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Regions - Trip reports, destination advice, recommended routes, etc. => Ireland => Topic started by: henryb on 21:18:20, 26/08/18
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Having focused on the eastern and central Mournes on previous walks, I decided to venture to the western Mournes this week-end. I parked my car at the small car park at the foot of Hen mountain. I didn't want a circular walk on this occasion so decided to take in Slievemoughanmore only. Slievemoughanmore is my second favourite peak in the west after Eagle mountain. I picked up an estate-type track after leaving the car park which eventually peters out to a foot trail as I walked towards the Mourne wall. After gaining the wall, I turned right and made my way to the summit. The highlight of the view is the aerial panorama of the rocky river valley just walked. I descended in the direction of wee Slievemoughan, a subsidiary summit of Slievemoughanmore. Turning right I picked up the good track again back to the car park. Total distance was 10km taking 2.5 hours.
Rocky mountain:
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The four sisters of the west: Slievemoughanmore, wee Sleivemoughan, Eagle and SHanlieve:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40118809_2220514454644308_5280790825918267392_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=45e860bff8bb28d3f25a0e24d7b01617&oe=5C053054)
Retrospective view of Slievenamiskan and Rocky:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40132623_2220514951310925_8895422640668278784_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=08441b0f07f6e80925f2c79e85051ae9&oe=5BF16C68)
First sighting of Spelga reservoir:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40079670_2220515771310843_152232886718693376_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=ce465a7e24e6deb06589edf6842dedc0&oe=5BF344C6)
Pigeon and the central Mournes:
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From Hen to Butter:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40160139_2220517347977352_537112765903405056_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=faf1170d755e6b93576dfcd12d14e7e7&oe=5BF178A6)
Westwards panorama from Sleivemoughanmore:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40131362_2220517661310654_264704825931857920_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=7f06363efb504c8975208ac0d41caaae&oe=5C3BB1BA)
Rocky and wee Sleivemoughan:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40129716_2220517881310632_3876601528198365184_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=9a5c68216b631350ce558141f224a732&oe=5C022A0C)
Hen, Rocky river valley, Slievenamiskan:
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Slievenamiskan, Spelga, Butter mountain:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40108991_2220518434643910_7047774275964502016_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=cde18d7f4521f33d15a85b592b68fc5f&oe=5C323118)
From Sleivenamiskan to Bernagh:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40093970_2220518784643875_3161985275849080832_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=e79b7cfe29e3a1272047b9743e47a8b3&oe=5BF5ED19)
Spelga Reservoir:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40108999_2220519157977171_2581506813568483328_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=a8e2d5df0decf71bf67e78b9f6aa8d26&oe=5C3BB29C)
Tievedockaragh and Slieve Gullion:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40097789_2220519531310467_8143664138208411648_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=880f58681fad611fd0bafcb5b6cd4834&oe=5BFD44DF)
Descending Slievemoughanmore:
(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/40135990_2220519824643771_4743985781536718848_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=2f4bd26d70648c23dd21a48902460529&oe=5C366219)
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Lovely pictures Henry O0
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Lovely pics henry O0
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Lovely mountains - must visit someday.
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Thanks Richard, April and Ridge :)