Traverse of the Maamturk Mountains, Connemara

This is one of the toughest mountain traverses in Ireland crossing a glaciated terrain of precipitous corries, deep tarns, sweeping ridges, rocky plateaus, bog and steep grassy slopes. Situated in the timeless and beautiful landscape of Galway County's Connemara, this 25km route has over 2,300 metres of ascent, around a dozen summits and takes between 10-14 hours to complete. We opted to bivy overnight a third of the way along the route for added excitement. Simon Stewart's excellent route card is essential reading for would-be trekkers and his website also gives useful advice about the conditions and terrain one can expect: http://www.simonstewart.ie/Turks/turk... Also see the blog: http://kernowclimber.blogspot.ie/