Carrauntoohil and MacGillycuddy's Reeks
Published on 14. March 2006
211 pages
978-1-84889-915-5 (ISBN)
Description
A guide to 20 of popular walking routes on the MacGillycuddy's Reeks contains full-colour maps specially commissioned from the Ordnance Survey, photographs and map references. This guide also encompasses the history of the area, its geology and natural history, its place names and people. It offers useful information on travel and accommodation.
Reviews / Votes
'Essential reading for anyone planning to climb these Kerry mountains' * The Irish Times * 'Take this guide book with you if you are heading to Kerry' * Verbal magazine * 'Excellent and very welcome addition to the selection of Irish walking guides' * Walking World Ireland * 'Probably the best walking guide that I've seen' * Irish Mountain Log *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
Ireland
Publishing group
Gill
File size
28,80 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84889-915-5 (9781848899155)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jim Ryan is a civil engineer living in Cork. A regular mountain walker in Ireland and abroad, he has a particular interest in geology and claims his spiritual home is on the Reeks of Kerry. His first book, Aconcagua - The Highest Trek in the World was published by Cicerone in 2004.
Content
- Cover Page
- Author's and Publisher's Caution
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Using This Book
- Maps, Grid References and GPSs
- WalkTimes, Escape Routes, Access to Lands
- Macgillycuddy's Reeks a Profile
- Ireland's Highest Mountains
- Geology
- History
- Evicted from the Gap of Dunloe
- Flora
- Fauna
- Who Owns the Reeks?
- People of the Reeks
- Climate
- Placenames and Townlands
- Kerry Mountain Rescue
- Action Plan for the Reeks
- Getting There
- Maps
- Killarney to the Gap of Dunloe
- The Gap of Dunloe and the Black Valley
- Cronin'sYard
- Lisleibane
- Glencar
- Practicalities
- Checking the Weather Forecast
- Camping
- Hostels
- Killarney
- Fossa
- Beaufort
- The Gap of Dunloe
- The Black Valley
- Glencar
- An Overview with Difficulty Ratings
- An Overview with Difficulty Ratings
- Walk 1 The Gap of Dunloe and the Eastern Reeks
- The Gap of Dunloe Area
- Walk 2 Purple Mountain
- Walk 3 Tomies via The Chimneys
- Walk 4 The Lough Googh Circuit
- Safe Ascents and Descents on Carrauntoohil
- Critical Appraisal of Routes
- Popularity of Routes
- Hag's Glen Eastern Side
- Walk 5 Cummeenapeasta Circuit
- Walk 6 Carrauntoohil via The Devil's Ladder
- Walk 7 Up the Zig-zags (Bóthar na Gíge) and Down The Bone
- Hag's Glen Western Side
- Walk 8 Carrauntoohil via O'Shea's Gully returning by Heavenly Gates
- Walk 9 Carrauntoohil via Curved Gully or Central Gully
- Walk 10 Stumpa an tSaimh Ridge to Beenkeragh
- Walk 11 Beenkeragh via Cummeenagearagh
- Routes from Glencar
- Walk 12 The Coomloughra Horseshoe
- Walk 13 The Black Mare Ascent to Carrauntoohil
- The Reeks Walks
- Walk 14 The Gap of Dunloe to Glencar
- Walk 15 The Hag's Glen Circuit
- The Black Valley and the Bridia Valley
- Walk 16 Carrauntoohil from the Black Valley
- Walk 17 Caher from the Lack Road
- Walk 18 The Lough Duff Circuit
- Low Level Walks
- Walk 19 The Gap of Dunloe to Derrycunnihy Church
- Walk 20 The Kerry Way through the Black Valley to Lough Acoose
- References and Further Reading
- About the Authors
- Copyright
