After a pleasant evening sitting in the only pub in the village, we’re starting the toughest leg of the trip. Today, we go over Mount Brandon, the second highest peak in Ireland. Fortunately, it’s over a pass and not the peak itself, but its still a 760m (2490 feet) gain in the first couple of miles.
Yesterday, we ooted for a short day’s walk to a b&b at the foot of the mountain. Once settled in, we visited Brandon Creek, where St. Brendan himself set sail with seventeen stalwart monks and dicovered America before the Vikings.
In case you haven’t guessed, the maps below show the actual route that we walked in orange and the “official” route according to the Irish Ordnance Survey maps.
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2 responses to “Off We Go — Ballycurrane to Cloghane”
Looks like you took a shortcut at Teer, right?
Yep. I was starting to feel a bit puny after coming off the mountain, so we opted to cut off the little loopy part. It was all on paved road, which is brutal on the feet. Today was supposed to be miles of luxurious beach walking. Perhaps we’ll go back to do the beach before heading back to the US.