Author Topic: Wonderful day in the western Mournes  (Read 1877 times)

henryb

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Wonderful day in the western Mournes
« on: 21:44:11, 09/03/19 »
Today's walk in the Mournes has been my best local walk this year to date. I headed westwards to avoid the snow capped eastern peaks. Parking at Rocky river car park my walk would take in three summits: Slievemoughanmore, Slievenamiskan and Hen mountain. I started off on a good track before branching off path up Slievemoughanmore's western slopes. It was a windy day and took me 1.5 hours to reach the summit. I headed towards the Mourne wall for my descent before traversing pathless terrain as I ascended Slievenamiskan. A rain shower greeted me as I approached the summit and the rab bergen jacket came out of the rucksack. Thankfully it was a passing shower as views opened up as I gained the second peak of the day. I descended the western flank in the direction of Hen, the final mountain of the day. These two peaks are little gems in this region, offering great views for minimal effort. I made the straightforward descent back to the car park. Total distance was 12km, taking 4 hours.


Rocky river and Slievemoughanmore:
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Hen mountain:
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Hen and Slievenamiskan:
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Ascending Slievemoughanmore:
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Hen, Slievenamiskan and the Butter group of mountains:
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Rocky, Hen and Slievenamiskan:
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Slievemoughamore views:
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Pigeon, Muck and the central Mournes:
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From Slievenamiskan to Bernagh:
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The clearing of the mist:
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Slievenamiskan view:
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Spelga Reservoir:
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Ott and Slieveloughshannagh zoom-in:
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Hen mountain:
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Rocky river and Rocky mountain:
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The western Mournes from Hen:
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The highest three peaks of the western Mournes:
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Hen mountain view:
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Rocky, Eagle, Shanlieve and Slievemoughanmore:
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Re: Wonderful day in the western Mournes
« Reply #1 on: 06:38:46, 10/03/19 »
Great set of photos, Henry - looks like a fantastic day.  O0

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Re: Wonderful day in the western Mournes
« Reply #2 on: 17:22:44, 11/03/19 »
Great pics henry, I'm pleased you got a pretty good days walking in  O0

We didn't  :(
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