Mountains Surrounding the Valley at Granny
I was taking advantage of the loosening of restrictions to visit western Donegal. I spotted a few places in Google Maps which hopefully would be a nice spot. It already started off very nice with the Assaranca Waterfall which is just right beside the road. On my way to Maghera Beach, I noticed that the landscape just opened up with a presence of an amphitheater like formation in the mountains. I reminded me a lot of the scenic route to Slieve League, Glengesh Pass, which is not that far away from here. This seems to be a less known version of Glengesh. Apparently, the place is named Granny which can be difficult to look for in Google.
View from One of the Stops at Granny
I didn’t need to do any finding here since there was only one road to it. From the parking lot at Maghera, there is a sign pointing to Granny. Actually just forget the sign, from the parking lot just keep following the road. There is only one way there and you can’t miss it. As I mentioned before, the formation is shaped like an amphitheater with mountains surrounding 3/4 of the area. The road traces the inside of the amphitheater and it is sure to provide spectacular photos from the inside.
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