Mourne Wall Challenge
Loop Walk · Down
1,000
XP
a 2-day route
888 m
482 m
76 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
2499 m
Drop
2485 m
Highest
833 m
Lowest
94 m
Walking time
about 10 h 16 min
A 2-day route, walked in stages. 1,000 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 2.3 km, climbs 23% for 2000 m midway, comes down 32% for 950 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 2.1 km, climbs 32% for 950 m midway, comes down 23% for 2000 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 11.3–17.6, from 833 m to 96 m.
How the 30.5 km splits
Flat
3.7 km
Climbing
9.9 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
3.8 km
Descending
11.0 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.0 km
Link it with other walks
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Rocky Mountain
Shares 3.0 km of path · meets at km 13.9, 15.44.14 km
Reservoir Views
Shares 2.8 km of path · meets at km 10.3, 18.6, 20.69.17 km
Meelmore and Meelbeg
Shares 2.5 km of path · meets at km 2.15.39 km
Glen River
Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 9.53.52 km
Blue Lough
Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 18.63 km
Central Mournes
Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 18.68.25 km
Slieve Donard from Bloody Bridge
Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 11.13.21 km
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Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 15.82.38 km