I had a half day at school, so Dad collected me and we decided to head to the Comeraghs to try The Comeragh Mountains Challenge. I ate a bit of Dinner en route and we met up with my uncle Johnny, joining us for this one, at the entrance to the bog close to our first peak of the day, Knocksheegowna. By 14:00, we had already set off on our 26km adventure.
We followed an old bogroad to start, but quickly turned off it onto the open mountain heading straight for Knocksheegowna. It was a nice day, not much sun but more importantly no rain!
Next, we headed over to Knockanaffrin, looking down on Lough Mohra as we passed it.
Now it was time for the toughest part of the whole walk; Descending 291 meters down into The Gap, and then climbing 328 meters to reach Kilclooney Mountain.
After a bit more down-and-up climbing, we reached Coumfea. From there, we just had to follow the ridge for the rest of the way, which passed over our 2 remaining mountains, Seefin & Coumaraglin.
By the time we were back down at the road it was dark, many thanks to Theresa for the lift back to the car after. Completing the 6 peaks of the Comeragh Mountain Challenge gave us 51 points and a bonus 51 for completing it in one day. An evening well spent!
