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Keadeen Mountain sits at an elevation of 653 metres (2,142 ft), and is Ireland’s 152nd–highest mountain. We drove by means of the city of Rathdangan and hiked Keadeen mountain from the trailhead forestry automotive park.
Keadeen Key information
- We hiked 9.4km out and again to the two mountains.
- It took us 2 hours with small breaks
- Wet gear was required as the highest part is kind of boggy
- Parking is restricted
- Not appropriate for youths in winter
- Difficulty- Overall, it’s not too exhausting. 4 out of 10 for problem
- Recommendation- A pleasant stroll, and a straightforward summit
Keadeen Map
Below is a map of the stroll to Keadeen summit.
Keaden Carpark Start
The automotive park is situated right here. Come early to this mountain as parking is restricted. Only 4-5 areas can be found for automobiles on this forestry highway location.
Hiking Keadeen Mountain
The hike begins on the automotive park. Be positive to show left right away and never stroll up the foresty highway, as I did.
At the automotive park observe the path footpath reduce into the wooden and never the forestry highway. Once you discover the trail the path to the summit is well-worn and simple to observe.
After a few 200m stroll and a gentle climb alongside the sting of the wooden, you come to a fence. Cross over the fence and observe the fence line up the hill. The path is thru a discipline however it’s straightforward to observe.
At the top of the sector, you come onto an open mountain. From this level, it turns into very moist and boggy. Visibility was poor for us on the day of our hike however I’m positive there are wonderful views from right here.
Pass by means of the fence opening and take care on the mountain for deep boggy sections.
From this part, you’ll descend right into a small valley after which again up one other hill. The Cairn is then located on the high.
Optional extra stroll to Carrig Mountain
We determined to stroll Carrig mountain because it was solely a 4km stroll to the highest of Keadeen mountain, and we felt we would have liked to stretch our legs a bit extra.
We walked again down the hill however now adopted the fence line the entire technique to Carrig Cairn.
The Cairn for Carrig Mountain was solely a pile of stones but it surely was a pleasant little extra stroll to complete off the hike. We used the identical path to return again to the automotive.
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