{"id":285,"date":"2022-04-18T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/?p=285"},"modified":"2023-01-12T06:26:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T06:26:12","slug":"8-sport-hillwalking-locations-83-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/8-sport-hillwalking-locations-83-points\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Sport Hillwalking Locations, 83 Points"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At 4:30, while most people were sleeping, Dad and I were in the car heading for Fenton&#8217;s Pub, the start point for our first climb of the day, Lugnaquillia. We had a list of 8 Sport Hillwalking Locations that we planned to work down as far as we could throughout the day. If we completed the whole list, we would earn 83 points for The All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships, so needless to say when we arrived at Fenton\u2019s, we wasted no time setting off along the military road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_061522-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"288\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_061522-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_061522-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_061522-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_061522-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_061522-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_061522-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sunrise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418063921-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"286\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418063921-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418063921-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418063921-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418063921-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418063921-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418063921-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Memorial to the rear of Fenton&#8217;s Pub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418064820-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"287\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418064820-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-287\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418064820-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418064820-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418064820-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418064820-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418064820-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cloud On Lug<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The real climbing began when we proceeded through a gate onto the open mountain, following a grassy path up Camara hill, which follows the edge of a military firing range. Many herds of Sika Deer passed by as we walked, however we didn\u2019t delay because of our goal to log as many High Points as possible, but also because rain was forecasted for 11am and we wanted to be well down by then.<br>\u200bSo, we climbed on, veering left when we reached the saddle between Lugnaquilla and Slievemaan. From there on, the climb was significantly steeper, but still quite manageable. The top was covered in some thick cloud, so we didn&#8217;t see any views. After logging on Peakhunter, we headed back down to the boggy saddle but instead of heading straight back down to Camara hill we went up the opposite side of the saddle to Slievemaan, which is worth an extra 8 points on top of the 19 we got from Lug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-3 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418070511-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"292\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418070511-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418070511-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418070511-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418070511-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418070511-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418070511-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nice Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_995666847-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"293\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_995666847-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_995666847-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_995666847-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_995666847-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_995666847-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_995666847-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Camarahill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418072902-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"291\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418072902-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-291\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418072902-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418072902-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418072902-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418072902-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418072902-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Still under cloud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083647-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"294\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083647-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083647-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083647-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083647-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083647-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083647-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The High Point in sight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083712-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"289\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083712-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-289\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083712-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083712-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083712-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083712-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418083712-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The approach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1000244987-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"290\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1000244987-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1000244987-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1000244987-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1000244987-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1000244987-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1000244987-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Logged<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With a bit of twisting around some boggy ground we were soon logging the second from our list, Slievemaan and we quickly set a course to rejoin the route we came up earlier, with some nice views of Keadeen Mountain and Sugarloaf as we descended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-5 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418090200-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"297\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418090200-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418090200-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418090200-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418090200-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418090200-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418090200-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Slievemaan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1002136482-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"298\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1002136482-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-298\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1002136482-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1002136482-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1002136482-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1002136482-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1002136482-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The top of Slievemaan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_092149-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"296\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_092149-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_092149-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_092149-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_092149-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_092149-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_092149-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Damp&#8221; Hairy Molly!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418100739-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"295\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418100739-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418100739-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418100739-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418100739-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418100739-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418100739-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another nice tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next up on the list was Mount Leinster &amp; Mount Leinster East Top. We parked up at The Nine Stones Car Park and headed up the tarmac road leading to the RTE Mast at the top of Mount Leinster. I decided to wear some old runners rather than boots for this one, thinking that they would be more comfortable for the tarmac road and naively assuming that Mount Leinster East Top would be a short walk from the top. I was surprised when I checked Peakhunter after logging Mount Leinster to find that the East Top was almost 2km away over heathery, boggy ground. We trudged on anyway and with a bit of care, I managed to keep my feet from getting completely soaked.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-7 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418114728-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"302\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418114728-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-302\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418114728-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418114728-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418114728-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418114728-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418114728-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Up the tarmac road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115007-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"301\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115007-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-301\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115007-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115007-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115007-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115007-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115007-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clear, blue skies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115012-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"300\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115012-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115012-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115012-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115012-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115012-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418115012-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mount Leinster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1013769836-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"303\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1013769836-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-303\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1013769836-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1013769836-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1013769836-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1013769836-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1013769836-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nice views<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130445-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"299\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130445-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130445-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130445-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130445-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130445-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130445-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nice views<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130535-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"305\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130535-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130535-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130535-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130535-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130535-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130535-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking back as we head over to the east top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130627-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"306\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130627-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-306\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130627-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130627-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130627-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130627-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418130627-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getting close&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1015790291-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"304\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1015790291-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-304\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1015790291-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1015790291-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1015790291-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1015790291-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1015790291-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">East Top complete!