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Route No:
3312
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Crag:
Annach Re Mhor
Aranmore Island
Barnesmore Gap - Biddy's Buttress
Barnesmore Gap - McDaid's Buttress
Ben Bulben
Ben Cormac (Lough Barra)
Bingorm Central (Lough Barra)
Bingorm East (Lough Barra)
Bingorm West (Lough Barra)
Binion Crags - Clonmany
Black Zawn (Breaghy Head)
Carrickfinn - Harbour crag
Carrigan Head (Black Rock)
Cathar Castle
Cooney Rock
Crag of Dan
Croc an affrain
Crohy Head South
Cruit Island
Cruit Island - Albatross Sea Wall
Cruit Island - Albatross Zawn
Cruit Island - Aughnish Point
Cruit Island - Back To Black Wall
Cruit Island - Black Wall
Cruit Island - Block Wall
Cruit Island - Cruit Cave
Cruit Island - Deep Gash Crag
Cruit Island - Far West Buttress
Cruit Island - Farmhouse Crag
Cruit Island - Flying Wedge Wall
Cruit Island - Forgotten Wall
Cruit Island - Frankonian Wall
Cruit Island - Golfers Crag
Cruit Island - Inis Oileantraigh
Cruit Island - Jock's Wall
Cruit Island - Lost Wall
Cruit Island - New Dawn Wall
Cruit Island - Scalpachore Wall. West Face
Cruit Island - Silent Wall
Cruit Island - The Outdoor Climbing Wall
Cruit Island - Torboy
Cruit Island - Traderg Wall Area
Cruit Island - Wall of Winter sun
Cruit Island - Wave Wall
Cruit Island - Western Island
Cruit Island - Zinken Wall
Cruit Island- Fogg Wall
Cruit Island- New Dawn Wall
Crummies Bay (Port Na Sionnach)
Culdaff (Dunmore Head) Left Crags.
Culdaff (Dunmore) Finbarr Wall
Culdaff - Dunmore Head
Culdaff - Dunowen (Brazil Rock)
Culdaff - Dunowen (Campsite Area)
Culdaff - Dunowen (Pinnacle Bay)
Culdaff - Galavoir Point
Dawros Head
Doagh Island
Donegal Bouldering
Dunaff Head, Binnastooka
Dungloon (Kinnego)
Dunsevrick
Eglish (Ceasefire Wall)
Eglish (Easter Wall)
Eglish (Far Easter Wall)
Eglish (Middle Easter Wall)
Eglish (The Gatepost)
Eglish - Glenbrittle Wall
Eglish - Teardrop Wall
Eglish Valley - The Outpost
Eglish, Kitchen Wall
End's of the Earth Crag
Errigal
Fogg Wall
Glascairns Hill
Glenagivne Wall (The Music House)
Glenagivne, Doherty\'s Folly
Glenveigh/Glenlack
Gola - Binatoke Back Wall
Gola - Binatoke NE Wall
Gola - Binatoke SW Wall
Gola - Binn an Rosuailt
Gola - Easter Wall
Gola - Gripple Wall
Gola - Inland Crag
Gola - Island Wall
Gola - Island Zawn
Gola - John’s Wall
Gola - Main Wall
Gola - Mhachaire na nGall Walls
Gola - Narrow Zawn
Gola - NW Zawn Area
Gola - NW Zawn End Wall
Gola - Owey Wall
Gola - Scoilt Uí Dhugáin
Gola - South Walls
Gola - South West Corner
Gola - Southside Buttress
Gola - Torglass Island
Gola - Twin Cave Buttress Area
Happy Valli Crag
Hawk Rock
Horn Head
Illanamarve - Inis Bo Finne Island
Irrenedox
Island View
King Mintiagh (Barnanmore)
Leenan Head
Lough Belshade (Belshade Buttress)
Lough Belshade (Blaeberry Buttress)
Lough Belshade (High Crags)
Lough Belshade (Two Tier Buttress)
Lough Belshade, Red Gully
Malin Head (Bamba\'s Buttress)
Malin Head (Devil\'s Bridge Area)
Malin Head (Dunaldragh Isle)
Malin Head (First Headland)
Malin Head (Magdalen Walls)
Malin Head (Sea Area Malin)
Malin Head (The cauldron)
Malin Head (Uncle Monty's)
Malin Head ,Skildren Mor.
Malin Head - Nobble Amphitheatre
Malin Head The Bow
Malin Laundry
Malinbeg (Alba Wall)
Malinbeg (Duan Head)
Malinbeg (Main West Wall)
Malinbeg (Narrow Zawn)
Malinbeg (North End)
Malinbeg (Prawn Zawn)
Malinbeg (South End)
Malinbeg (The Island)
Melmore - Boyeeghter Bay
Melmore- Altweary Bay
Melmore- Rosses Point
Melmore-Lough Beg
Mountain Bike Routes
Mountain Bike routes Inishowen
Muckish (Balor's Buttress)
Muckish (McSwyne's Buttress)
Muckross Head
Owey - Fluted Buttress
Owey Island (East)
Owey Island (West)
Owey Island, Torglass Offshore Area
Poisoned Glen (Ballaghageeha Buttress)
Poisoned Glen (Bearnas Buttress)
Poisoned Glen (Creag Na Mbreac)
Poisoned Glen (Last Small Buttress).
Poisoned Glen (The Castle)
Poisoned Glen (Trinity Buttress)
Poisoned Glen (West Buttress)
Poisoned Glen, Guinness Walls
Pollnalong
Port A Doris
Port Bay
Ramore Head, Portrush
Rathlin O'Byrne
Rocky Gap
Roskeeragh Point
Runkerry
Sail Rock
Scalp na gCapail
Sea Stack: Humped Ridge Stack
Sea Stacks and Pinnacles
Skelpoonagh Bay
Slieve Snaght
Sturrall Headland
Test Crag NI
The Crow's Nest
Tor Na Dumhcha
Tory Island
Tremone Bay
Umfin Island
Union Woods - Union Wall
Warm Bay Point
Winter Routes.
