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Title: Silent Valley walk
Post by: henryb on 20:34:18, 14/04/19

With strong winds being forecasted yesterday, I opted for a lower level walk to avoid being blown of the top of one of the higher Mournes. I decided to walk the length of the Silent Valley to Ben Crom reservoir and back; this is my favourite low level walk in the Mournes. It was a busy day with several other folks undertaking the same venture. The walk is upon the best track in the Mournes with a short stepped climb  to Ben Crom dam. Upon returning to the car park I decided to climb the modest hill of Moolieve which offers great views of the reservoir, Binnian and the central Mournes. I also met the Ben Crom climber, a bullfinch and a mandarin duck. Total distance was around 12km.


Moolieve plus a cloud-covered Binnian:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57251192_2570468339648916_5742337172711669760_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=43ef09a8f1d19b12bfd40b489dddc386&oe=5D29AD49)


First sight of Slievenaglogh:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57092886_2570468652982218_7908156444120186880_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=21e308de1d21d42771c53c1c8a469837&oe=5D39790C)


Slievenaglogh and Doan:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57154773_2570468992982184_3966861051902820352_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=ab3e32b66a79a23fd418830761abe46f&oe=5D2BCCB4)


Doan and SV:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57044326_2570470286315388_3586479923327401984_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=2a79db3f892b6b5d753fa61e54873155&oe=5D30E786)


Doan and Slieveloughshannagh:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/56887201_2570470786315338_2608354456567283712_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=d5b4849f65a7049156e2392be6f48f4e&oe=5D3E7EF9)


The final stretch to the reservoir:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57319781_2570471529648597_5754629145774522368_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=e24b99577ce2aee173574351117c25e3&oe=5D3D6361)


Ben crom reservoir plus Lamagan:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57024038_2570472219648528_8540411982694580224_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=42271876ad640a5252d6c15ddd62b24e&oe=5D30C691)


Ben crom and the reservoir wall:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57468041_2570473352981748_2337892888400101376_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=fbf56d9a80a93c2da5671379ed2d1801&oe=5D31AC0D)


Silent Valley plus surrounding summits:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57154897_2570473952981688_3184639909780520960_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=f4c646ca66c17a5bd212179797adce56&oe=5D2A904B)


The central Mournes plus Binnian:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/56817465_2570477652981318_7352556451052650496_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=75f6e88a2a73df0c6c8e7ecb3e200b35&oe=5D36AE2E)


Meelmore to Carn plus Doan:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57015548_2570478666314550_7267300319434899456_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=fffc114da0440c8e68793ee3f472c41c&oe=5D3EDBDC)


Muck to Meelmore, Doan, Slievenaglogh:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57191823_2570479592981124_2474918876471623680_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=651c36836a94d90e2ce5a421e0393355&oe=5D38C875)


Slievenaglogh zoom-in:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/56913212_2570480219647728_7686157925416435712_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=66bdae2de7f4ab0c9fc45c0d1ade7614&oe=5D2931F6)


Mandarin duck:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57348083_2570466972982386_6108877236599783424_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=8ec5dde31fee816c5644cb355c7c94f0&oe=5D3BBB55)


Bullfinch:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/57029052_2570466566315760_5135860556128845824_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=43acf5f34875dcfeaaa64d2e9e3f0fcf&oe=5D397F1A)


Ben Crom climber:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/56862405_2570466136315803_343621388252217344_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=7f0caca98d508932ccd587786156fbea&oe=5D4F428A)

Title: Re: Silent Valley walk
Post by: Rob Goes Walking on 20:53:07, 14/04/19

Looks like a pretty part of the world.