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Name: | Caher West Top |
Hill number: | 20005 |
Height: | 973.4m / 3194ft |
Parent (Ma): | 20001 Carrauntoohil |
RHB Section: | 50C: Macgillycuddy's Reeks |
County/UA: | Kerry |
Hill area: | MacGillycuddy's Reeks |
Class: | Furth, Subsimm, Dillon, Vandeleur-Lynam (F,sSim,Dil,VL) |
Grid ref: | V 78991 84006 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 24.1m |
Col: | 949.3m V 7907 8394 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 78 |
Survey: | Trimble GeoXH 6000 |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 196 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
A Nine mile horseshoe walk from the Hydro carpark taking in ten tops Caher west, Caher, Carrauntoohil, Na Cnamha, Beenkeragh, Knockbrinnea East, Knockbrinnea west, Stumpa Barr na hAbhann, Skregmore, and Cnoc lochtair, the day took Eight hours. The ridge inbetween Carrauntoohil and Beenkeragh is best done on a calm dry day when it should pose no problems. | WAYNE ROWLETT | 03/09/2023 |
OMC (unofficial) trip to Ireland: 
Parked at Breanlee, with Ian McCabe, Richard Moore, Nicky Creadland & Tricia Teeling, we hiked up the hydro track to Lough Lochtair. 
 
Then we followed a path up the shoulder and on to the summit of Cnoc Lochtair, then along the ridge over Skregmore and up to Beenkeragh. The bones ridge was no where near as bad as the Jim Ryan guidebook (Collins Press) described. We ascended Bone Peak without difficulty, from there involved an interesting scramble around to the tops of gullies, then up to Carrauntoohil. 
The descent and ascent up to Caher was fine, with a bearable noticeable drop before the Caher West Top. 
Descending down to the NW shoulder of the West Top was slow and the steep section of the hydro road was horrible. 
Showers throughout the day but long periods of good views, 08:35hrs all in. | chillyman8 | 17/07/2023 |
On the way to Carrauntoohil from the hydro track car park. | Lindsay M | 14/05/2023 |
With L & R | Janet M | 14/05/2023 |
Part of a long ridge walk in glorious weather with Andy. Took about 7 hours. | Tintenty | 01/09/2022 |
Did coomlougha Horseshoe trail taking in cnoc iochtair, Skregmore,stumpa barr, knockbrinnea, knockbrinnea NE, Beenkeragh, The Bones Peak, Carrauntoohil, caher and caher west top. | Danny Devlin | 18/06/2022 |
From the hydro car park, anticlockwise after an aborted attempt at the horseshoe yesterday. Much better conditions today with stunning views: Caher West Top, Caher and Carrauntoohil. Decent via O'Shea's gully and a lift to our car with a pair of kind fellow hikers! | Lazylizzie | 30/10/2021 |
LS. PP. GW. BM. MG. MFMacL | john steel | 20/09/2019 |
From the Hydro road CP: 772871. Cloud on top (last 100m). Fleeting glimpse of Caher before heading there. | ChrisR | 12/07/2019 |
From hydro road Carrauntoohil via Caher. Amazing day for 4 February. Sunny and still. Lots of snow. 3 1/2 hours up, just over 2 hours back | callumorr | 04/02/2019 |
My last summit of the horseshoe. Gosh I was worn out when I finally got back to The Stepping Stones B&B | Alancache | 21/06/2018 |
east-west traverse of macgillycuddys reeks from cronins yard. | robertphillips | 13/06/2017 |
From hydro car park a round of Skregmore tops, Knockbrinnea, Beenkeragh, Na Cnamha, Carrauntoohil and Caher tops. | rhalstead | 28/04/2017 |
Route: Hydro Road (from road) - Caher West Top - Caher - Carrauntoohil - Cnoc na Toinne - Cnoc an Chuillinn - Cnoc an Chuillinn East Top - Maolan Bui - Cnoc na Peiste - Maolan Bui - The Bone - Cronin's Yard 
 
