Weather on Lug Na Coille!!!

Lug na Coille can be a dangerous mountain to climb because it is not unusual for thick fog to descend suddenly on it, and mountain rescue by helicopter is not unknown to many of its climbers! It also tends to be very slippy due to the heavy rainfall over it throughtout the year. There is an added danger in the winter as all of the rain that gathers in puddles freezes creating thick ice on a lot of the mountain, snow is also almost guaranteed on the top of lug na coille for most of the winter as the temperatures are so low! Even during the summer the weather can tend to be wet and cold as you reach the upper section of the mountain because it is so high up. You will often end up climbing through the clouds as you near the top of the mountain, so it is best to wear raingear and wrap up well!!!