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Mountain Skills Practice

  • 01-07-2019 10:54am
    #1
    coffeepower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭


    Just completed my Mountain Skills 1 and looking for good spots to practice skills in the Munster area. I know there is infinite hiking options but looking for locations particularly good for practicing navigation with defined features and off trail that are safe but still off the beaten track.
    Any tips?
    Thanks
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  • #2
    sheesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭sheesh


    Baurtegaum near tralee might be useful, via the Dingle way Trail head there is a loop walk up there too and go up along the river valley and then go right there are a couple of minor high points that you can use as navigation.

    Purple mountain in fog might be a good test for you too.


  • #3
    what?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 147 ✭✭what?


    coffeepower wrote: »
    Just completed my Mountain Skills 1 and looking for good spots to practice skills in the Munster area. I know there is infinite hiking options but looking for locations particularly good for practicing navigation with defined features and off trail that are safe but still off the beaten track.
    Any tips?
    Thanks
    whereabouts are you based?
    Cork backpacked normally hike in Kerry
    Leave cork round 8.30 Sundays , coffee stop in or around Killarney


  • #4
    coffeepower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭coffeepower


    what? wrote: »
    whereabouts are you based?
    Cork backpacked normally hike in Kerry
    Leave cork round 8.30 Sundays , coffee stop in or around Killarney

    Based in Cork, would usually head to Kerry as well but open to other locations!


  • #5
    coffeepower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭coffeepower


    sheesh wrote: »
    Baurtegaum near tralee might be useful, via the Dingle way Trail head there is a loop walk up there too and go up along the river valley and then go right there are a couple of minor high points that you can use as navigation.

    Purple mountain in fog might be a good test for you too.

    Perfect thanks! Haven't heard of Baurtegaum before, I'll check it out. Planning to do purple mountain soon, have GR for points en route to work from.


  • #6
    what?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 147 ✭✭what?


    coffeepower wrote: »
    Based in Cork, would usually head to Kerry as well but open to other locations!

    Backpacker walk leaders encourage folks to lead routs, could be an option for ya


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  • #7
    Tec Diver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 409 ✭✭Tec Diver


    Just did MS1 over the weekend, looking to do MS2 before the winter sets in.
    Anyone in the Meath area in the same boat? Hoping to log the required hikes for next year to do the MS assessment.
    Ta
    Eoin


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