Mweel Reas Mountain.
The tallest mountian West of the Shannon river.
Difficulty: 9-10
Distance: 8kms
Height: 800+ metres
Time: 5 hours
How to get there.
From Letterfrack take the Westport Road 2.5km past leenane to the turnoff Louisberg turn left.
Continue straight for 17kms and turn left at cregganbaun post office and continue straight for five kms. At killeen church, turn right and proceed 500 meters where you turn left and continue straight for 9kms where you will find yourself at the Silverstrand. Park at the beach carpark. Walk back up the road 500metres to an elbow in the road where the road goes left and there’s a gravel path straight ahead. This is the access point to the mountain. From here there is 2 kilometre walk straight east along the river valley, aiming for deery on the map and staying north of the main river at all times.