Winter Routes. Bluestacks
Winter Routes. Errigal
Winter Routes. Horse-Shoe Coire
Winter Routes. Mac Uchta.
Winter Routes. Maumlack.
Winter Routes. Muckish
Winter Routes. Poison Glen
Winter Routes. Slieve Snaght
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<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 16pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Map OSI 1:50,000 sheets 1 and 2</span></span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\"> </span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The Ride</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">This is a linear route, best done west to east due to the prevailing winds and the exposed nature of much of the terrain.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>It includes wherever possible the old Burtonport Railway Line (still very much a work in progress) with the waymarked ‘Sli na Dhun n Gall/Sli na Rosann/Sli an Earagail’.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>When complete, this<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>will be the best in the land.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>The old railway line goes through some spectacular scenery, but old lines otherwise tend to lack a certain interest, being both straight and level.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>The road sections in this are wonderful, quiet, and add the required interest and variety.</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Approach.</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Via <span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Letterkenny, Kilmacrenan, Dunlewy and Annagry on the R259<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>.</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Start</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">At the harbour car park Burtonport Gr B71800 15300</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Route Section 1 <span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Burtonport to Dunlewy</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Head south from the Aranmore ferry slipway, along the coast, through the various warehouses connected to the port, crossing a causeway.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Cross the road, and you will pick up the ‘Old Railway walk’( signage a red engine) a narrow finely surfaced, level track, well festooned with seating, each in memory of much’ loved and lost’ local folk.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>This continues delightfully for approx 6 km, only leaving the track on one or two occasions to avoid dwellings built on the old line. It climbs steeply at the finish, to join a road, turn left and continue to follow the red engine signs to a broad cross roads at L.Altercan Gr B 75600 15850, from where the Sli na Rosann takes over.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Less than 30 minutes from the port</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Straight across the cross roads the route follows both yellow walking man and blue’ Route1’ cycle signs, and is well marked on the OSI 1:50,000 sheet 1, running easterly along minor roads towards Annagry.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>After 5 Km at Gr B 80100 17150 turn left following the walking sign (and parting company with the cycling ones) uphill on a rough cart track, descending past a huge quarry to a T junction.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>The Sli na Rosann<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>crosses the road, avoiding the fleshpots of Annagry, but I would prefer to turn left into the village, where a break and refreshments can be had en route before rejoining the red dotted line.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Turn left at Gr B 80650 19550 ( signposted) and <span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>continue along even more minor roads to Crolly, <span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>passing a lovely narrow bridge en route.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Less than 1 Km south of this bridge, there is a campsite (Sleepy Hollow) and the famous Leo Brennan’s Pub, home of, and launching pad for Clannad and Enya.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Turn left, <span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>onto the main N56 road, the waymarked route uses the ‘Suloid an Chlochain Bhig’, before rejoining the main road, but I used the main road, it seeming an unnecessary diversion, for about another 3km.</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Turn right at Gr B 85200 22400, just before a bridge, into the forestry on the SW side of L. Nacung, follow the forestry track for some 6km, finally back onto tarmac, and cross the causeway into Dunlewy.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>There is a cafe and tourist shop at Inis Cois Locha, on the right, on the far side of the causeway, a grocery shop, a pub and a fine youth hostel in Dunlewy village, and of course Errigal ( which is hard to miss). </span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Distance<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>About 35 Km in all.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Time 3-3.5 hours</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Route Section 2<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Dunlewy to Creeslough.</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Continue with the Sli an Earagail, turning uphill past McGeady’s bar.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>A steady climb leads over the shoulder of Errigal ( this part will change when this particularly fine section of the railway is renovated) and descent through a pretty glen, following the’ Route 1’ cycle signs for about 8KM to just beyond Lough Agannive.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Turn right, uphill, at Gr B 92600 25600 (if you reach the old Cashelnagor station you have gone too far).<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Soon the scenery becomes even more dramatic.</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Passing the fish farm below L.Altan, this minor road continues for about 4 km to Gr B 94500 28900, where descent can be made down a ramp, and back onto the old railway line.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>This is only surfaced (with grit and stones) for 2 km to where it crosses the Falcarragh/ Muckish Gap Road R256 at Gr B 95700 30100.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>2-2.5 hours from Dunlewy.</span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Passing a beautifully converted old railway station, continue on a tarmac road over a scenic bridge and rejoin the railway.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>This continues, gradually uphill, past the N flanks of Muckish <span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>mountain, and delightfully along the shores of L. Agher.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Stony in places, and passing through at least 2 cuttings, it descends to meet the access road to the N face of Muckish( about 6 km from the Falcarragh Road, and a leisurely half hour’s cycle). </span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Across the road, the railway embankment is irresistible, but alas it doesn’t go far, and at the time of writing it was unsurfaced,<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>though easily bikeable.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>A kilometre of bumpy grass and mud and you are obliged to descend back to the road, the line ahead being otherwise occupied with forestry and private dwellings.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Rejoin the road at a stile, and turn right. Descend past the quarry, Noreen Bawn’s Cottage (worth a detour) before turning right (signposted) at Derryharriff Glebe<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Gr B 04100 32200.<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Ignore the left fork (at a rock with a horse on it), and continue to a T junction, turn left, and descend into Creeslough, where there is a cafe, sadly uphill to the right!</span></span></p> <p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Distance <span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>40Km approx<span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span><span style=\"margin: 0px;\"> </span>Time 3.5-4 Hours</span></p>
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