Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => Meets, places, trips and reviews => Topic started by: MG1 on March 09, 2010
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Took a drive through Carlingford and saw this hill, it looks pretty cool from the town and from what i hear there are some really good scrambles. Has any one been up there or know any info on it?
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/2559646152_9f7002a471.jpg?v=0)
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im in ;D
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are you sure its slieve Moy? Google give no results. I found slieve foy
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/3480413575_ef8431bdcd.jpg)
(http://mountainviews.ie/mv/_serverdata/pix/picmtn_ct-00298-26.jpg)
On the ridge between Slieve Foye and the Eagles Rock
http://www.carlingford.ie/Slieve%20Foye%20Loop%20Walk.doc
Do You have a link for this hill stain?
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Well spotted stain
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I don't can what it's called it looks like a pretty cool hill ;D
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I did the event photography for the Cooley Raid (http://www.cooleyraid.com/) which was an adventure race held in and around Carlingford. Was really surprised by how good the mountains looked there, and I think they even slipped in a checkpoint on top of one of the summits. I think Spark was helping out at the event so she might be able to tell us more about the area? I'd definitely like to make a visit sometime!
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I was on Slieve Foye today and was well impressed with it, lots of scrambling spots and a particualry good one called the chimney (so i'm told by a local i met up there) was very misty and windy today but i hope to return in better weather for some exploring. Also spotted a good camping spot on Eagle Rocks,
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I love Foye. Done the IMRA (Mountain Running) race on it last September and was one of the most enjoyable runs I done in 2012. Done loads of training on it's slopes as well. It's a beautiful mountain when viewed from Carlingford and the views from the summit on a clear day are fantastic - I always love gazing over at the Mournes and picking out the different peaks.
It's also one of the County Tops of Ireland/Northern Ireland and is one of three County Tops in close proximity to each other, the others being Slieve Donard and the mythical Slieve Gullion. I've been thinking of a challenge that could incorporate these '3 peaks' which will hopefully come to fruition one day.
Here's a piece I done on Foye some time back, photo in there of the views over to the Mournes - http://www.walkingandhikingireland.com/the-county-tops-number-1-slieve-foye-county-louth/ (http://www.walkingandhikingireland.com/the-county-tops-number-1-slieve-foye-county-louth/)
Here's another piece I done more recently on Slieve Gullion - http://www.walkingandhikingireland.com/the-county-tops-number-6-slieve-gullion-county-armagh/ (http://www.walkingandhikingireland.com/the-county-tops-number-6-slieve-gullion-county-armagh/). Really interesting background to this mountain..