Aghla Beg
Aghla Beg (Irish: Eachla Beag) is a mountain in County Donegal,
Ireland. Of its two summits, one has a height of 564m, and the
other 603m. It is the third most northern and fifth highest of the
mountain chain, called the Seven Sisters by locals (Muckish,
Crocknalaragagh, Aghla Beg, Ardloughnabrackbaddy, Aghla More,
Mackoght (also known as 'little Errigal') and Errigal. The Seven
Sisters are part of the Derryveagh Mountains.
The Glover Highland Walk begins at the Miners path at Muckish
taking in the Seven Sisters and finishes at the car park at
Errigal. This cache can be completed as a individual cache or done
as part of a series of caches that now cover the route of the
Glover Highland Walk. These include: Muckish
Mountain(GC1VWD2), Aghla Beg(GC1W14A),
Ardloughnabrackbaddy(GC1W2FY), Altan Towers (GVOPT) and Errigal
(CGVOPV)
The Cache
To reach this cache you will have to first hike across
Crocknalaragagh mountain at 471m then follow the waypoints
provided. This is a physically demanding hike and proper equipment,
map reading and compass skills is recommended. OS discovery series
maps 1 and 2 cover the area. The views on a clear day are stunning
and will remain with you long after you leave the place. The Cache
is small tablock lunch box with log book pencil sharpener and some
items for trade, its hidden North side of the summit well away from
the cairn.