Ireland: The summits of Slievetooey

Trip Report

I drove up the Owenwee River valley to the trailhead between Maum, Crockuna, and Slievetooey. The hiking route is marked with signs, from my parking spot it heads up a paved road that passes a few structures before becoming a trail. The trail had little yellow steps that took you over the barbed wire fences. At the pass between Crockuna and Slievetooey, I left the trail and headed north to the summit of Slievetooey.

From the summit of Slievetooey I followed the west ridge down to the pass, then ascended Slievetooey, Far W Top.

After Far W Top I traversed SE back to the trail.

The moderate, open Irish land makes scrambling so easy it is hiking.

References

• Ireland Mountain Views: Slievetooey
• Ireland Mountain Views: Slievetooey, Far W Top

Travel Times

• 48 minutes ascending from trailhead (725') to summit of Slievetooey (1,785')
• 27 minutes descending from summit of Slievetooey (1,785') to pass between the main and W top (1,225')
• 17 minutes ascending from pass between the main and W top (1,225') to summit of the W top (1,670')
• 1 hour 35 minutes descending from summit of the W top (1,670') to trailhead

Visited

• Ireland Discovery Series Map 10
• Republic of Ireland
• Slievetooey
• Slievetooey, Far W Top

Summit of Slievetooey