We did the walk from Trassey car park along the Trassey trail and up through Hares Gap and when we got there we decided to go to the top of Slievenaglogh. We didn't pay enough attention and went right up the middle of Hares Gap which was quite hard going but satisfying when we got there. We weren't that knackered so Slievenaglogh seemed a good choice - Slieve Bearnagh looked very enticing but I think it would have been too hard for us. We met a couple of walkers at the stile after Hares Gap who said we should go back down there rather than retracing our steps. We took their advice but ultimately never found the path and essentially came right down the side of the mountain. It wasn't the safest and I fell a few times - I'd think in bad or very wet weather it would be pretty unpleasant.
All things considered the weather was glorious with not a cloud in the sky and we had a great time.
Now I'm on the lookout for more good routes through the Mournes but ones preferrably with a well defined path..
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This is where we went. Hares Gap is on the right and (I think) the summit of Slievenaglogh is to the left
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Hares was steeper than I was expecting but considering farmers still herd their sheep up here I shouldn't complain :D
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Looking down from Hares Gap
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Slieve Bernagh. I really want to walk this one next but it looks like it might be a little challenging
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Woohoo! Summit...
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The view of Ben Crom
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Descending - there's nothing like doing stuff the hard way
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It felt way harder than it looks
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If there's one thing that winds me up it's people who just park their car wherever is most convenient with no regard for their fellow motorists.
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