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bRather than returning to the top of Mount Leinster, I skirted around the side of it to join the tarmac road. We got caught in a small shower on our way down, luckily it only lasted around 5 minutes. It did however reveal a spectacular rainbow for us to marvel at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418133304-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418133304-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-307\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418133304-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418133304-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418133304-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418133304-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418133304-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes The All-Ireland Hillwalking Championships even more interesting are the mountain challenges. These involve visiting all the Sport hillwalking locations in a specific range within 24 hours to earn double points. The Blackstairs Mountains Challenge only involves 3 Sport Hillwalking Locations; 2 Of which we had just completed! The only mountain left to complete to earn double points was Blackstairs, so naturally that was where we were headed for next!<br>The sun was shining down on us as we trekked up the enclosed singletrack which gives off a \u201cmagical\u201d feel, and also leads up onto the open mountain. It is a straightforward hike from here, following the well worn (and sometimes mucky) singletrack to the top, which is marked by a cairn decorated with some colorful bunting, which reminded me of the prayer flags on Everest Base Camp. We were caught in a nasty shower at the top, which continued as we descended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-9 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418145539-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"312\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418145539-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-312\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418145539-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418145539-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418145539-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418145539-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418145539-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stunning views<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150917-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"308\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150917-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150917-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150917-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150917-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150917-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150917-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150922-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"310\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150922-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-310\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150922-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150922-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150922-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150922-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418150922-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418151201-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"309\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418151201-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-309\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418151201-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418151201-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418151201-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418151201-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418151201-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1026637732-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"311\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1026637732-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-311\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1026637732-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1026637732-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1026637732-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1026637732-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1026637732-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blackstairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A\u200bbout halfway down we were glad to see the shower blow away once again revealing clear skies which remained with us for the remainder of the day. When we reached the car, we checked the time and realised it was only 4:30 in the evening so decided to try and tick off a few more while heading for home.<br>We slightly detoured first to Brandon Hill, the county high point of Kilkenny. Rather than taking our usual route to the top, we instead followed the new waymarked route just to give it a try. It turned out to be a bit longer so we didn\u2019t wait around at the top and headed back down via our own more direct route to the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-11 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418172417-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"318\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418172417-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-318\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418172417-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418172417-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418172417-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418172417-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418172417-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A new sign<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418175055-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"317\"  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class=\"wp-element-caption\">Into the woods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418181430-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"313\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418181430-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418181430-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418181430-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418181430-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418181430-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418181430-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">More amazing views<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418181920-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"314\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG20220418181920-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-314\" 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href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1035034544-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"320\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1035034544-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1035034544-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1035034544-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1035034544-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1035034544-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1035034544-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our second last Sport Hillwalking Location of the day, Carricktriss Gorse, was up next. A 10 minute walk along a forestry road brought us to an entry point into the forest, where we hunted for the trig. We found this difficult to locate the first few times we were there, but I think we have the hang of it by now. The trees also don\u2019t help by disrupting GPS signal. After logging, we headed back to the Car and drove over to Slievenamon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-13 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_200236-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"321\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_200236-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_200236-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_200236-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_200236-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_200236-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_200236-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden light as the sun descends towards the horizon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_194703-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"322\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_194703-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_194703-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_194703-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_194703-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_194703-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_20220418_194703-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Only 1 left to go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Darkness was setting in as we headed up our final mountain of the day. We followed the well worn track up, and logged it on Peakhunter, taking our picture against the beautiful dusk sky. We didn\u2019t take our time on the way down as darkness was now well established and we were fairly peckish too, luckily Clonmel was close by where we filled our bellies with Chinese before driving home, very satisfied to have logged all 8 locations and banked the full 83 points.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-15 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1045832509-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"323\"  src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1045832509-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1045832509-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1045832509-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1045832509-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1045832509-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pic_1045832509-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Slievenamon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-29-at-15.59.00-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-29-at-15.59.00-1-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-652\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-29-at-15.59.00-1-819x1024.jpeg 819w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-29-at-15.59.00-1-240x300.jpeg 240w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-29-at-15.59.00-1-768x960.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/the-all-ireland-hillwalking-championships-dillons-adventures.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-12-29-at-15.59.00-1.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 4:30, while most people were sleeping, Dad and I were in the car heading for Fenton&#8217;s Pub, the start point for our first climb of the day, Lugnaquillia. 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