Castlewellan Red Trail
Mountain Biking · Down
250
XP
about 1 h 34 min riding
431 m
244 m
57 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
251 m
Drop
251 m
Highest
230 m
Lowest
124 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 20% for 200 m early on, comes down 15% for 200 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 15% for 200 m midway, comes down 20% for 200 m near the end.
A loop climbs and descends the same ground either way round. Waymarked trails are signed one way — follow the signs on the ground.
Main descent: km 10.3–11.6, from 181 m to 132 m.
How the 14.9 km splits
Flat
6.7 km
Climbing
4.1 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.2 km
Descending
3.9 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.2 km
Link it with other walks
Castlewellan
Shares 11.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.2, 2.9…29.28 km
Castlewellan Blue Trail
Starts here too · Shares 3.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 3.3, 10.62.81 km
Castlewellan Forest Park - Moorish Tower Walk
Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 3.0, 3.6, 10.6…3.1 km
Castlewellan Green Trail
Starts here too · Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 10.6, 11.3, 11.5…2.42 km
Castlewellan Forest Park - Lakeside Walk
Starts here too · Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 10.6, 11.3, 11.5…2.43 km
Castlewellan Forest Park - Cypress Pond Walk
Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 3.3, 3.6, 3.9…3.08 km
Castlewellan Black - Dolly's Chute
Crosses at km 3.6, 3.7, 3.8…0.88 km
Castlewellan Black - The Great Escarpe
Crosses at km 5.9, 7.81.11 km
Castlewellan Forest Park - Slievenaslat Walk
Crosses at km 6.0, 6.4, 9.9…2.23 km
Castlewellan Forest Park - Annesley Garden Walk
Crosses at km 6.9, 8.5, 8.6…2.38 km