It took a little over half hour to reach the summit of Abbey Hill. It is a fairly popular mountain, with a well worn path for most of the route to the top. I took the second gap in the dry stone wall, about a kilometre from where everyone parks, to avoid the crowd and not have to scramble up rocks, although it can get slippery when wet.

It was a surprise to reach the top so quickly and easily, as I neared the obligatory pile of rocks marking the summit that I thought was a marker I was expecting to continue for another kilometre. The vantage point is good but there was rain in the distance restricting the viewing distance so I couldn't make out Galway City. Nice views of the mountains right on the border of Clare and Galway though.