Keadeen Mountain sits at an elevation of 653 metres (2,142 ft), and is Eire’s 152nd–highest mountain. We drove via the city of Rathdangan and hiked Keadeen mountain from the trailhead forestry automotive park.
Keadeen Key information
- We hiked 9.4km out and again to the two mountains.
- It took us 2 hours with small breaks
- Moist gear was required as the highest part is sort of boggy
- Parking is restricted
- Not appropriate for youths in winter
- Problem- General, it’s not too arduous. 4 out of 10 for issue
- Advice- A pleasant stroll, and a simple summit
Keadeen Map
Beneath is a map of the stroll to Keadeen summit.
Keaden Carpark Begin
The automotive park is positioned right here. Come early to this mountain as parking is restricted. Solely 4-5 areas can be found for automobiles on this forestry highway location.
Mountain climbing Keadeen Mountain
The hike begins on the automotive park. Make sure to flip left right away and never stroll up the foresty highway, as I did.
On the automotive park observe the path footpath lower into the wooden and never the forestry highway. As soon as you discover the trail the path to the summit is well-worn and straightforward to observe.
After a couple of 200m stroll and a gentle climb alongside the sting of the wooden, you come to a fence. Cross over the fence and observe the fence line up the hill. The trail is thru a area however it’s simple to observe.
On the finish of the sector, you come onto an open mountain. From this level, it turns into very moist and boggy. Visibility was poor for us on the day of our hike however I’m positive there are superb views from right here.
Move via the fence opening and take care on the mountain for deep boggy sections.
From this part, you’ll descend right into a small valley after which again up one other hill. The Cairn is then located on the prime.
Non-compulsory extra stroll to Carrig Mountain
We determined to stroll Carrig mountain because it was solely a 4km stroll to the highest of Keadeen mountain, and we felt we wanted to stretch our legs a bit extra.
We walked again down the hill however now adopted the fence line the entire solution to Carrig Cairn.
The Cairn for Carrig Mountain was solely a pile of stones however it was a pleasant little extra stroll to complete off the hike. We used the identical path to return again to the automotive.
