Challenge yourself to climb every mountain summit in the Mangerton Mountains range. On this page you will find information about the Mangerton Mountains Challenge including its summit list, useful car parking locations, recommendations for guide books and maps, and links to local facilities.
The Mangerton Mountains Challenge is one of our 23 range-specific, anytime Irish mountain challenges. These are flexible hillwalking challenges which can be undertaken independently. Each individual participant is free to choose their own start / finish dates and duration period. They are not set-date, mass-start events. Please note that we do not offer Certificates of Completion for these challenges.
The Mangerton Mountains Challenge is one of our 23 range-specific, anytime Irish mountain challenges. These are flexible hillwalking challenges which can be undertaken independently. Each individual participant is free to choose their own start / finish dates and duration period. They are not set-date, mass-start events. Please note that we do not offer Certificates of Completion for these challenges.
The summits
The Mangerton Mountains Challenge requires participants to visit 6 summits in the Mangerton Mountains range. These are marked on the map along with nearby car parking options. Click on a marker for more details. This challenge is intended only for experienced and well-equipped hillwalkers and mountaineers who can navigate themselves confidently through rugged and exposed terrain in any weather. 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.
| Summit name | Elevation | Irish Grid Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Mangerton Mountain | 838m | V:980:808 |
| Mangerton North Top | 782m | V:984:818 |
| Stoompa | 705m | W:007:818 |
| Crohane | 650m | W:050:829 |
| Dromderalough | 650m | V:960:789 |
| Knockbrack | 610m | V:954:779 |
Disclaimer
This challenge is intended only for experienced and well-equipped 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 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 summit in this challenge is based entirely on it having been officially classified as a mountain. This classification is reserved exclusively for summits higher than 2,000 feet with a topographical prominence of at least 30m (see 'What is an Irish mountain?'). Summits which do not meet these two requirements do not qualify as mountains, even if the word 'mountain' appears in their names. It should not be assumed that access is permitted to any of the mountain summits. The Ireland Walking Guide, High Point Ireland and Donard Media recommend that anyone planning to visit any of the summits as part of this challenge should check for potential access restrictions and to request permission from the relevant landowner(s) in advance.
Recommended guide books
Walking guide books are a great way to find the very best walks in Ireland which have been hand-picked by local experts. Recommended guide books for the Mangerton Mountains Challenge are listed below. These describe various ascents, descents and inter-summit link routes.
Recommended maps
Ireland is covered by a good selection of quality maps produced by a variety of publishers. The most useful maps for walkers range in scale from 1:25,000 to 1:50,000. For the Mangerton Mountains Challenge, the recommended titles are listed below.
- EastWest Mapping 1:20,000 - Killarney National Park
- Harvey Superwalker 1:30,000 - MacGillycuddy's Reeks
- Ordnance Survey Ireland 1:25,000 Adventure Series - MacGillycuddy's Reeks & Killarney National Park
- Ordnance Survey Ireland 1:50,000 Discovery Series - Sheet 78
- Ordnance Survey Ireland 1:50,000 Discovery Series - Sheet 79
A hardcopy map and compass are the preferred navigational tools used by all competent self-navigators in the mountains and hills. Relying exclusively on a GPS device or phone for navigation is strongly discouraged. The person who follows a dot, crosshairs or a GPX route on a tiny screen is not navigating. They are effectively being led by their device. This involves no skill whatsoever and will only increase that person's reliance on technology. We recommend using hardcopy maps and traditional magnetic compass because:
- their use requires and reinforces an elementary outdoor skill.
- the user is the navigator (this is not the case when using a GPS device, especially one with the day's route loaded in).
- they do not require a power source, therefore have less impact on the environment.
- hillwalking and mountaineering should be about having a digital detox in nature, not squinting at yet another screen.
- satellites, phones, GPS devices and their associated networks and systems are vulnerable to potential outages caused by external factors (e.g. hacking, ransomware, terrorism, solar fluctuations, space junk, etc).
In short, you should always have the relevant hardcopy map and a traditional magnetic compass in your pack when venturing off the beaten track. The convenience of a GPS is not a valid reason to go into the uplands or other wild areas without these two basic essentials.
Local facilities
If you require accommodation, food and drink, or other local facilities while undertaking the Mangerton Mountains Challenge, we recommend you check out what's available in the following nearby destinations.
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