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Take-off – Benglenesky
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- Direction
- NNEESESSWWNW
- Coordinates
- 53.4864, -9.8590
- Altitude
- 504 m
- Region
- Galway, IE
Take-off description
Few possible take off spots- from the summit to lower elevation of Mount. Little tough hiking- rough territory.
Getting there
Turn North from N-59 to small road near the Mount- about 3 km.from N-59.
Weather
As usual in the mountains- Increasing wind speed mostly.
Rules / airspace
Regular ridge soaring and thermaling rules.
Comments
Nice site with potential XC to North directions. Choose right way to hike to launch spot- avoid to hike through dead old cut off trees- I had bed experience from that.