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Mullaghclogha from Tamnagh Road

Start/Finish

Top of Tamnagh Road, at H 589 969. This runs from Cranagh, which has toilets, in the Glenelly Valley, to Park on the north side of the Sperrins. There are a few parking spaces at the top of the pass at about 430 m. The road is likely to be closed in winter conditions.

Distance/Time

8 km.    About 3 hours.

Peaks

Mullaghclogha, 635 m, H 557 957. (Irish National Grid System)

Irish OS Discovery Series Map 13 (1:50000)

OSNI Activity Map: Sperrins (1:25000)

Introduction

This is a fairly undistinguished mountain in the Sperrins – Ireland second highest mountain range. There is a faint path over them. Some of the ground can be wet and boggy so best to attempt this walk in a dry spell. Views are good in all directions but the best are probably of each other! Note that these hills are on private land and some local farmers do not want walkers on their land so best not to draw attention to yourself!

Route

(1) Follow the fence, roughly E, uphill. Follow the fence left on the first top and continue SSW to Carnakilly then go W, still following a fence, up onto Mullaghdoo. The fence continues across dip then curves around to ascend up the NE ridge of Mullaghclogha. The summit is not at all obvious. If you reach a junction of 4 fences then you have gone past it. Observation on the ground places it just over the fence followed up where there is a tiny cairn which looks like a few scattered rocks. This is most likely to be the summit of Mullaghclogha, 635 m.

(2) Retrace the outward route.

Notes

(a) This walk took place on 16^th May, 2019.