September Walkabout - Dingle and Back


Here is suggested Agenda and Walks for weekend starting Friday 17/9/2010
  • Thursday evening - Leave Dublin 5.00, Arrive in Castlegregory Book in B& B Harbour House B&B (Drive will be about 4.5 Hours)
  • Friday 8.30 am - Breakfast in B&B 
  • Leave Castlgregory at 9.30
  • Drive to Faha from Castlegregory (30 mins)
  • Friday 10.30 am - Walk Starts in Faha Car Park - See map below (17 km, 6-7 Hours)
  • Friday 6-7 p.m - Arrive Dingle, Pints & Craic, B&B  http://www.harbournightsguesthouse.com/
  • Saturday 10.00 am Taxi from B&B to start of walk 
  • Saturday 10.30 am  - Walk 2 - Feonach to Brandon (13-17 km)
  • Saturday evening Pints in Murphys (Brandon) and drive back to Castlegeregory 
  • Saturday night, Fillet Steaks in  Spillane's
  • Sunday Morning - Head back to Dublin
Here's the weather forecast, click on below for more details
Mountain will probably be a bit more cloudy





1st Video is suggested walk on Friday, start Faha near Cloghane. Walk up onto Brandon Mountain, along Ridge taking in Brandon Peak, Gearhane onto Ballysitteragh and down into Dingle for some well deserved pints!







2nd Walk is suggested for Saturday, around the western tip of Dingle, the Kerry Way goes along here but the route i've marked out goes along the higher ground, up over mas an taimpain (if you look at other posts on this site there are some pics). If we get decent weather the views are stunning.










Need to Bring
  • Good Boots
  • Prepare for rain and wind (waterproof jacket and trousers, warm hat)
  • If weather good suncream and sunglasses
  • Walking Poles recommended

As an alternative to walking straight up onto Brandon there is the Faha Ridge, not for the fainthearted! Seriously though I don't think I'd tackle this as we should really have ropes (and someone who knows how to use them). I only did it once with an experienced climber and it scare the hell out of me ! There was snow though !

There is some pics here of the Faha ridge walk, click below
Ray's Pics going up the Faha ridge

Further reading on Faha Ridge - http://mountainviews.ie/summit/35/



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