Foye and Barnavave in the Mist

Date: Saturday, October 8th 2011

Distance: 8.43km

Height Gain: 408m

Time: 1h 37m 08s

Started at same place as previous week (West of Foye) and took the Tain Trail up to the summit of Foye before heading across to Barnavave and back to the starting point. Ran to the gap below Foye and walked/ran up to the summit (more walking than running).

GPS Log

Photos

Jason on the lower slopes of Foye

Jason at the trig Point on Foye

Me at the trig Point on Foye

The 'gully' back down (in between the rocks) - use rock in backround as a marker

Jason illustrating the return route

Reference point for the climb - stay left of the 'tits'

Reference for the climb - stay left of the pyramid

Jason on Barnavave

The wash-up at the Sump

Jason on Barnavave

Wild Horses below Slieve Foye

Jason on Barnavave

Jason on Barnavave

Training Day 1: Barnavave & Foye

Date: Saturday, October 1st 2011
Distance: 6.33km

Height Gain: 239m

Time: 50m 51s

First time running in quite a while. Training with a provisional plan to do some IMRA races next year. Went a lot better than expected.

Started on the West side of Foye/Barnavave and followed the Tain Way up to the gap. Ran up Barnavave then crossed to the rocks where the climb of Foye starts to get steep. Returned to starting point.

GPS Log

Pics

Looking across to Barnavave from starting point

Jason nearing the top of Barnavave

Jason at trig point on Barnavave with Foye in the background


View from Barnavave out to Greenore


View over Carlingford Lough from Barnavave


Jason on Barnavave


View over to Mourne Mountains


View from the slopes of Foye


Jason running up Foye with Barnavave in the background


Jason running up Foye with Barnavave in the background