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Binn idir an dá Log Binn idir an Dá Log (Irish for "peak between the two hollows"), sometimes anglicized Benadolug, at , is the highest of the Maumturk Mountains in Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It is at the middle of the long north-west to south-east centr ...

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, on the other side of Lough Inagh and the Inagh Valley (a Western Way route).

Hill walking

The walk of the full range (from Maam Cross to

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List of peaks

The table below lists some of the highest major mountain peaks of the Maumturk Mountains. (‡) The anglicised version is rarely used or marked on any maps; a more common anglicised name is the incorrect name of "Barrslievenaroy" (or "Baurslievenaroy"), which is a nearby townland on the slopes of Binn idir an Da Log.
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Rock climbing

While the Maumturks are not known for rock climbing, the Loch Mhám Ochóige area of the range has rock climbs in the V-Diff to HVS grades.

Notes

References

External links

The Maamturks Challenge
University College Galway Mountaineering Club
The Maamturks Challenge: Routecard (2015)

Mountainview: The Maumturks Range

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