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Name:Slieve Snaght [Sliabh Sneachta]
Hill number:20209
Height:614.6m / 2016ft
RHB Section:45A: North East Donegal
County/UA:Donegal
Hill area:Inishowen
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Dillon,
Vandeleur-Lynam, Arderin
(Ma,Hu,Sim,Hew,Dil,VL,A,P600,P500)
Grid ref:C 42446 39022
Summit feature:trig point on cairn shelter
Drop:600m
Col:15m  C428192  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 03
Survey:obvious summit/Trimble GeoXH 6000
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 33 users)ByDate of Ascent
Drive on public road to C42376 42891and turn onto bog road heading south for approx. 2km. Park car and start S/W for 500M before veering south all the way to the peak 2 km further on. Not much visible path along the way. Return same way. Distance 5.7km 352m elevation 2.5hrs return.Danny Devlin01/01/2022
from road junction near Lough Fad, via tracks, some very boggy and N ridge. Interesting summit area, covered in cairns. Second half of climb was easier, despite being steeper.IanHHill01/09/2019
from road near stresm quarry to NE to damph, then to Slieve Snaght and Slieve Main, back SE to track and get to road by schoolunderhill30/06/2019
See blog entry for list of Irish Hills done in 2018, further information and gpx download: https://dai186.wixsite.com/mountainnomad/post/emerald-isle-total-touroutlawcatcher24/10/2018
2/6 (Crocknasmug/Slieve Snaght/Slieve Main/Damph/Grinlieve/Soldiers Hill)Fergalh29/04/2018
With Damian.Dangerous Dave26/08/2014
Pathless ascent from 446385. Went on to Slieve Main. With Stuart Logan. Our last GBI P600.jimbloomer22/06/2010
fa, 3 in party, some mist but generally clear, 6 miles. parked a minor road and climbed straight up hill to damph, then slieve main where there was a fox on the summit, continued up the south ridge to snaggiest trig point and summit and then back to the carrum doodle 05/07/2009
in driving rain, an almost lunar landscape strewn with stone and dozens of small standing stones. via bog road from WNW (Carroghill) RHW06/05/2005
richtea504004/05/2018
Onzy10/11/2017
Fletch28/08/2014
interloper28/07/2014
David-Guenot07/11/2013
mae17/04/2012
neilsan27/03/2011
Kiltie22/06/2010
Martin R28/08/2008
Sherlock02/06/2008
stevedixon12/04/2007
chalky195323/05/2005
David Purchase30/04/2005
Tony Rogers27/09/2003
Dee Rogers27/09/2003
CXB29/08/2003
roscorrocket27/04/2000
IainT27/06/1999
fasgadh20/09/1996
PN_Runner02/05/1995
Topographer5712/08/1994
GaryJones01/10/1993
Captain Willard01/07/1987
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