Northern Ireland Outdoors Forum - Hiking, camping and more
General => Meets, places, trips and reviews => Topic started by: Matthew on February 18, 2011
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Evening all, just thought I would post some photos of a wee dander / overnight I had with two of my mates, Paul and Lauren.
We started out from Donard car park about one and ended up at our campsite around 6-6:30.
Route
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Just cleared Donard wood at the ice house
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Quick break before the Donard saddle stairs
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About to hit the saddle
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Having a coffee at the saddle
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Looking down the Annalong River
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Ben Crom
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Sunset half an hour before camp
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Fire logs doing their stuff
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Sausage casserole on the stove
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Campsite
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Matthew
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did you walk the whole way with your tents or pop back to the car and get them?
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We carried everything for the trip with us. That included three fire logs and two bottles of cider lol
Matthew
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you should have at least stashed them ;D
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That looks like a crackin' spot to pitch! We wouldn't have been all that far from that spot on our way to meet you the weekend of the Mourne Way, but I don't remember seeing anywhere as obviously good looking as that. Nice sunset too :)
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aha, i recognise that spot now, is it beside the spinkwee river? at first i thought it was the glen river, silly me ::)
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That looks like a crackin' spot to pitch! We wouldn't have been all that far from that spot on our way to meet you the weekend of the Mourne Way, but I don't remember seeing anywhere as obviously good looking as that. Nice sunset too :)
You pass right by it but it is quite hidden away.
Liam, yea it's that neck of the woods, I'll post a better version of the campsite location later.
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Hey Matthew, we're hoping to maybe follow your path later tonight, can you let me know long it took you plz ?
And yes, where is that campsite, looks good....
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Hi, Mike the route took about five and a half hours with a few breaks added, Quo mapping gives the route a 4hrs16 but I thought that was a bit optimistic.
From the sheepfold at the bottom of the Trassey track, it took 45mins
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Detailed view of the site
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Hopefully this will help
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At the footbridge marked on the map in Tollymore you should see a lane with a farmers gate 300 meters on up. Slightly to the left of the gate is an old building, which I am told, is owned by Campbell College School as a mountain base. If you walk to the house and go left over the next gate along the path, you will end up at a corner of a field. Over that, fence and you are away. I know that description is woeful but it makes sense when you see it on the ground.
From looking at the map if you aim for the wall that I have marked in red you will drop into the site. Next time I do that walk I plan to hug the wall and just drop in where I have marked.
There is a lot of glass knocking about; we did our best to tidy it into the fire area. I always thought it was a hidden gem of a place but it seems the kids have found out about it.
Matthew
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These may also help
The white house in the distance.
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aiming for this point marked by red on the first map.
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this quick photostitch might help
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Thanks very much matthew :)
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Looks like a top hike. Looking forward to a few night hikes myself this year.