Mourne Guide / Plan your Mourne visit
Plan your Mourne visit.
Choose a day that fits your time, your travel and the people coming with you. From the coast to the high ground, start here.
Choose your day →The Mournes without a car
Belfast to Newcastle by bus, walks from town and onward travel to Tollymore and Silent Valley. Plan a return journey before choosing your walk.
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Family days out in the Mournes
Plan a family visit around Newcastle, short forest walks and indoor play. Compare route surfaces, wheelchair and pushchair access, toilets and parking.
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Newcastle on a rainy day
Indoor things to do in Newcastle, County Down, with nearby farm-park play, Down County Museum and alternatives when mountain weather changes your plans.
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Choose your Mourne mountain day
Compare Slieve Donard, Slieve Binnian and Hare’s Gap by full route distance, starting point and terrain. A lower summit does not always mean an easier walk.
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Find a gentler walk
Short loops, lakeside paths and mountain scenery without a summit climb.
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Make room to enjoy the day
Choose one main outing, with room for a coast, forest or reservoir stop.
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Your Donard questions answered
The Glen River start, full return distance, timing and preparation.
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