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Yellow Water River – Pierce's Castle loop from Leitrim Lodge

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Yellow Water River – Pierce's Castle loop from Leitrim Lodge

Moderate

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Yellow Water River – Pierce's Castle loop from Leitrim Lodge

03:25

11.3km

360m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Tips

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Mourne AONB

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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163 m

Leitrim Lodge and Game of Thrones Filming Location

Highlight • Historical Site

Great starting point for many walks in the southern Mournes.
From the car park go through the gate, over the wee bridge and then take your choice of right to …

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3.91 km

Yellow Water River

Highlight • Forest

You can come at this from a few different directions but any way, it's a nice point to take a break and enjoy the sound of the water flowing below

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5.91 km

Forest Trail in Mourne AONB

Highlight • Forest

Easy walk just a few hills

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6.19 km

Descent into Rostrevor Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A really fun descent down into the forest. Be sure to watch where you put your feet as there are some deep holes on the way down.

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6.78 km

It's often really foggy up here and difficult to see which way you need to go. If you're coming at this from the Pierce' Castle side and heading towards Rostrevor then this stile is most likely what you're aiming for.

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7.21 km

Bog Road, Mourne AONB

Highlight • Trail

Can be tricky to find from the Southern end. When you do find it, you can can be reasonably sure of escaping Castle Bog before the bog monsters get you.

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8.21 km

Pierce's Castle

Highlight • Natural Monument

Atmospheric landmark, easy to get to: just a quick jog up Batt's Road and swing to the left. Probably a good place for rock climbers.

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11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.01 km

2.98 km

310 m

Surfaces

7.55 km

3.22 km

310 m

186 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

18°C

11°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Yellow Water River – Pierce's Castle loop from Leitrim Lodge

Leitrim Lodge and Game of Thrones Filming Location

Lovely spot to cool my feet

Yellow Water River

Forest Trail in Mourne AONB

Descent into Rostrevor Forest

Bog Road Stile

Bog Road, Mourne AONB

Pierce's Castle

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