Keadeen Mountain sits at an elevation of 653 metres (2,142 ft), and is Ireland’s 152nd–highest mountain. We drove by way of the city of Rathdangan and hiked Keadeen mountain from the trailhead forestry automobile park.
Keadeen Key details
- We hiked 9.4km out and again to the two mountains.
- It took us 2 hours with small breaks
- Wet gear was required as the highest part is kind of boggy
- Parking is restricted
- Not appropriate for teenagers in winter
- Difficulty- Overall, it’s not too exhausting. 4 out of 10 for issue
- Recommendation- A pleasant stroll, and a simple summit
Keadeen Map
Below is a map of the stroll to Keadeen summit.
Keaden Carpark Start
The automobile park is situated right here. Come early to this mountain as parking is restricted. Only 4-5 areas can be found for vehicles on this forestry street location.
Hiking Keadeen Mountain
The hike begins on the automobile park. Be certain to show left right away and never stroll up the foresty street, as I did.
At the automobile park comply with the path footpath lower into the wooden and never the forestry street. Once you discover the trail the path to the summit is well-worn and straightforward to comply with.
After a few 200m stroll and a gradual climb alongside the sting of the wooden, you come to a fence. Cross over the fence and comply with the fence line up the hill. The path is thru a area however it’s simple to comply with.
At the tip of the sector, you come onto an open mountain. From this level, it turns into very moist and boggy. Visibility was poor for us on the day of our hike however I’m certain there are wonderful views from right here.
Pass by way of the fence opening and take care on the mountain for deep boggy sections.
From this part, you’ll descend right into a small valley after which again up one other hill. The Cairn is then located on the high.
Optional extra stroll to Carrig Mountain
We determined to stroll Carrig mountain because it was solely a 4km stroll to the highest of Keadeen mountain, and we felt we wanted to stretch our legs a bit extra.
We walked again down the hill however now adopted the fence line the entire technique to Carrig Cairn.
The Cairn for Carrig Mountain was solely a pile of stones but it surely was a pleasant little extra stroll to complete off the hike. We used the identical path to return again to the automobile.
