Topic: The NI-Wild Way? (Read 10070 times)

LandyLiam · « **on:** January 29, 2012 »

during the Mourne Way hike today there was talk of making an "NI-Wild way" round the Mournes, any suggestions?

I was thinking something involving a few peaks, doable in one day (just), and taking in as many interesting/remote/wild spots as possible (meelmore lodge

) rather than just a long plod through the bogs

first suggestion would be start at meelmore lodge (with a fry), go to hares gap, shelter stone, down side of ben crom reservoir, at dam go up to the binnian/lamagan col, down to percy bysshe, then across top cove cave, up through the cave, over to slieve beg and down the devils coachroad, join the brandy pad and back to start point

next idea please

Mourneman · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2012 »

Sounds like a very interesting walk Liam,maybe just adding a wee scramble through the castles?

RedLeader · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2012 »

This is a fantastic idea, probably worth some proper consideration and a bit of polling.

How about people suggest the spots in the Mournes that they find the most interesting and we'll string the best ones together into a route. It could also be planned as sectional so different distances could be done.

wee gaz · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2012 »

if several routes are suggested you could have easy ,moderate, tough to cover all abilities

LennyJ1 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2012 »

Quote from: RedLeader on January 30, 2012

This is a fantastic idea, probably worth some proper consideration and a bit of polling.

How about people suggest the spots in the Mournes that they find the most interesting and we'll string the best ones together into a route. It could also be planned as sectional so different distances could be done.

anywhere apart from Bernagh

whoRya · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2012 »

Quote from: LennyJ1 on January 30, 2012

anywhere apart from Bernagh

Sacrilege!! Bearnagh rocks, it's my favourite one.

Kayakgirl · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2012 »

I always loved walking from Trassey, over Luke, Slievenabrock, Shan Slieve and then Commedagh. Then either walk the Brandy pad or over the Pot of Legawherry back to hares gap.

Mourneman · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2012 »

ni wild by shannaghan, on Flickr
is this the walk you were talking about Liam,it's 10.7 miles or17.2199 km,good walk that takes in most of the best view in the Mournes,but has very little steep walking

LandyLiam · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2012 »

thats looks about right john, except maybe you didn't go up through cove cave? but that was just a first suggestion from an intoxicated state

i was trying to avoid the usual things people do in the mournes (such as the usual peaks, so you are safe from bearnagh

), in fact putting the brandy pad in is probably a bit tame, would be good to have a section that required a bit of compass work in the night or mist.

so my list of possible places to visit
meelmore lodge, always a good start point for gather in extra calories for the long walk
newcastle, good end point for some apres ski in o'hares or the harbour inn
percy bysshe cave
cove cave
devils coachroad
ben crom shelter stone
castles of commedagh (maybe a scramble through them)
pot of legawherry (incorporating a scramble)
pierce's castle
doan
the granite trail (by the harbour at newcastle)

Craigy123 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2012 »

Keep me posted on the trial run of the picked routes. This is beginning to look awesome. All the best bits in one decent walk.

Spud · « **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2012 »

What about a permanent thread with walk contributions from any member that wants to, but to post a walk they have to complete it and take a few pics to whet people's appetite? They could have names, like "dowsers dander", "mournemans march", "Craigys cross country" "redleaders ramble" or even "Spuds Sunday stroll"

whoRya · « **Reply #11 on:** February 01, 2012 »

Quote from: Craigy123 on January 30, 2012

Keep me posted on the trial run of the picked routes. This is beginning to look awesome. All the best bits in one decent walk.

The Marketing dept. of the NI Tourist Board are just off the phone with me. They don't think our tag-line is great "The NI-Wild Way - You only need visit once". Something about sustainable tourism....

LandyLiam · « **Reply #12 on:** February 06, 2012 »

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What about a permanent thread with walk contributions from any member that wants to, but to post a walk they have to complete it and take a few pics to whet people's appetite? They could have names, like "dowsers dander", "mournemans march", "Craigys cross country" "redleaders ramble" or even "Spuds Sunday stroll"

great idea, i like that one, and i think one forum member has already been putting his signs out

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