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Darren Firth
Jan 22, 2001, 4:49:31 PM1/22/01
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I'll be visiting Northern Ireland soon and fancy some walking whilst i'm
over there. What's the highest mountain and are there any good walks?
over there. What's the highest mountain and are there any good walks?
Paul Brown
Jan 23, 2001, 4:27:47 AM1/23/01
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Darren Firth <darren...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> I'll be visiting Northern Ireland soon and fancy some walking
> whilst i'm over there. What's the highest mountain and are
> there any good walks?
>
news:94i9si$29j$1...@uranium.btinternet.com...
> I'll be visiting Northern Ireland soon and fancy some walking
> whilst i'm over there. What's the highest mountain and are
> there any good walks?
>
Unfortunately, I've yet to visit Northern Ireland so can't comment on
the walking, but its highest mountain is Slieve Donard (2796 ft, 852 m)
in the Mourne Mountains.
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Paul Brown
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Jan 23, 2001, 5:29:51 AM1/23/01
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On Tue, 23 Jan 2001 09:27:47 -0000, "Paul Brown" <pa...@lithium.co.uk>
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wrote:
This was a question on 'weakest link' last night !
mid...@my-deja.com
Jan 23, 2001, 2:15:53 PM1/23/01
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In article <94i9si$29j$1...@uranium.btinternet.com>,> Hi, the best walking is in the Mourne Mountains which are in the
south east of NI, within easy reach of Belfast. There are twelve peaks
over
610m (2000 feet) with Slieve Donard as the highest at 850m. The
summits are closely grouped and can all be walked in one long day,
although this is not often undertaken. There are excellent access
paths throughout the Mournes. The usual ascent of Donard is undertaken
from the Donard carpark in Newcastle, following a track through a
forest along the Glen River, continuing to the Mourne Wall at a saddle
between Donard and Slieve Commedagh to the north. This walk affords
fantastic views to the north over the town of Newcastle and the sea.
Commedagh is usually included in this walk. Guide books, maps etc are
available at the Mourne Countryside Centre in Newcastle. There is also
good rockclimbing in the Mournes. Another walk in NI sometimes seen in
guide books is the Sperrin Skyway, an 18 mile one-way traverse of
hilltops to the north-east of Plumbridge, a small town approx. 13 miles
north of Omagh, County Tyrone. This is nowhere near as interesting as
the Mournes. If you are able to travel to County Donegal, the most
northerly county in the Republic of Ireland, there is some excellent
walking.
south east of NI, within easy reach of Belfast. There are twelve peaks
over
610m (2000 feet) with Slieve Donard as the highest at 850m. The
summits are closely grouped and can all be walked in one long day,
although this is not often undertaken. There are excellent access
paths throughout the Mournes. The usual ascent of Donard is undertaken
from the Donard carpark in Newcastle, following a track through a
forest along the Glen River, continuing to the Mourne Wall at a saddle
between Donard and Slieve Commedagh to the north. This walk affords
fantastic views to the north over the town of Newcastle and the sea.
Commedagh is usually included in this walk. Guide books, maps etc are
available at the Mourne Countryside Centre in Newcastle. There is also
good rockclimbing in the Mournes. Another walk in NI sometimes seen in
guide books is the Sperrin Skyway, an 18 mile one-way traverse of
hilltops to the north-east of Plumbridge, a small town approx. 13 miles
north of Omagh, County Tyrone. This is nowhere near as interesting as
the Mournes. If you are able to travel to County Donegal, the most
northerly county in the Republic of Ireland, there is some excellent
walking.
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Richard Webb
Jan 23, 2001, 3:20:45 PM1/23/01
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Slieve Donard
Newcastle Co Down.
There are loads of good walks in the Mournes. A very fine range
indeed.
Enjoy
Richard Webb
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