This route is almost entirely off road, traversing the foothill of the Mourne Mountains from Newcastle to Rostrevor on Carlingford Lough. The route takes you from the sea in Newcastle, across the Mournes and back to the sea at Rostrevor. It is a linear route which follows mountain tracks and forest paths and takes in one summit (Butter Mountain).
Start and finish: Kilbroney Car Park
Distance: 39km
Elevation 1100m
Approx Time: 12 hours
Level: Strenuous
Terrain: rocky track, open mountain, river crossing, forest
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This route is almost entirely off road, traversing the foothill of the Mourne Mountains from Newcastle to Rostrevor on Carlingford Lough. The route takes you from the sea in Newcastle, across the Mournes and back to the sea at Rostrevor. It is a linear route which follows mountain tracks and forest paths and takes in one summit (Butter Mountain).
Start and finish: Kilbroney Car Park
Distance: 39km
Elevation 1100m
Approx Time: 12 hours
Level: Strenuous
Terrain: rocky track, open mountain, river crossing, forest
