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Back to Mushera again this week. Last week I went on my own to check it out and got some good views on all sides, this time unfortunately there was no views at all to be had. The morning remained dry but overcast and Mucky and quite windy when we got to the first peak to the west where normally you can see to West Cork and the Kerry range, nothing today. Underfoot it was fine in most places for January, in some places the paths were a bit soggy so all you had to do was to walk on the grassy verges and away you go. Today we had 12 varying from Girls & Boys from the young to the not so young and while we may not have got the weather or views we still had a great day out in that the Craic was good thrown in with a bit of banter.

After lunch today I needed to get out and take in a whole lot of fresh air. Next thing was where would I go. Had done Clara in Millstreet and Mout Hillary near Banteer and needed more than The Island Wood. Mushera came in to my head. Next thing was, how wet was this route. Only one thing for it ! Had to check it out. To get to the Mushera(more) to be precise , you park your Car at the gate of Millstreet Country Park, cross the road and your on your way There is a few ways of doing Musheramore The Route which takes you basically up and down to the Cross The Half Loop -- This once you cross the stile you head across country for the peak furthest to the right, one thing about this there is no defined path but just head straight for the peak furthest to the right. The first few hundred yards can be a bit mucky but after that today I found it okay. for January !! The Full Loop --Today I decided after checking my watch and the fact the weather was good I said I would do the Full Loop.

We took off on our first trip of the year to Mangerton near Killarney.To get there you go out the Muckross Rd. and turn left after Molly Darcys pub, so it is not too far away. Torc seen from Mangrton path The first thing we noticed yesterday when we arrived at the starting point was the amount of cars that were there, I have often been here both in Winter and Summer but never had to conquer a parking problem like the one on Sunday. Working off the Christmas and New Years Resolutions, I suppose they had a big bearing on the parking issues. We had 9 in total that is including a few young boys so we had a nice handy crew for our first day out in the year and hopefully we will have more the next day out. Going up to the Punch Bowl The reason why we chose Mangerton was there is a defined stony path nearly all the way to the top and once you get over the first few hundred yards you are nearly over all the really mucky parts and that is one major advantage Mangerton