"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." — IDC • Aug 18, 2019

"There is a fairly gentle hiking trail that will take you most of the way towards the summit of Slieve Elva but then it turns and there is no direct path actually leading to the summit. There is a rock pile that appears to be randomly built as a marker but to get to it you have to make your way over the bog by following animal tracks as best you can. There is a remnant of an old boundary that does lead to the summit, once you can actually get to it, and is really the safest path to follow to avoid potential bog holes. It was extremely hard work traversing the bog and climbing uphill but there is a stone marker at the summit so it is easy enough to see where you need to get to. It was worth all the effort to get to the top though as the view is impressive, looking out over Galway bay to the north, the Aran Islands and cliffs of Moher to the west and into County Clare to the east and the south." — IDC • Aug 11, 2019

"There is a track from Gap Road all the way to the top of Glennagalliagh Mountain, you could even ride a mountain bike to the top without too much difficulty. Unfortunately the number of flies swarming around today did not make it an enjoyable walk up, likely a lot better to walk this one during the winter when the flies are hibernating. The top is quite unimpressive, just a gate and a sign with some barb wire fencing that has fallen down in places. The view was good though, although the cloud level was quite low, could even make out the Shannon in the distance. There were also a couple of nice vistas that opened up briefly on the way to the top as well. The flies were just as annoying on the way back down." — IDC • Jul 28, 2019

"There is no path from the top of Glennagalliagh Mountain to Cragnamurragh. There's not even a proper path up Cragnamurragh from any direction really, it’s just a firebreak with an electric fence running along one side. So I followed the tracks left by some scramblers at the top of Glennagalliagh Mountain that had obviously been through recently and ploughed across the bog, ducked the electric fence and followed the firebreak to the top of Cragnamurragh. At least there were no flies to ruin the trek, unlike the walk up Glennagalliagh Mountain. The top of Cragnamurragh is only marginally more impressive than the top of Glennagalliagh Mountain and it at least has a concrete block marking the highest point. The view is a lot better though and not just for the extra eighty metres vertical gain, but would have been even better if it hadn’t been so cloudy. Would have been nice to see all the way to the horizon, I can imagine it’s possible to see as far as North-West Clare on a good day." — IDC • Jul 28, 2019

"It was blowing a gale with horizontal ran and fog limiting visibility to less than 50 metres. Made it fun trying to work out which way to go, but there are a couple of significant markers on the way up. It's not too difficult a climb, just a few places where you have to climb almost vertical slopes but no threat of falling very far, mostly it is a very gentle slope. Worth getting to the top to see the cairn and would like to do it when the visibility is a lot better so you can actually see out over the ocean and across the bay to Galway." — IDC • Jul 21, 2019