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henryb

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Slievemartin round
« on: 20:26:23, 30/09/18 »
I decided to walk the southern Mournes this week-end from Rostrevor. Starting from the forest car park in Kilbroney I picked up a good track on the roadside of the mountain up to Fiddlers Green and the Cloughmore Boulder, the first vantage point of the day. I continued onto the summit of Slievemartin, the first summit of the day. This is a very unbalanced view of beauty to the south and dull/dreary views to the north. The next summit on the round was Slievemeen which, if it wasn't named on the map, you would probably walk by without noticing ;D  I followed a fence and broken wall to my third and final summit of the day, Slieveban. This summit makes it into my top 5 Mourne mountain peaks. The views of Slieve Foye across Carlingford Lough on a clear day from here are sublime. If you like your view to include aerial views of loughs, peaks, green fields, villages/towns, this is the one to do if you're visiting the Mournes. I completed a circular walk back to Kilbroney car park on a good track through the forest. Total distance was 10km taking 3 hours.


First vantage point of the day:
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Leckan Moor from Cloughmore boulder:
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Southwards panorama from Slievemartin:
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Slieve Foye from Slievemartin:
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Retrospective view of Slievemartin:
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Shanlieve and Finlieve plus the eastern Mournes:
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Lamagan, Binnians, Knochchree and Knochshee:
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Knockchree and Knochshee from Slievemeen:
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Carlingford Lough:
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Following the fence/broken wall:
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Slieve Foye from near Sleiveban:
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The best bench in the Mournes ;D :
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Carlingford Lough:
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Slieve Foye from Slieveban:
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View to Rostrevor:
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Slieve Foye, taken on the descent of Slieveban:
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Warrenpoint and Slieve Gullion:
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April

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Re: Slievemartin round
« Reply #1 on: 23:03:40, 03/10/18 »
Lovely pics henry  O0

I am amazed the bench had nobody sat on it  :)
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henryb

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Re: Slievemartin round
« Reply #2 on: 18:42:16, 04/10/18 »
Thanks April :)  It is very common in this area for the car park to be packed but very few on the mountain. :)

Ridge

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Re: Slievemartin round
« Reply #3 on: 19:13:14, 04/10/18 »
Lovely pictures.


I assume that Slieve is the equivalent of mount/fell/hill.

henryb

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Re: Slievemartin round
« Reply #4 on: 18:58:48, 16/10/18 »
Thanks Ridge, yes Slieve is a very popular prefix for many of the Mourne mountains :)

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Re: Slievemartin round
« Reply #5 on: 07:46:01, 17/10/18 »
Lovely pics with fine views Henry O0
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