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Route No:
3383
Name:
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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
Zermsnams
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<p style=\"margin-bottom: 6.2pt; line-height: normal; background: #EAEAEA; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Inishowen, Co Donegal.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>Map 1:50,000 Sheet 3</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\"><a href=\"http://colmcille-climbers.com/route-details?route_no=2763\"><span style=\"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #24890d; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"><span style=\"mso-ignore: vglayout;\"><img src=\"file:///C:/Users/exper/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of route\" width=\"121\" height=\"89\" border=\"0\" /></span></span></a><span style=\"font-size: 20.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span> </span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Length: 80m<br style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\" /><br style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\" /></span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">The Ride</span></b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> </span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>This is a cycling version of the Inishowen Wildway, a conceptual project to walk the Irish coastline from Buncrana to Moville, connecting the two ferries. The walkers route has been restricted, in that the entire Malin area has been left out, due to chronic access problems, and the mountain bike route has also been so diverted to avoid contentious areas.</span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> </span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Terrain</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> </span></b></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Time<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span></span></b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">Distance</b> 80+ Km</span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> </span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Approach</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">From Derry/Londonderry to Buncrana ,along the Swilly, and park near the old bridge over the river Cranagh at GR C344 326. </span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> </span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">The Route</span></b></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">On the far side of this, turn right of Buncrana Castle, and immediately left of O\'Doherty’s Keep, on a good footpath, which soon leads down to the shore of Lough Swilly. Follow the concrete coastal path past Ned’s Point, (a Napoleonic Fortress), and Father Hegarty’s Rock, until you reach the beach at Stragill. Please dismount, or display extreme courtesy to pedestrians on this busy path. </span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> </span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>Cross the beach to GR 325 348, and at the far side, take the road running inland, and go left at the first crossroads, turning right again at the Loreto Convent junction, (Gr 318 356), turning inland, to a minor cross roads at Gr 324 364. Go straight through, uphill, and turn left at the next T junction (at Linsfort), taking the second left, just past Ballyannan Br. Follow this very minor road for a kilometre, and take the first right ,(just after crossing a stream) climbing this lane to a T junction at Gr314 390. Turn left and take the scenic tour of Tonduff Hill (interesting megalithic tomb on top). At the next junction turn right, keep left, and descend to Gr 297 395, where a sharp right is taken, descending, crossing the Owenerk River, and following the delightful road, past Milltown and Carha, which traverses the South Eastern slopes of the Urris Hills. </span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> </span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>Emerging on the Mamore Gap road, turn left, and a steep climb takes you to the top, rewarding views, and an even more rewarding descent on the other side lead down to a car park at Gr 318 443. The hard work really starts here! Follow the newly surfaced track which wends its way unrelentingly uphill to the col between Mamore Hill and Crockmain. It runs out at the top, but there is a fainter trail leading East to the col between Crockmain and Slievekeeragh, which can be mostly cycled as it is either level or downhill, and there are yellow posts to roughly mark the route. Soon you pick up the Butler\'s Glen track, which exits onto the road at Glen House (food and refreshments). Turn right, and follow the road into Clonmany.</span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> </span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>From the square, take the road uphill towards Ballyliffin to a cross roads at Gr 380 473. Turn left, towards Annagh, but keep right, and the road takes you down to the beach at Pollan, Gr 387 495. A grassy track along the back of the beach, makes delightful level pedalling for about 2.5 kilometres, with splendid sea views, to meet the end of a track at Carrickabraghy. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>It can also be stony due to the effect of storms, and if the tide is out, the hard sand is probably the best option.</span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>The road climbs past the old castle of that name, before descending to Lagacurry (the Craft Village there is worth a visit), with good views over the Lagg (Narrows) and the Knockmany Bens on the other side. Turn inland to Claragh, and descend again to the shore at Doaghmore. This scenic little road follows the coastline around the east side of Doagh Island, with a couple of short hills, to rejoin the main (Well, Mainer!) road at GR 422 498, and then the proper main road at GR 407489 (Lackboy). Turn left, and suffer this relatively busy road (there are no feasible alternatives) for about 5k, turning left onto the slab road at Gr 451 468, which leads to Strawbridge on the R238. Go left, and just as you enter Malin Town, turn right past stables at Gr 471 497, on the south side of the Ballyboe River. This becomes unsurfaced before you cross the R243 Malin/Culdaff road, continue past Cracknagh, onto a minor road which leads into Culdaff village over the bridge, and left to McGrorys Hotel (food and refreshments), just past the village green. Departing from McGrorys, turn left and follow the coastal road (a Sli na Slainte) along the river to GR 536 497, past the beach carpark/ childrens’ playpark at GR 547 497. Follow the coastal road past a caravan park, until it turns right, and at this point (GR 553 497) follow the road back uphill, until it joins the Culdaff/ Carrowmena Road. Turn left, and continue along the road for approx 1.5 kilometres, past some mushroom houses on the right, and turn left again, (approx 30 mins from Culdaff) up a lane to Watch Hill (approx 400 metres after emerging on the road) at GR 562 483. The next section is an intricate network of tracks through “claghans”, some abandoned, some still occupied. The laneway twists through some ruined cottages GR 564 485, joining another lane at GR 566 484, where you turn right, then first left, beside a cottage GR 565 483, to another T junction at GR 569 481. Follow this minor tarmaced lane left (north east) towards Bootog to a right angled turn GR 572 483, and then to another T junction at GR 576 478. Turn left, and continue down to another sharp bend at Crockaveela, after which there are more ruined cottages and a further T junction at GR 582 475. This time, go right, then first left (opposite Tremone sign) at GR 580 475, and continue through the hamlet of Ballycharry, to GR 585 469, where the Darcy Magee path is picked up, leading, over a footbridge, and into the picturesque village of Carrowmena, beside the Tremone Bar, GR 591 462. (On this track there is an ancient slab cross at GR 58763 46816).</span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> </span></p> <p style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: \'Arial\',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\'; color: #2b2b2b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>Turn left through the charming unspoiled village, in a northeasterly direction to a junction at Ballymagaraghy, keep right and continue over the hill to a T junction at the Kinnego Bay Road. Cruise downhill with great views of this superb bay opening up ahead, but at the Trinidad Valencera Memorial. you dog leg back uphill and follow this hilly coastal route (one of the tough sections of the Inishowen 100), turning left out to Craig Gr 640 453. A rough track leads over the hill here, but first you must call at the music house ( the one just past the gate) and ask permission of Mr Anthony McHenry. A small gift of cake or biscuits is always appreciated, as is a few minutes chat! Take McHenry\'s lane over 2 gates and out onto the hill, where turf cutters tracks lead across Glenane Hill to join a more major track at Gr 656 447. Go left, downhill on the Inishowen Head scenic Loop (badly eroded in places by quads and 4x4s) which leads eventually steeply downhill and left to Stroove. 4k along the coastal road leads into Greencastle. From Greencastle there is a lovely coastal path to Moville. It is narrow, and popular with walkers, so take care and show courtesy. </span></p> <span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;\"> </span>
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