Jun 18

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 48.56 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 22h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,870 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,861 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 846 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Down 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 54.205503° / W 5.8935°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 4 m
  2. 1 : km 0.05 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  3. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  4. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
  5. 4 : km 0.19 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  6. 5 : km 0.53 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 6 : km 0.55 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 0.56 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 0.71 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 0.93 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 0.97 - alt. 126 m - Turn slight left
  12. 11 : km 1.01 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  13. 12 : km 3.92 - alt. 577 m - Keep left
  14. 13 : km 3.99 - alt. 582 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 5.82 - alt. 532 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 5.83 - alt. 532 m - Turn slight left onto Brandy Pad
  17. 16 : km 8.26 - alt. 184 m - Turn left onto Brandy Pad
  18. 17 : km 10.68 - alt. 184 m - Turn right onto Brandy Pad
  19. 18 : km 13.11 - alt. 532 m - Turn slight right
  20. 19 : km 13.11 - alt. 532 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 14.99 - alt. 581 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 15.31 - alt. 542 m - Turn slight right onto Brandy Pad
  23. 22 : km 18.15 - alt. 434 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 18.15 - alt. 434 m - Keep right
  25. 24 : km 19.38 - alt. 718 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 20.43 - alt. 676 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 26 : km 22.97 - alt. 509 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 24.74 - alt. 376 m - Turn slight right onto Slievenaman Road
  29. 28 : km 25.41 - alt. 329 m - Keep right onto Mourne Way
  30. 29 : km 26.24 - alt. 288 m - Turn right onto Mourne Way
  31. 30 : km 27.04 - alt. 296 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 31 : km 27.09 - alt. 286 m - Turn right onto Mourne Way
  33. 32 : km 29.3 - alt. 219 m - Turn left onto Trassey Track
  34. 33 : km 30.43 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight right onto Trassey Road
  35. 34 : km 30.44 - alt. 166 m - Keep right onto Mourne Way
  36. 35 : km 30.92 - alt. 148 m - Keep right onto Mourne Way
  37. 36 : km 31.81 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  38. 37 : km 32.7 - alt. 155 m - Keep right
  39. 38 : km 32.9 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 39 : km 34.2 - alt. 162 m - Keep right
  41. 40 : km 34.66 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp right onto Mourne Way
  42. 41 : km 34.79 - alt. 118 m - Keep left onto Mourne Way
  43. 42 : km 35.15 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp right onto Mourne Way
  44. 43 : km 35.52 - alt. 179 m - Keep left onto Mourne Way
  45. 44 : km 36.74 - alt. 222 m - Keep right onto Mourne Way
  46. 45 : km 36.96 - alt. 219 m - Keep right onto Mourne Way
  47. 46 : km 38.02 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 47 : km 38.49 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp right
  49. 48 : km 38.87 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp left
  50. 49 : km 39.29 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 39.49 - alt. 129 m - Turn sharp right
  52. 51 : km 40.11 - alt. 188 m - Turn sharp right
  53. 52 : km 43.12 - alt. 218 m - Turn left
  54. 53 : km 44.27 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp left onto Granite Trail
  55. 54 : km 44.41 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp right
  56. 55 : km 44.84 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  57. 56 : km 44.95 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  58. 57 : km 45.54 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  59. 58 : km 45.95 - alt. 187 m - Turn sharp right
  60. 59 : km 46.17 - alt. 188 m - Turn right
  61. 60 : km 46.78 - alt. 124 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 61 : km 47.15 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp right
  63. 62 : km 48.02 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  64. 63 : km 48.04 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left
  65. 64 : km 48.46 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  66. S/E : km 48.56 - alt. 5 m

Useful Information

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