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Outdoor Activities => Northern Ireland Hiking, Walking, Running, Orienteering and Geocaching => Topic started by: DrMonkFish on September 20, 2012

Title: cuilcagh route from the caves
Post by: DrMonkFish on September 20, 2012

Morning all,

Does anyone know is the path to cuilcagh from the caves is open again?

Ta,

Title: Re: cuilcagh route from the caves
Post by: Mourneman on September 20, 2012

I've only ever walked Cuilcagh from back of the mountain,up past a large mast,heres some photo's of our trip

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8313/8005526385_e582d7945f_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87252433@N07/8005526385/)
cuilagh 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87252433@N07/8005526385/) by jonsurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/87252433@N07/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8304/8005528328_8edf122632_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87252433@N07/8005528328/)
cuilagh 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87252433@N07/8005528328/) by jonsurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/87252433@N07/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8454/8005529112_f7857ccb3e_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87252433@N07/8005529112/)
cuilcagh 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87252433@N07/8005529112/) by jonsurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/87252433@N07/), on Flickr

the lads posing, ;D

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8458/8005528172_e47bf8311c_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87252433@N07/8005528172/)
cuilcagh 5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87252433@N07/8005528172/) by jonsurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/87252433@N07/), on Flickr

(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8455/8005527680_2c612c24e0_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87252433@N07/8005527680/)
cuilcagh 6 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/87252433@N07/8005527680/) by jonsurg (http://www.flickr.com/people/87252433@N07/), on Flickr

not sure about any trails that are closed  ???

Title: Re: cuilcagh route from the caves
Post by: walker1 on September 20, 2012

Hi.
i don't know if the route is open again, but i climbed it from the side that had the landslip back in May this year. It gets pretty wet once you get off the track but is doable. All the signs were up saying the route was closed when i did it. i just ignored them!

Title: Re: cuilcagh route from the caves
Post by: DrMonkFish on September 21, 2012

thanks folks,

hopefully get a chance to a least scout it out soon.