38 A Walk in the Garden-Kanturk or Brown Mountain Traditional Cache
38 A Walk in the Garden-Kanturk or Brown Mountain
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The world was young, the mountains green,
No stain yet on the Moon was seen,
No words were laid on stream or stone
When Durin woke and walked alone.
He named the nameless hills and dells;
He drank from yet untasted wells;
He stooped and looked in Mirrormere,
And saw a crown of stars appear,
As gems upon a silver thread,
Above the shadow of his head
(J.R.R. Tolkein)
A pleasant little hike in the Garden County of no more than an hour
if taken from and back to the Glenmacnass Waterfall(N53 04.005 W006
20.405) car park. I have included a route in the map above which
could take in the Scarr cache and then back to the car park by on
approx 3K of road. The entire circuit is approx 10 K with 490m of
total ascent. This would provide a really nice hike of about 3
hours with some stunning views.
There is not much info available on Kanturk Mountain itself as it
seems to be overshadowed somewhat by its more dramatic neighbour,
Scarr. Kanturk is worth a visit on its own as it is a very pleasant
hike and there are some unique rock formations at the top (one of
which houses the cache) and one or two ancient standing stones on
the route up from Glenmacnass.
From Mountain Views:
Scarr Mountain Wicklow County Scor A name in Irish (Language) (Ir.
Sceir or Scor [PNCW], 'sharp rock') Height: 641 metres OS 1/50k
Mapsheet: 56 for top Grid Ref: O13264 01842 Amend Latitude:
53.055521 Longitude: -6.311537 ITM: 713188 701875 Prominence: 231m
Isolation: 3.4km Rating graphic. Formerly known as Knockree,
according to Price. Scarr is the 210th highest summit in
Ireland.
Do not start the trek without
all the proper mountain rain gear, waterproof boots and the
guidance material, compass, map, GPSr with mapping etc.
Please note that all parts of this cache are hiked at your own
risk. The cache owner takes no responsibility of any sort for any
reason including accidents or
mishaps.
Please be aware that cars parked
in areas close to walking trails are vulnerable and they can be
vandalised or stolen. Unfortunately this is an ongoing problem
which is extremely difficult to solve, so there is a risk involved.
I have heard recently that many hiker groups are parking at the
nearest population centres and getting taxis to and from the start
points at very little expense.
Please observe the country code to the best of your ability. Local
landowners often generously allow access to upland areas across or
through parts of their private property. Please, please be
conscious of this and return the courtesy by keeping all gates
closed, immediately and not on your way back!. Please use the gates
where appropriate but if you have to climb over them then use the
hinged side ONLY.
Please do not cause any damage of any sort to fences or barriers
along the way.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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