Approx. Stats: 7hrs, 16km, 1,250m ascent 
 
Weather: fine, no wind or rain! | millionmts | 20/10/2016 |
Traverse of Macgillycuddy's Reeks from Cronin's Yard. 
20km, +/-1700m, 9 hours. | PGCE | 02/05/2016 |
Coomloughra Houseshoe 8 hours, dusting of snow | Dunlawyering | 29/04/2016 |
f/a, s/a from carrauntohil & cares tops, 3 in party, hot & sunny, 12.7km approx, round of the coomloughra horseshoe, parked at the new carpark, great day, only meet 2 people till carrauntoohil. | rum doodle | 06/04/2015 |
From car park, along Hydro road with Bassetlaw Hill & Mountain Club. Cloudy with breeze. On Coomloughra horseshoe, heading to Caher. | alwaysinshorts | 27/05/2014 |
Hags Glen Horseshoe with diversion to Caher | Packmule | 02/05/2014 |
with John Green, Oliver Bartrum | davidsbatty | 30/04/2013 |
with Caher(qv for log) | pwheeler | 22/05/2011 |
completed as part of the EURO 48 challenge | mcallmar | 28/04/2011 |
CK | SheilaS | 09/05/2009 |
5th of 5 peaks on Coomloughra Horseshoe. With Joel and BFD. | Biffin | 11/10/2008 |
Western Reeks in clockwise direction. Exhilarating walk partially in mist. | lordtonult | 19/04/2008 |
Irish munro haul - circuit from Meallis | nordicstar | 27/05/2007 |
Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 17/04/2006 |
Coomloughra Horseshoe - what a great walk, circling back from Carrauntoohill to Caher now in lovely late afternoon sunshine with fine views. With John, Mark and Ken. | niallp | 23/09/2005 |
R Rup | Richard Tait | 26/07/2005 |
My last 3000 foot Top in the British Isles | hornet | 24/04/2005 |
Ascent with father completing the Coomloughra Horse Shoe. | VirtualMountain | 21/06/2003 |
Ascent and circuit of Coomloughra Horseshoe from Ballycullane. Outstanding hike over Skregmore, East Top, Beenkeragh, Knockoughter, Corran Tuathail, Caher and West Top. Most of hike was clear, local thick clouds around the Corran Tuathail summit. | mavero10 | 01/08/2000 |
first ascent, solo, windy with snow showers & spindrift, 17km. hags glen, the devils ladder where several people where stuck in the ice conditions, cramponed up. snow and icy patches to the summit of carrauntoohill, descended back and out to cahir where a group was on their hands and knees - caught out in a spindrift squall. descended to lyre boy and track to road, back along road hitching the last section to my b&b | rum doodle | 12/04/1998 |
Clockwise round of Macgillycuddy's Reeks. | Eddie | 26/10/1994 |
Western horseshoe walk | Rhayader_wander | 25/06/1994 |
Parked near Lough Acoose. On trackless waste over heather, rocks and peat to footpath on ridge. Hail storm as I entered mist. Very painful even through over trousers and hood. Plod to skyline over snow patches to top at 12.25. to Caher. | arranc | 07/04/1994 |
Circuit from Breanlee | rjf35 | 05/04/1993 |
Galltywenallt | 17/09/1991 | |
Coomloughra Horseshoe from the west over Skregmore, East Top, Beenkeragh, Knockoughter, Corran Tuathail, Caher and Caher West Top. | PeterD | 21/08/1991 |
With Dave, Nick, Danny. | jim.r | 30/07/1991 |
Date unknown. Corran Tuathaill YH circuit | RHW | 01/01/1990 |
petey | 01/01/1990 | |
With Ed Anderson from Loch Acoose up Caher West Top to Caher and along ridge to Carrauntoohil | ColB | 22/08/1988 |
Farm 1km above Corran Tuathail YH - Lough Cummeennapeasta - Cruach Mhor - The Big Gun - Cnoc na Peiste - Maolan Bui - Cnoc an Chuilinn - Cnoc na Toinne - Col (for Devil's Ladder into Hag's Glen) - Carrauntoohil - Caher - W Top of Caher - Back to Carrauntoohil - The Bones - Beenkeragh - Knockbrinnea - Hag's Glen - Farm above Youth Hostel. (PM) | gerrybowes | 23/07/1987 |
Solo. From Carrauntoohil Youth Hostel. Macgillycuddy's Reeks. After following the ridge between Cruach Mhor and Cnoc an Toine descended to the col at the top of 'The Ladder'. I ascended Caher (3259'), a subsidiary top of Caher (3200'), then went back over the main summit and on to Carrauntoohil (3414' - the highest peak in Eire). Continued to Beenkeragh before descending to the youth hostel. Time: 7hr 50min. The weather was good. It was misty on and off on the summits. | pwbellarby | 14/06/1987 |
JEB | HFB | 26/07/1984 |
With Ian | Alan Moore | 18/03/1981 |
Second 'Furth' of the day. One of the party claimed to have seen a wildcat! - my I-Spy book of wildlife said there weren't any wildcats in Ireland... | Aye Jimmy | 10/08/1978 |
Solo | Vin | 03/08/1978 |
oldbagger27 | 02/09/2023 |