Dundrum to Newcastle Trail

Start : The trail begins in the small National Trust car park accessed by turning right off the main A2 a few hundred metres North of Dundrum village. (Nearby postcode BT33 0SA). Car park next to the Dundrum GAC, Dundrum, Newcastle.

(S/E) Leaving the car park, turn left (South-West) and head towards Main Street (A2) in the direction of Newcastle. walk for around 700 m.

(1) Take the first right West onto the Manse Road. Continue straight up the hill.

(2) Take the first right (North) on to the Castle Hill Road. Follow this road until reaching the ruins of Dundrum Castle and car park on your right.

(3) Take the public right of way which runs to the left (North-West) of the Castle and continue straight along the path until you reach the end at the Dromara Road.

(4) Turn left (South-East) on to the Dromara Road and after around 400 m, take the first right onto Moneylane Road.

(5) Then take the first left (South-West) onto a public right of way. Follow the path along a sweeping left hand bend and further along passing a dam on the right.

(6) At the next junction with another path keep right until you reach the Main Street again.

(7) Turn right onto Main Street (A2) for a short distance and then turn left onto Keel Point.

(8) Once over the Downshire Bridge, at the next junction, take the right hand path which runs adjacent to Dundrum Inner Bay for around 1.4 Km.

(9) At the next junction, close to the main Dundrum-Newcastle Road, take a left turn and follow the boardwalk down onto Murlough Beach.

(10) Turn right (South-West) along the beach heading towards Newcastle (around 3.3 Km), passing the Slieve Donard Hotel on the right. At the first car park join the promenade to the finish at the Tourist Information Office. (S/E)

Start & parking : The trail begins in the small National Trust car park accessed by turning right off the main A2 a few hundred metres North of Dundrum village. (Nearby postcode BT33 0SA). Car park next to the Dundrum GAC, Dundrum, Newcastle.

Terrain : Public road, public right of way

Public Transport : Translink

Facilities : There are numerous public houses in Dundrum and Newcastle; some of which serve food. There are also a few cafes and restaurants to choose from.

Find more information and walk ideas at Walk NI here.

(A) Dundrum Castle, a ruin standing over the town of Dundrum, County Down, Northern Ireland, must not to be confused with Dundrum Castle in Dundrum, County Dublin. It was constructed by John de Courcy, sometime near the beginning of the 13th century, following his invasion of Ulster. The castle, built to control access into Lecale from the west and south, stands on the top of a rocky hill commanding fine views south over Dundrum Bay and the Mourne Mountains, the lands west towards Slieve Croob and the plains of Lecale to the east. The Castle is a State Care Historic Monument in the townland of Dundrum, in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council area, at grid ref: J4047 3700.