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This 12 mile circuit covers most of the peaks in the central Mournes, starting inside the boundary wall just south of Meelmore Lodge. The route climbs south to the first peak, Meelmore followed with good fast running along the Mourne wall south west to Carn Mountain. Then you descend steeply south of east round Lough Shannagh and hence north-east to Doan. There is a short steep descent south-east off Doan, west to the Ben Crom river and then you contour round on faint paths to Ben Crom Dam. A path climbs up from the dam to the col between Binnian and Lamagan. The latter is climbed with the route then following the ‘central ridge’ of Lamagan, Cove and Commedagh. After Commedagh, the Mourne wall is followed west, again with very fast good underfoot conditions, to Slievenaglogh, before descending to Luke’s Mountain. From there it is 2 km across the Trassey to the finish.

Course details

Category A Long : 12.5 miles/6200 feet. 11 am start

Start: Stile south of Meelmore Lodge

Start GR 308 301
Meelmore (tower) GR 306287
Meelbeg GR 301279
Slieve Loughshannagh GR 294272
Carn GR 288260
Doan GR 302262
Ben Crom dam (top) GR 314256
Lamagan GR 329260
Cove GR 336270
Commedagh (tower) GR 344284
Slievenaglogh GR 327291
Luke’s Mountain GR 328304
Finish GR 308 301

Meelmore Lodge facilities

Meelmore Lodge has parking, toilets, some limited accommodation and a café. There is a campsite – but intended primarily for families, not necessarily for noisy celebrating fell runners!

http://www.meelmorelodge.co.uk/

+44(0)28 4372 5949

Email: meelmorelodge@hotmail.co.uk

Other accommodation is available in the Newcastle area, less than seven miles away by road.