Ballycumber Hill [Coolafunshoge Hill]

About Ballycumber Hill [Coolafunshoge Hill]

Rising above the Derry River valley, this southern Wicklow summit offers a softer landscape than the rugged northern peaks. Crossed by the Wicklow Way on its journey toward Clonegal, the broad, often forested slopes provide a sense of quiet isolation, with the Marilyn status reflecting its surprising prominence over the surrounding rolling farmland.

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• •Ballycumber comes from the Irish 'Baile an Chomair', meaning the townland of the confluence, while the alternative name Coolafunshoge translates to 'nook of the ash tree'.
• •The hill marks one of the final significant climbs for those walking the 131-kilometre Wicklow Way from north to south, marking the transition from high granite mountains into gentler foothills.
• •The summit offers a clear vantage point looking north toward the massive bulk of Lugnaquilla, Leinster's highest peak, which dominates the distant skyline.
• •Despite its modest height, its classification as a Marilyn means it has at least 150 metres of prominence, making the ascent from the valley floor more strenuous than the map suggests.
• •The southern stretches of the Wicklow Way here are so famously fond of forestry tracks that you may spend more time studying sitka spruce than the actual horizon.