The only guidebook for the Mourne Mountains written by a County Down
local hiker: 30 handpicked routes.
The only guidebook for the Mourne Mountains with Real 1:25,000 Maps:
this makes navigation easy and saves you money: no need to carry
additional maps.
Also includes:
- Game of Thrones film locations
- Numbered waypoints linking maps to text
- Quick Reference Route List: enabling you to plan an itinerary to match
your ability and schedule. All difficult calculations of time, distance
and altitude gain are done for you
- Everything the hiker needs to know to plan routes: route descriptions,
difficulty, weather, how to get there, and more
- Accommodation section
- Information on Wildlife, Plants & Geology
- History of the Mourne Wall
- List of Irish Place Names
- Edge to edge colour: the most modern and beautiful Mournes guidebook
The Mourne range comprises the highest mountains in Northern Ireland. It
is a stunning wilderness which is popular with local walkers but is
relatively unknown to those outside of Ireland. The highest mountain in
the range is Slieve Donard (849m), Northern Ireland's highest point,
which sweeps majestically down into the Irish Sea at the pretty seaside
town of Newcastle. This proximity to the sea is a characteristic of the
Mournes, often creating a mysterious atmosphere, as frequently the high
peaks can be seen rising dramatically out of a blanket of sea mist.
The Mournes have everything you would expect from a mountain region on
the Emerald Isle: beautifully long ridges, magnificent summits and
vibrant heather and gorse covered slopes. However, there is one key
thing which sets it apart: uniquely, the whale-backed slopes of the
highest peaks are completely encircled by the lovely dry-stone 'Mourne
Wall'.
