O'Brien The Mournes Walks

'Where the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea.'
Percy French

They sweep down to the sea, they rise in huge heathery humps, surrounded by farmlands divided into tiny, stone-walled fields. Explore the Mournes in the company of walking expert Paddy Dillon, taking in rugged coast, high mountains and forest parks.

The Walks
All parts of the Mournes: the High and Low Mournes as well as the Kingdom of Mourne; the Silent Valley circuit; the Mourne Coastal Path; the old smuggling route of the Brandy Pad; Warrenpoint and Rostrevor; the complete Mounre Wall circuit; a four-day walk from Newry to Clough along the Ulster Way, Mourne Way and Lecale Way; Tollymore and Castlewellan Forest Parks; as well as lesser-known outlying trails such as the Castlwellan Loanans.

Caters for: casual strollers, family groups, ramblers, serious walkers

• 32 walks covering all parts of the Mournes
• clear, detailed instructions
• information on flora and fauna
• location maps, with each walk outlined
• beautiful wildlife illustrations
• information on places to stay

List of Walks

1. Warrenpoint and Rosstrevor | 16km
2. Slieve Martin and Knockshee | 17km
3. Slive Roe from Knockbarragh | 12km
4. Slieve Roosley from Leitrim Lodge | 13km
5. Tievedockaragh and Rocky Mountain | 12km
6. Hen, Cock, Pigeon and Eagle Mountain | 16km
7. Eagle Mountain and Finlieve | 16km
8. Slievemoughanmore from Attical | 13km
9. Slieve Muck and Pigeon Rock Mountain | 19km
10. The Spelga Dam Circuit | 15km
11. The Silent Valley Circuit | 26km
12. Slieve Binnian from the Annalong Valley | 18km
13. Annalong Valley and Rocky Mountain | 16km
14. Chimney Rock Mountain | 12km
15. The Mourne Coastal Path | 8km
16. The Brandy Pad from East to West | 12km
17. Slieve Meelbeg and Slieve Meelmore | 13km
18. Slieve Bearnagh from Trassey | 10km
19. Slieve Commedagh from Trassey | 14km
20. Slieve Commedagh from Newcastle | 14km
21. Slieve Donard from Newcastle | 15km
22. Tollymore Forest Park | 9km
23. Murlough National Nature Reserve | 10km
24. The Castlewellan Loanans | 18km
25. Castlewellan Forest Park | 11km
26. The Windy Gap and Legananny | 16km
27. Slieve Croob from Finnis | 10km
28. The Mourne Wall Walk | 32km
29. Ulster Way - Newry to Rostrevor | 18km
30. Mourne Way - Rostrevor to Ott Track | 20km
31. Mourne Way - Ott Track to Newcastle | 20km
32. Lecale Way - Newcastle to Clough | 13km