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What's Lamagan summit like for camping
« on: April 08, 2014 »
Is there any shelter or grassy areas that a tent would pitch? I've only ever passed over Slieve Lamagan once going between Binnian and Cove.
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Re: What's Lamagan summit like for camping
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2014 »
From memory, Oisin has camped on the summit in a tent.  Typo-on also pitched a couple of tents up there.  I think the options are fairly limited though and I think shelter could not be relied on. 
Pick a good night or go somewhere else is what it probably comes down to.
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Re: What's Lamagan summit like for camping
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2014 »
Here's a wee spot I found near the top that was almost flat.



and it has this big stone beside it which makes a handy picnic table  :)

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Re: What's Lamagan summit like for camping
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2014 »
Last time Oisin, Rusty and I camped there, there was room for two bivvys and a tent with ease. The big stone is handy too as Liam says.

Go up via the slabs tho ;-) Coming from cove is the soft option ;-)
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Re: What's Lamagan summit like for camping
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2014 »
Yeah, was thinking just straight up from Blue Lough. Would the spot fit a few one/two man tents?


Quote from: Aragorn on April 09, 2014
Last time Oisin, Rusty and I camped there, there was room for two bivvys and a tent with ease. The big stone is handy too as Liam says.

Go up via the slabs tho ;-) Coming from cove is the soft option ;-)
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Re: What's Lamagan summit like for camping
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2014 »
Aye without a bother.
The view in the morning too, priceless
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Re: What's Lamagan summit like for camping
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2014 »
Genius, am sure it's fairly exposed up there, map is a bit featureless.

Quote from: Aragorn on April 09, 2014
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Re: What's Lamagan summit like for camping
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2014 »
It can get a bit fresh at times for sure
Thankfully any time there's been high winds I've been in a bivvy and the wind has just licked straight over it
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