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Ireland's County High Points Challenge

Challenge yourself to visit the highest point in each of Ireland's 32 counties. On this page you will find information about Ireland's County High Points Challenge including its list of locations and links to guide books, maps and local facilities. You will also find details about how to use this challenge to boost your score in the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships.

This is a flexible hillwalking challenge to be undertaken independently. It is not a set-date, mass-start event. Each individual participant is free to choose their own start / finish dates and duration period.

The High Points

Ireland's County High Points Challenge requires participants to visit 28 Irish locations (including 1 pair of twin summits). These are marked on the map below. Click on a marker for more details. Route choice is entirely up to the participant, therefore we have not included any route suggestions on the map. Route planning is part of this challenge.

High Point name	Elevation	Irish Grid Reference
Carrauntoohil	1,039m	V:804:844
Lugnaquillia Mountain	925m	T:032:918
Galtymore Mountain	918m	R:878:238
Slieve Donard	850m	J:358:277
Mweelrea	814m	L:790:668
Mount Leinster	794m	S:827:525
Knockmealdown	793m	S:058:084
Kippure	757m	O:116:155
Errigal Mountain	751m	B:928:208
Benbaun	729m	L:786:539
Knockboy	706m	W:004:620
Sawel Mountain	678m	H:618:973
Cuilcagh	665m	H:124:280
Truskmore	647m	G:759:473
Truskmore Southeast Slope	631m	G:763:471
Slieve Foye	589m	J:169:120
Slieve Gullion	573m	J:025:203
Trostan	550m	D:180:236
Moylussa NW	532m	R:648:759
Moylussa SE	532m	R:651:756
Arderin	527m	S:232:989
Brandon Hill	515m	S:697:403
Seltannasaggart Southeast Slope	412m	G:904:196
Cupidstown Hill	379m	O:006:206
Slieve Beagh East Top	373m	H:532:436
Corn Hill	278m	N:188:842
Slieve na Calliagh	276m	N:586:776
Mullaghmeen	258m	N:469:794

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Challenge information

Ireland's County High Points Challenge is one of our 8 anytime Irish High Point challenges. Completers of this challenge can earn digital badges and score competition points in the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships.

Hillwalkers who register for the "lifetime" version of this challenge on Peakhunter and visit all of the High Points listed above at any time after 1st January 2011 will earn the "lifetime" digital badge. Hillwalkers who already have a full set of Peakhunter logs for this challenge will receive the badge as soon as they register.

Hillwalkers who register for the "annual" challenge on Peakhunter and visit all of the High Points listed above within a Sport Hillwalking season will earn the "annual" digital badge for that year. They can also claim 306 competition points for their All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships score plus an additional 306 bonus points.

Individuals who do not complete the challenge within the Sport Hillwalking season can still earn competition points for each logged High Point, provided they register for the relevant 2-month-long round(s) of competition on Peakhunter and submit a one-off Championships Entry Form between 25th October and 7th November.

Instructions

Install the Peakhunter app on your smartphone and create a profile (you only need to do this once).
Sign into your Peakhunter account on the smartphone app (if not already signed in).
In the app's settings, download all the Ireland and United Kingdom locations. We recommend that you do this every few months to ensure that you have the most up-to-date set of locations.
Register for this challenge on Peakhunter. You need to do this to earn digital badges and to claim bonus competition points.
Visit all of the High Points listed above. These can be visited in any order.
Log each High Point visit using the Peakhunter app while present at the location.
To earn the "lifetime" digital badge, all High Points listed above must be visited and logged at any time after 1st January 2011.
To earn the "annual" digital badge, all High Points listed above must be visited and logged during a single Sport Hillwalking season.
To add this challenge's bonus points to your All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships score, all High Points listed above must be visited and logged within a single Sport Hillwalking season. Bonus points can only be applied after Championships Entry Forms are received at the end of the season and will not be reflected on real-time leader boards during the season.
To generate an official score in the All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships, you must register for at least one of the 2-month-long rounds of competition on Peakhunter. We recommend that you register for all four rounds as early as possible to ensure that you maximise your score. There is no reason to delay. To formally register as a competitor, you must also submit a one-off Championships Entry Form between 25th October and 7th November.

Disclaimer

This challenge is intended only for experienced and well-equipped Highpointeers, hillwalkers and mountaineers who are physically fit and can navigate themselves confidently through rugged and exposed terrain in any weather. If you are planning to undertake this challenge, please be aware that Highpointeering, hillwalking and mountaineering are risk activities. The Ireland Walking Guide, High Point Ireland and Donard Media (the websites' publisher) accept no responsibility for any injury, loss or inconvenience sustained by anyone undertaking this challenge. Personal safety is entirely the participant's own responsibility. We will not support any legal action taken against any third-party individual, group or organisation as a result of any injury, loss or inconvenience sustained by anyone undertaking this challenge. We encourage each participant to have adequate insurance to cover any injury, loss or inconvenience that may result from their hillwalking activities.

The inclusion of each High Point in this challenge is based entirely on it being the highest point in at least 1 of Ireland's 32 counties. It should not be assumed that access is permitted to any of Ireland's major geographical High Points. The Ireland Walking Guide, High Point Ireland and Donard Media recommend that anyone planning to visit any of the High Points as part of this challenge should check for potential access restrictions and to request permission from the relevant landowner(s) in advance.

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Register

To earn digital badges for the County High Points Challenge, hillwalkers must register for it on the Peakhunter website. Peakhunter is our official logging partner. Please note that there is a "lifetime" version and an "annual" version of this challenge (the annual version is primarily for Sport Hillwalkers). Whichever version(s) you choose, registration is a simple 3-click process starting with the green "Register for this High Point Challenge" button below. You will need to be signed into the Peakhunter platform to complete the final click of the registration process. The "lifetime" digital badge will be awarded to registered participants who log visits to all of the High Points listed above at any time after 1st January 2011. The "annual" digital badge will only be awarded to registered participants who log visits to all of the High Points listed above within a single Sport Hillwalking season.

Hillwalkers who log visits to any of the individual High Points listed above during the Sport Hillwalking season can add points to their All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships score for the year. Hillwalkers wishing to compete in the Championships must register for at least one of the 2-month-long rounds of competition via the green "Register for the Hillwalking Championships" button below (we recommend registering for all four rounds). Each High Point can be counted once in each round of the Championships - i.e. up to four times within a single Sport Hillwalking season.

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Ireland's County High Points

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Disclaimer

Please be aware that recreational walking in the great outdoors can be a risk activity. The Ireland Walking Guide and Donard Media (the website's publisher) accept no responsibility for any injury, loss or inconvenience sustained by anyone using this website. Personal safety is entirely the participant's own responsibility.

The inclusion of walking routes, locations and geographical areas on this website is not an indication that access is permitted. It should not be assumed that access is permitted to any any specific piece of land in Ireland. Please note that upland areas and coastal areas indicated on this website are based purely on their geographical characteristics. It should not be assumed that access is permitted to any of the upland areas and coastal areas illustrated on this website. Where local access restrictions exist (e.g. those indicated by "Private Property" signs, "No Trespassing" signs, etc), we strongly advise that you comply with the relevant landowner's wishes. The Ireland Walking Guide and Donard Media recommend that anyone planning to go walking in Ireland should check for potential access restrictions and to request permission from the relevant landowner(s) in advance.