Lugduff from near Baravore in Glenmalure?

nomdeboardie

Has anyone walked/scrambled straight up Lugduff from near Baravore in Glenmalure? It’s steep but looks nicely grassy and boulderful for clinging on. However since I don’t remember seeing anyone doing it, I’m wondering if there are hidden dangers.:eek:

Update: I see Paraic on MountainViews reports what sounds like an ascent there

Alun

Only ever walked up there once, not really straight up onto Lugduff itself but on to the most south easterly point (637m) on the Lugduffs ridge, and we started just as the forest ends as you're heading towards Baravore from the Drumgoff crossroads, probably about 1km from Baravore car park. There aren't too many boulders / rocks there and IIRC it was a night walk as well, so easy enough.

Further down the valley, it looks a bit more dificult, and I'd say that although the top part would be easy enough the first few 100 metres would be a bit difficult. I've come down much further up, by the side of the stream that comes down from Conavalla a couple of times and that is a pain in the proverbial, with lots of boulders and potentially ankle breaking holes.

nomdeboardie

Thanks Alun. The possibility of holes was in the back of my mind remembering a seemingly innocuous ascent through a boulder-strewn slope to Art’s Lough from Fraughan – full of underground streams and hidden leg-swallowing cavities. This might not be the case for the Baravore area Lugduff slope, but since I might want to come down near where you did that’s good to know. The other way you mention would be an idea for an alternative descent, or ascent for variety.

hmmm

An option is the tracks leading up Lugduff/Mullacor from Ballinafunshogue CP.

I was told at the weekend that there may be some access problems in the area between Arts Lough and Fraughen, I don't know anything more than it involved some walkers with a dog being err removed at speed from the area (dead right).

nomdeboardie

hmmm wrote: »

An option is the tracks leading up Lugduff/Mullacor from Ballinafunshogue CP.

Thanks - I've gone that way in the past, and that would be another good option for a descent if I chickened out on steeper ground.

hmmm wrote: »

I was told at the weekend that there may be some access problems in the area between Arts Lough and Fraughen, I don't know anything more than it involved some walkers with a dog being err removed at speed from the area (dead right).

Hmmm (no pun intended!)...interesting, and possibly depressing if it were to indicate attitude to walkers per se rather than a danger to sheep.

Cookie_Monster

I've gone up Lugduff from the fording point carpark before.

Tough slog but its perfectly do-able

Alun

hmmm wrote: »

I was told at the weekend that there may be some access problems in the area between Arts Lough and Fraughen ...

There's a bit of fenced off land on the lower slopes around there where sheep are grazed that's always been off limits, and I always try and avoid it. Have noticed a farmer down on the track looking up at us descending from Arts Lough taking a keen interest in our route, but that's the limit of it in my experience.

nomdeboardie

Thanks CM

nomdeboardie

Alun wrote: »

There's a bit of fenced off land on the lower slopes around there where sheep are grazed that's always been off limits, and I always try and avoid it. Have noticed a farmer down on the track looking up at us descending from Arts Lough taking a keen interest in our route, but that's the limit of it in my experience.

Yes, I avoided that if I recall