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Summit of Slieve Donard – View of the Mourne Mountains loop from Rourke's Park

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Summit of Slieve Donard – View of the Mourne Mountains loop from Rourke's Park

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Summit of Slieve Donard – View of the Mourne Mountains loop from Rourke's Park

03:49

24.0km

1,270m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

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6.22 km

Summit of Slieve Donard

Highlight • Natural Monument

Northern Ireland’s highest peak and the pinnacle of the Mourne Mountains, Slieve Donard rises directly from the shore of the Irish Sea. The 19-mile (31 km) Mourne Wall joins a …

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7.84 km

Slieve Commedagh Summit Shelter

Highlight • Viewpoint

At 767m Slieve Commedagh is the second highest mountain in the Mournes.
It can often be windy and cold at the top so the shelter, built into the Mourne Wall …

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8.58 km

View of Silent Valley from Slieve Corragh

Highlight • Viewpoint

What an amazing view from here.

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9.78 km

Slievenaglogh Summit

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Not one of the tallest peaks in the range but has some wonderful views down over the Ben Crom reservoir and deeper into the central Mournes.

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10.5 km

Hare's Gap

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Hare's Gap is the most beautiful, and dramatic, mountain pass in the whole of the Mournes mountain range. It was once a smugglers hotspot, with people often carrying contraband, such …

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17.2 km

Viewpoint

21.0 km

View of the Mourne Mountains

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Morne Mountains rise directly from the flat marshland - some as gentle, meadow-covered slopes, some rugged and rocky, and all of them simply beautiful and impressive.

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24.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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19.0 km

2.86 km

1.05 km

559 m

374 m

Surfaces

19.0 km

1.67 km

1.19 km

1.05 km

948 m

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Highest point (820 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Thursday 13 August

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Summit of Slieve Donard – View of the Mourne Mountains loop from Rourke's Park

Summit of Slieve Donard

Slieve Commedagh Summit Shelter

View of Silent Valley from Slieve Corragh

Slievenaglogh Summit

Hare's Gap

View of the Mourne Mountains

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