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A Route Card for the Maamturks (Direction: to Leenane)

The Turks can be considered as divided into four pieces by three main passes: at Maumean/ Patrickswell (with lake), at Mám Ochóige (with lake) and at Maam Turk (no lake, very steep, narrow col). This routecard therefore is shown in four sections. Routecards are all very well but they are no substitute for having a map, compass and your own clear way of selecting your route. The column Nais below represents Naismith time (12 min/ km + 1 min/ 10m height gain). Absolutely no other allowance for the time taken to cover the ground has been used. You will need to compensate for rough ground, taking time to navigate in mist, getting tired, stops etc.

Notes.
The initial leg deliberately goes left to reduce even higher gradient than it has.
We recommend using Turn 5 and a descent to the left as safer and quicker than heading down the ridge to Loch Mham Ochóige particularly in mist.
The "GPSID" field relates to the waypoint identifiers used in the GPS route presented here.
An alternative, more formatted route card is available here.
Recent organised walks take a more northerly route after Meall Cheo - If you want to do this, take the ridge towards Búcán and at the middle of the col turn north and head down the valley there, then east on the Western Way to Leenane.

A Route Card for	The Maamturks
Places .......................................................	Navigation to Leenane..........................				Statistics .................................
	Height	Distance	Bearing	Nais	Cum Time	Heigt +/-	Grad-ient	Climb
Name GPSID	m	m	Mag	min	hh:mm	m	%	Cum %
Start (969496) START	99							0
Pt on slope TURN	150	760	224º	14	00:14	51	6.7	2
Corgemore/ Corcóg CORCOG	613	1266	285º	61	01:15	463	36.6	22
Turn towards col TURN 2	480	647	324º	8	01:23	-133	-20.6	22
Crúiscin COL	380	471	274º	6	01:29	-100	-21.2	22
Shannagirah /Mullach Glas MLCHGLAS	624	704	244º	33	02:01	244	34.7	32
South of Big North Lake NOFNLAKE	590	362	244º	4	02:06	-34	-9.4	32
Col (NW of Mullagh Glas) COL2	530	304	309º	4	02:09	-60	-19.7	32
Eastmost Pond SOFEPOND	610	889	298º	19	02:28	80	9.0	36
Binn Mhór (Trig pillar) BINN MHOR	663	532	258º	12	02:40	53	10.0	38
Binn Ramhar 3 ponds in NS row NOF3PONDS	590	530	312º	6	02:46	-73	-13.8	38
S end of Col S ENDCOL	275	873	302º	10	02:57	-315	-36.1	38
Chapel Maumeen/ Mám Éan ORATORY	259	551	325º	7	03:03	-16	-2.9	38
Pt on Ridge TURN 3	550	704	343º	38	03:41	291	41.3	51
Binn Chaonaigh BNCHNGH	633	517	16º	15	03:55	83	16.1	54
Pt on Ridge TURN 4	580	294	284º	4	03:59	-53	-18.0	54
Saddle COL 3	525	230	338º	3	04:02	-55	-23.9	54
Top at 650 TOP 650	650	700	353º	21	04:23	125	17.8	60
Top at 659 TOP 659	659	130	329º	2	04:25	9	6.9	60
Col COL 4	625	223	269º	3	04:28	-34	-15.2	60
Flat top FLATTOP	683	275	276º	9	04:37	58	21.1	62
Barrslievnaroy/ Binn idir an Dá Log BNIDRNDLG	702	288	353º	5	04:42	19	6.6	63
N. BiaDL N BIADL	693	205	14º	2	04:45	-9	-4.4	63
Pt on slope to left of ridge TURN 5	450	485	279º	6	04:50	-243	-50.1	63
L Mham Ochóige LOCMAMOCH	380	673	331º	8	04:58	-70	-10.4	63
Small Saddle COL5	365	76	307º	1	04:59	-15	-19.7	63
Small Bump BUMP	370	35	330º	1	05:00	5	14.3	63
Maumahoge Col COL6	345	116	306º	1	05:02	-25	-21.6	63
Knocknahillion Side / Cnoc na hUilleann CNCNHULN	500	453	301º	21	05:23	155	34.2	70
Col Veer Left Initially COL7	495	410	331º	5	05:28	-5	-1.2	70
Maumeen/ Mám Éan MAUMEEN2	540	259	348º	8	05:35	45	17.4	72
E of Pond E OF POND	505	166	339º	2	05:37	-35	-21.1	72
Barrlugrevagh BRRLGRVGH	555	443	298º	10	05:47	50	11.3	74
Plateau on Letterbreckaun PLATLTTBRK	650	716	300º	18	06:06	95	13.3	78
Letterbreckaun/Binn Bhriocáin BNBHRCN	667	314	282º	5	06:11	17	5.4	79
Pt on Plateau TURN6	650	279	75º	3	06:14	-17	-6.1	79
Small Pond on Saddle POND 1	580	329	61º	4	06:18	-70	-21.3	79
Top TOP600	600	114	66º	3	06:22	20	17.6	80
Gowlaunard GOWLNRD	435	1024	324º	12	06:34	-165	-16.1	80
Maam Turk (Holy Well) MAAMTURK	355	329	52º	4	06:38	-80	-24.3	80
Ridge Maumturkmore RIDGEMTM	450	243	36º	12	06:50	95	39.1	84
Top TOP480	480	373	309º	7	06:58	30	8.0	85
Top TOP465	465	386	340º	5	07:02	-15	-3.9	85
Saddle COL8	365	333	44º	4	07:06	-100	-30.0	85
Top TOP390	390	180	31º	5	07:11	25	13.9	86
Gleniska GLENISKA	340	499	350º	6	07:17	-50	-10.0	86
Col of Despondency COLDESPOND	255	263	67º	3	07:20	-85	-32.3	86
Ridge RIDGE	555	1438	37º	47	08:07	300	20.9	99
Meall Cheo MEALLCHEO	578	456	325º	8	08:15	23	5.0	100
Lochán/ Pond POND 2	430	1327	20º	16	08:31	-148	-11.2	100
Road (873618) ROAD873618	3	1140	59º	14	08:45	-427	-37.5	100

Map length, metres =	24314		Cum climb m. =		2336		Cum descent m. =
Imperial measure, miles=	15.11		Climb, feet.		7664			-2432
Revised: April 2006.
Simon J Stewart, © 1995 - 2007 c/o the Ramblers, Wayfarers, Dublin. www.simonstewart.ie

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