Author Topic: Black mountain, ROI Carlingford week-end trip  (Read 2466 times)

henryb

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Black mountain, ROI Carlingford week-end trip
« on: 20:22:26, 16/08/20 »
A couple of weeks ago I took a Friday off work to travel down to Carlingford in County Louth as I fancied a walk away from the Mournes. Normally Carlingford walks involve an ascent of Slieve Foye but on this occasion I fancied something different from the south. Staying at Carrickdale hotel I decided to ascend Black mountain which I had never climbed before. Starting from Ravensdale car park, I picked up the Tain way through the forest before making the short detour to the summit area. Visibility was good despite cloudy skies. The walk wasn't the greatest but the views from the summit more than compensated for the walk quality. I could see the western Mournes, Slieve Foye, Dundalk bay and Slieve Gullion, the highest point in Armagh. On Sunday I walked part of the Greenway from Omeath to Carlingford before catching the Greenore to Greencastle ferry back to Northern Ireland. It was good to see the Mournes from a different angle.


Ravensdale forest:
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Slieve Foye, Carlingford Lough and southern Mournes:
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Slieve Gullion and Camlough:
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Dundalk:
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Dundalk bay and surrounding hills:
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Slieve Gullion:
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Dundalk bay:
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Slieve Gullion and Camlough mountain:
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Slievemartin, Finlieve, Muck:
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Western, central and Eastern Mournes:
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Knockshee and Finlieve:
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Muck, Binnians and Chimney:
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Slievemartin range, Eagle range and central ridge of the Mournes:
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Muck to Bernagh:
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Southern, western and central Mournes:
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Slieve Foye:
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Slieve Foye (ROI) and Slievemartin (NI):
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April

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Re: Black mountain, ROI Carlingford week-end trip
« Reply #1 on: 19:44:04, 18/08/20 »
Lovely shots henry, stunning views you had  O0
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Re: Black mountain, ROI Carlingford week-end trip
« Reply #2 on: 21:28:48, 18/08/20 »
Fab pics henry O0
I love the  "Muck, Binnians and Chimney" pic best
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henryb

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Re: Black mountain, ROI Carlingford week-end trip
« Reply #3 on: 19:57:59, 19/08/20 »
Thanks April and beefy :)

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Re: Black mountain, ROI Carlingford week-end trip
« Reply #4 on: 08:05:38, 21/08/20 »
Lovely photos, Henry
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Re: Black mountain, ROI Carlingford week-end trip
« Reply #5 on: 12:45:09, 21/08/20 »
Always good to see photos of places I know little about, Thanks Henry enjoyed them.

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Re: Black mountain, ROI Carlingford week-end trip
« Reply #6 on: 19:26:02, 25/08/20 »
Thanks Richard and dodgylegs :)

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Re: Black mountain, ROI Carlingford week-end trip
« Reply #7 on: 22:00:55, 31/08/20 »
Nice pics.  Looks like you had better weather on the Sunday  :)

 

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