Trip type: scramble
Elevation gain: approx. 1,505 feet
Car-to-car time: 3 hours 7 minutes
In area: Republic of Ireland
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
Car-to-car time: 3 hours 7 minutes- 48 minutes ascending from trailhead to summit of Slievetooey
- 27 minutes descending from summit of Slievetooey to pass between the main and W top
- 17 minutes ascending from pass between the main and W top to summit of the W top
- 1 hour 35 minutes descending from summit of the W top to trailhead
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