Slieve Gullion Circular Walk (8.7 mile)
The walk starts and finishes in the car park adjacent to the Slieve Gullion Courtyard Centre in Slieve Gullion Forest Park. Follow the path uphill fromthe car park, passing the childrens play area on your left. It works its way uphill through deciduous woodland for about 1km before joining forest drive along the southern slopes of Slieve Gullion. The path becomes steeper as you climb for about 2km, traversing areas of peaty and rocky ground. As the path reaches the summit of Slieve Gullion it takes in the Neolithic South Cairn Passage Grave before continuing North-West along the summit plateau arriving at Calliagh Berras Lough. only complete this section if you are an experienced mountain walker. The path continues past the lough to the North Cairn ( a Bronze Age burial chamber) and then descends back down the mountain, continuing on to take in Killevy Old Churches, Clonlum South Cairn Portal Tomb and Killevy Castle before retuning to the starting point. This walk is situated in a working forest environment and may be subject to diversion and closure from time to time. - a 8.7 mi walking route in Newry, the United Kingdom
Route Location
Start Lat/Lng: (54.11670823, -6.40839624)
City: Newry
Country Name: the United Kingdom
Country Code: GB
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Route Stats
Activity: Walking
Distance: 8.7 mi
Max Elevation: 560.71 meters
Elevation Gain / Total Ascent: 486.5 meters
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