizes that hillwalking and mountaineering are activities with a danger of
personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and
be responsible for their own actions and involvement.
2 january 2011 "Mont Blanc, 3500m / 11500 ft, not even tired "
Thanks john, more to come ?????
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