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benbulben Hike

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  • 17-03-2011 3:23pm
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    cagefan
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Looking to hike up benbulben next weekend. Just wanted peoples advice for it. Experienced at hiking easy routes...anything involving navigation is probably a bit dodgey for me so just wanted to check if this route is safe enough?


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    duckysauce
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,930 ✭✭✭duckysauce


    have a look here http://mountainviews.ie/summit/402/


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    cagefan
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭cagefan


    Cheers!


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    piddles
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    Well did you climb it... how did you get on? I've always thought of hiking it but... well haven't so far :D


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    cagefan
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭cagefan


    Nope not yet. Going next weekend! will let you know!


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    il gatto
    Registered Users Posts: 3,021 ✭✭✭il gatto


    Went up a good few years back (8-10). Took the first road up the Horseshoe coming from Cliffony, continued until just before the road takes a sharp left towards the foot of Truskmore and went a few yards up a bog road. We then crossed the bog and scrambled straight up the back (east) side. It's a short enough walk to the trig point from there. View is spectacular. Well worth it and I must head up again before long.
    I'm not sure what the approved path up is and if there are still problems with " The Bull"(ocks) McSharry. Maybe contact the Sligo/Leitrim Mountain Rescue or Sligo Hill Walking Club. More than likely to have good info. (as opposed to my half remembered waffle about an impulisive, ill prepared hike :D).


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