Keadeen Mountain sits at an elevation of 653 metres (2,142 ft), and is Ireland’s 152nd–highest mountain. We drove through the town of Rathdangan and hiked Keadeen mountain from the trailhead forestry car park.
Keadeen Key facts
- We hiked 9.4km out and back to the 2 mountains.
- It took us 2 hours with small breaks
- Wet gear was required as the top section is quite boggy
- Parking is limited
- Not suitable for kids in winter
- Difficulty- Overall, it’s not too hard. 4 out of 10 for difficulty
- Recommendation- A nice walk, and an easy summit
Keadeen Map
Below is a map of the walk to Keadeen summit.
Keaden Carpark Start
The car park is located here. Come early to this mountain as parking is limited. Only 4-5 spaces are available for cars on this forestry road location.
Hiking Keadeen Mountain
The hike starts at the car park. Be sure to turn left straight away and not walk up the foresty road, as I did.
At the car park follow the trail footpath cut into the wood and not the forestry road. Once you find the path the trail to the summit is well-worn and easy to follow.
After about a 200m walk and a steady climb along the edge of the wood, you come to a fence. Cross over the fence and follow the fence line up the hill. The path is through a field but it is easy to follow.
At the end of the field, you come onto an open mountain. From this point, it becomes very wet and boggy. Visibility was poor for us on the day of our hike but I’m sure there are amazing views from here.
Pass through the fence opening and take care on the mountain for deep boggy sections.
From this section, you will descend into a small valley and then back up another hill. The Cairn is then situated at the top.
Optional additional walk to Carrig Mountain
We decided to walk Carrig mountain as it was only a 4km walk to the top of Keadeen mountain, and we felt we needed to stretch our legs a bit more.
We walked back down the hill but now followed the fence line the whole way to Carrig Cairn.
The Cairn for Carrig Mountain was only a pile of stones but it was a nice little additional walk to finish off the hike. We used the same path to return back to the car.
