Price: £35pp for each hike individually. £25pp if the whole 5 hike series is booked!

Location: Killowen Old Road, Rostrevor

Activity Length: Approx 4 hours

Elevation gain: 390 metres

Distance: 7 Km

Suitable for: Adults and accompanied teens

Have you REALLY REALLY ENJOYED XMAS? Like a little too much? Well join the club, but let's sart off as we mean to go on, by getting outdoors, getting some good exercise in nature and having the craic with friends (new and old!)

Each week on this 5 event HIKE - ANUARY SERIES will take you to a different Peak in the Mournes. Some are the big popular peaks, while others are the hills a little less travelled - yet no less awe inspiring! On each hike, you'll be looked after by our team of Qualified Mountain Leaders, all with between 10 - 15 years experience each in leading people in the mountains. They're are really good craic too, so we'll keep chatting the whole way up and down the hill as well.

Plan For The Day

Meeting just outside the Beautiful village of Rostrevor on the Killowen Old Road for 09:30, we'll set off up the hill at a nice leisurely pace to suit everyone in the group - don't worry, we'll try not bust everyone on day one after a Xmas of too much food and drink!

We'll walk up through the beautiful Ballyedmond Wood, passing some impressive riverine cliffs, before popping out onto open mountain and a well defined yet less travelled path that leads to the top of Slieve Fadda. Once we reach this height of 420m, we'll turn east and drop down onto the shoulder towards Knockshee, with it's 360 degree views off the summit, looking over the bulk of the Mournes to the North, and the beautiful Carlingford Lough to the South. You can even get a pretty awesome sneak peak over the whole Ballyedmond Estate for those who pass the "big red wall" regularly between Rostrevor and Kilkeel (owned by the family who created Norbrook laboratories). After the usual selfies, videos and general "ooos" and "Ahhs", we'll drop back down off Knockshee and return to where we started.

The whole trip out should take around 4 to 5 hours including breaks, and will be a nice gentle intro to the whole series for January, before we take on the bigger hills over the next 4 weeks.

Other Hikes In This Series

• Slieve Binnian , Saturday the 8th January
• Long Seefin & Rocky Mountain, 15th January
• Slieve Meelmore & Meelbeg, Saturday 22nd January
• Slieve Donard, Saturday the 29th January

What's included:

• Qualified Mountain Leaders (at least 10 years experience each)
• First aid and emergency care cover
• High quality digital pictures and videos for you to look back on
• Loads of fun and memories for life!

What  to bring:

• Completed registration form
• Any medication you may need
• Well broken in mountain boots
• Backpack
• Lots of light layers
• Waterproof coat and trousers
• Big warm layer for stops / emergency (down jacket or similar)
• Water  and food for the hill
• flask  of tea / coffee
• Head torch
• Bivvy  bag

COVID 19:

If we need to cancel or postpone because of covid restrictions (or dangerous weather), we will offer a full refund or credit note.

If YOU CANCEL, we can only offer a credit note, and only if you do this at least 48 hours before the event. PLEASE READ THE FULL TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON THE BOOKING PAGE THAT FOLLOWS THIS DESCRIPTION

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