Slievemartin from Rostrevor

[henryb]

I decided to walk the southern Mournes last Saturday. Driving to Rostrevor I parked at Kilbroney forest car park. The walk was a 'to there and back again' route. Starting on a minor road I ascended to the higher car park near the Cloughmore boulder. Picking up a good track I made my way through the woods as the views to the Gullion range opened up. I gained the summit of Slievemartin 1.5 hours after starting. The best views are southwards across Carlingford Lough to Slieve Foye, the highest point in the smallest county in Ireland. The descent route was simply the ascent route reversed taking an hour. Total distance was just over 10km. Refreshments were available in the car park cafe.


Carlingford Lough with the Gullion range in the distance:



Barnavave silhouette:



Slieve Gullion and Camlough mountain:



Panorama southwards from the final stretch to the summit:



Zoom in on Rostrevor:



Barnavave, Slieve Foye and Clermount cairn:



Slievemeen and Barnavave in the Cooleys:



Rostrevor, Warrenpoint, Gullion and Camlough mountain:



Finlieve from Slievemartin:



Slieve Foye:



Anglesey in county Louth:

[karl h]

That looks a lovely stroll Henry, thanks for sharing it with us
 

[Mel]

Lovely set of pics Henry 


The second one with the shafts of sunlight is my fave 


Thanks also for posting, from me.  I'm missing reading everyone's trip reports.

[Jac]

Lovely set of pics Henry 

The second one with the shafts of sunlight is my fave 

Thanks also for posting, from me.  I'm missing reading everyone's trip reports.

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[Pyramut]

Lovely pictures, I would like to get over to the Mournes soon (just worked out I can post in this section!).  I’ve got the OS maps of the area but they don’t seem to show many of the trails

[April]

Love your second shot henry   

[henryb]

Thanks for replies everyone, I was pleasantly surprised to see the forays of sunshine as these don't happen often in the Mournes. It is a pleasant walk from Rostrevor; this walk would be included in my top five walks in the range