An interesting walk through farmland onto a small rounded mountain with views all around of the Sperrin Mountains.
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Omagh walk
posted on 27/01/23 by Walk NI. Last update : 10/02/23
Description
Start : The Mellon Country hotel on the A5 road between Omagh and Newtownstewart.
(S/E) From Mellon Country Hotel, follow the waymarkers along this linear route. The first one hundred metres is along the main road (Broad Ford Road) and care is to be taken here.
(1) Turn right (West) up hill on a country lane to meet another road.
(2) Turn right (North). Continue straight on along this road for 1.2 Km until a sign directs you left uphill to a disused farm.
(3) Turn left and continue on through this farm on a tarmacked farm lane until the first stile. Signs and arrows will direct you through another farm and on to a tarmac road which was built to install the wind turbines.
(4) The top part of the walk is on rough grass land and heather passing a holy well which was used by local people in the past.
(5) The walk stops short of the trig point so please follow the signs back down the way you came up. (S/E)
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 67 m - The Mellon Country hotel
- 1 : km 0.27 - alt. 59 m - Broad Ford Road Main road
- 2 : km 0.77 - alt. 122 m - Road
- 3 : km 2.05 - alt. 141 m - Tarmaced farm lane
- 4 : km 3.08 - alt. 218 m - Wind turbines
- 5 : km 5.23 - alt. 414 m - Bessy Bell
- S/E : km 10.48 - alt. 68 m - The Mellon Country hotel
Useful Information
Start : Start and finish at The Mellon Country hotel on the A5 road between Omagh and Newtownstewart
Terrain : Lanes, gravel tracks, open land
Public Transport : Translink
Facilities : Refreshments and toilets are available at The Mellon Country Hotel for customers.
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During the walk or to do/see around
Bessy Bell (420m)
Mellon Country Hotel