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Hydro Track – Summit cross on Carrauntoohil loop from Curraghbeg ED

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Hydro Track – Summit cross on Carrauntoohil loop from Curraghbeg ED

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Hydro Track – Summit cross on Carrauntoohil loop from Curraghbeg ED

07:08

16.1km

1,070m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 5.85 km for 1.36 km

After 7.99 km for 174 m

After 8.96 km for 1.34 km

Waypoints

Start point

Guest House

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2.04 km

Hydro Track

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The way to the entrance of the Coomloughra Horseshoe Trail runs over the so-called Hydro Track. The rough asphalt path leads incredibly steeply upwards. Only in the last third does …

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3.91 km

View of Lough Gouragh and Carrauntoohil

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Magnificent view of the Carrauntoohil and the lake.

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5.16 km

View over Loughs Eighter and Coomloughra

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This was a superb outing straight off the ferry in Rosslare, a drive across Ireland and then a hike up Carrauntoohil to bag a UN Country High Point.

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5.95 km

View of Lough Gouragh from Carrauntoohil Ascent

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6.24 km

Caher West Top (975 m)

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At 973 metres, Caher West Top is the fifth-highest peak in Ireland and forms part of the Coomloughra Horseshoe. This is a challenging but super nice 12km mountain ridge hike …

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6.57 km

Caher

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Amazing views of Beenkeragh and Carrauntoohil from here but take extreme care especially if the winds are high.

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7.89 km

Carrauntoohil summit (1,039 m)

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An unforgettable experience at the summit.

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7.98 km

Summit cross on Carrauntoohil

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Carrauntoohil is the highest mountain in Ireland at 1,038.6 metres (3407,48 feet). It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, …

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16.1 km

End point

Guest House

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.12 km

3.94 km

3.42 km

339 m

313 m

Surfaces

7.95 km

3.42 km

2.68 km

1.75 km

339 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,000 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

19°C

12°C

91 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Hydro Track – Summit cross on Carrauntoohil loop from Curraghbeg ED

Hydro Track

View of Lough Gouragh and Carrauntoohil

View over Loughs Eighter and Coomloughra

View of Lough Gouragh from Carrauntoohil Ascent

Caher West Top (975 m)

Caher

Carrauntoohil summit (1,039 m)

Summit cross on Carrauntoohil

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