Black Stairs Mountains

We walk on the second and fourth Sunday of every month with walks generally lasting 4-5.

Black stairs mountains. The Blackstairs Mountains SAC extends to 5000 ha of open mountain on the border of counties Carlow and Wexford. Detailed 6 day mountain weather forecasts for climbers and mountaineers planning expeditions. Tough climbs sharp bends - 25km.

A number of different habitats can be seen from the top of Ballycrinnigan Rock in the. Blackstairs is a hill-walker friendly region and there are a number of approaches marked locally. The Blackstairs Mountains are located along the border of the Counties Wexford and Carlow forming a mountain chain that runs in a north-eastsouth-west direction for approximately 22 km and includes six peaks over 520 m.

The Blackstairs Mountains have many secrets and these are slowly coming to lightBlackstairs Mountains ridgeline from Dranagh MountainBlackstairs Mountain is the first large peak you see protruding over the ridgeline in the centre of the imageWhile out walking in June 2011 Mike Monahon Carlow noticed some wood fragments poaking out of a peat hag on. Blackstairs Mountain Loop Walk Carlow. A metal cross 30m to the east of the summit marks the spot of two fatal aeroplane crashes a German bomber in 1941 and a Cessna 182 in 1983.

The mountains are of a granite core and rounded peat-covered uplands. There is a young 5-acre Oak wood which guests can explore. This means that it is an offence to damage the plants or the habitats that are found in these two locations.

The Blackstairs are on the Carlow Wexford border and the highest point at 795m is Mount Leinster. Blackstairs Mountain Run - 6km. Blackstairs Eco Trails is a Gold accredited Eco Tourism destination certified by the Global Sustainable Tourism CouncilWe do not use fertilisers or sprays on our land and we have been recording the wild life here for over 40 years.

On the top of the hill of Cnoc-na-Cro Gallows Hill in Bantry just in full view of the White Mountain Cahir Ruas Den and Black Stairs there lived a poor widow with a grandchild about fifteen years old. The Blackstairs Mountains on the CarlowWexford border offer a real alternative for Wicklow walkers or for those heading to north Munster ranges like the Galtees Comeraghs or Knockmealdowns. The Blackstairs Mountain Loop Walk is a moderate to strenuous 5 hour 135 km walking route to the peak of Blackstairs Mountain 735m with great views of the green fields below and finishing the walk on nice quiet country roads near the town of Enniscorthy in the south east of County Carlow.