Comments on: Knocknacloghoge (Lough Dan)

By: jason

jason — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:02:16 +0000

hi dogs on leads are not allowed on this route , i had mine on a lead and was asked to leave

By: Diarmuid

Diarmuid — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:55:56 +0000

Knocknacloghoge, Not such a mouthful really if given it’’s proper Gaelic spelling – three words really – Cnoc na Clochóige, ‘hill with a stoney area’.
Hope this helps.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:17:18 +0000

I’d say so – there are plenty of deer around, but no sheep. I also seem to remember that the sign at the entrance to the estate says dogs on a lead are ok, and it would be easy to double check this before you start the walk.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:55:51 +0000

Is it OK to bring a dog on this route if kept on a lead at all times?

By: Ciaran Brady

Ciaran Brady — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:21:46 +0000

My apologies. Now I really do not know where we went wrong. I will definitely do the route again. Thank you for your diligence.
Ciaran

By: admin

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:31:33 +0000

Ok, I checked this walk this morning and the gate is still there and has no barbed wire - the gate is not even locked so there's no need to climb over. Here's a photo I took to confirm: Click on the photo to see a larger version This photo was taken standing on the second bridge. The gate to the left leads to private land, the middle gate is to the Lough Dan road (where I gather you walked - access is via a stile to immediately to the right of the gate and clearly marked "Lough Dan"), and the right-hand gate leads up to Knocknacloghoge. Here's another image taken looking back from the path heading up the hill: Click on the photo to see a larger version No barbed wire and there is direct access over/through the gate, so I guess there is some misunderstanding. The route directions seem ok (just follow the road, and there are no turnoffs that might be taken by mistake) and I gather you did find your way successfully to the gate, so I assume its at that point where the mixup happened. If so, maybe these photos will help with finding the right gate to use. I'd certainly encourage you to have another bash at the walk as its a very nice one. Despite the somewhat dank and misty weather today, I seemed lucky and got a clear pocket at Knocknacloghoge. The bracken has died back so its a good time of year to do the longer circuit including Lough Dan. This also reveals an old village or summer camp above Lough Dan that's usually hidden under the bracken:

Click on the photo to see a larger version

Also lots of deer around ! Click on the photo to see a larger version

By: Ciaran Brady

Ciaran Brady — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:11:03 +0000

I’m afraid the gate is gone! There is no way up the mountain unless you cross the fence. There is a gate to the left of the style but this is the main path to Lough Dan.
All the best,
Ciaran

By: admin

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:47:17 +0000

You can see the gate in the middle left of this picture, on the path at the other side of the bridge:

That picture was taken in August 09. I’ll try to go and have a look this weekend, but it would be a real shame if the farmer has now put up a fence to block access.

By: Ciaran Brady

Ciaran Brady — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:36:20 +0000

Hello,
I did this walk with my family last week-end. When we got to the end of the road (having crossed the two bridges) there was no gate go through to ascend Knocknacloughoge. There was a 4 foot barbed wire fence. We went over the style towards Lough Dan instead – the fence continued all the way to Lough Dan. Should we have crossed the fence at the road end?