Ride up Muckish Mountain?

[NI Phil]

Muckish (Irish: An Mhucais, meaning "pig's back") is a distinctive flat-topped mountain in the Derryveagh Mountains of Donegal, Ireland. At 666 metres, it is the third-highest peak in the Derryveagh Mountains, with Errigal being the highest. The mountain, with its characteristic outline, is a dominant feature of the north Donegal scenery.
Yesterday four of us tried to take 2 x 450 Husabergs, a CRF450 & a CRF230 to the summit of Muckish.............unsuccessfully
Good view though
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[Jockser]

At 666 metres, it is the third-highest peak in the Derryveagh Mountains

Where's your ambition Phil ?
Would ya not have aimed for the highest ?? That way, when you fail it doesn't sound as bad as having failed at the third highest

 

[Daithi]

Yesterday four of us tried to take 2 x 450 Husabergs, a CRF450 & a CRF230 to the summit of Muckish.............unsuccessfully

Ye obviously had the wrong bikes, a GS would have made it up there no bother.
First 1xx0GS to make it to the top gets 12 months bragging rights !

 

[Decster]

any chance of a few more pics... all that way, ya must have taken more than 1

 

[davidgibson999]

Where's your ambition Phil ?
Would ya not have aimed for the highest ?? That way, when you fail it doesn't sound as bad as having failed at the third highest

you've obviously never hiked up Errigal Jochen

 

[GerryC]

you've obviously never hiked up Errigal Jochen

Jochen do biking
And obviously
He no do hiking
Too much gravity
Plain for all to see

 

[NI Phil]

Where's your ambition Phil ?
Would ya not have aimed for the highest ?? That way, when you fail it doesn't sound as bad as having failed at the third highest

From the translation I thought I would be on a 'Pig's back' and 666metres had a certain ring to it

Ye obviously had the wrong bikes, a GS would have made it up there no bother.
First 1xx0GS to make it to the top gets 12 months bragging rights !

Daithi............be sure to take a lovely video of your GS going up

any chance of a few more pics... all that way, ya must have taken more than 1

I'll post a few more when I get a chance...........just had another member off this site welding my side stand back together(Cheers J)

 

[shuck raider]

Looks like youse went up the Saddle route - there's a wee track round the back takes you almost to the summit. Leads to an old quarry, I used to hoof it up there years ago. Never been beyond the quarry so don't know if it's do-able to the top on a bike

 

[Aidan1150]

Bit hardcore for me that Phil, but some views from up there I'd say. Post a few more pics when you get a chance.

 

[Jockser]

you've obviously never hiked up Errigal Jochen

Like, walking ? Not on a bike
C'mon David, I thought you knew me better that to even think such a thing.
See, Gerry knows...

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

Good photos on Google Earth including Muckish Quarry. Hardy men!

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

Muckish in today's Irish Times!

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/motors/2009/0916/1224254638490.html

 

[GerryC]

See, Gerry knows...

What do I have to do to cause offense here?

 

[Jockser]

What do I have to do to cause offense here?

Jaysus, nobody takes you seriously atall atall

 

[Daithi]

What do I have to do to cause offense here?

Well, for starters we'd all have to believe you're capable of it.

 

[shuck raider]

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/motors/2009/0916/1224254638490.html

Dunno what he's gettin' his knickers in a twist about, the quarries have been there since the 19th century and the landfill site had to be closed because the falling scree from the hill was filling it up.

Incidentally, the quarry at the back of the hill was where mica was extracted - it was taken by rail to the old quay at Ards Priory and exported to UK. During WW2, most of the instrument glasses in aircraft made in UK came from mica quarried on Muckish.

Not many people know that

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

Arthur, are you a total anorak or what? Fascinating info!

 

[shuck raider]

Oooooh Bin, you say the nicest things

I'm just a mine of useless information, if you'll pardon the pun

 

[NI Phil]

A few more pics

any chance of a few more pics... all that way, ya must have taken more than 1

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BEFORE we attempted Muckish

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View from the saddle side

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Having a rest

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Stuntpilot1

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Stuntpilot2

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Hope he's not STANDING ON THE PEGS

Great day out even though I didn't make it to the top
Been off the painkillers for two days now

 

[JimmyC]

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/bridge.htm


Look out for this wee spot the next time you're down around Muckish.......

Am sure you have seen it Shuck...........................
Noodles