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Donard Forest Walk

Linear Trail · Down

700

XP

about 6 h 1 min walking

10.68 km
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549 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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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

972 m

Drop

915 m

Highest

247 m

Lowest

9 m

Walking time

about 6 h 1 min

Which way round

Uphill: Climbs 30% for 470 m near the end, comes down 22% for 550 m near the end.

Downhill: Climbs 22% for 550 m early on, comes down 30% for 470 m early on.

Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.

Main climb: km 15.7–18.0, from 11 m to 213 m.

How the 22.0 km splits

Flat

4.7 km

Climbing

6.1 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

2.1 km

Descending

8.0 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

1.0 km

Link it with other walks

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Reservoir Views

Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 3.2, 10.1, 11.7…

9.17 km

Glen River

Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 3.2, 10.1, 11.7…

3.52 km

Slieve Donard (via Glen River)

Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 3.2, 10.1, 11.7…

2.93 km

GLEN RIVER, NEWCASTLE

Crosses at km 3.4, 6.6, 7.0…

1.45 km

BATH LANE, NEWCASTLE

Crosses at km 15.3

0.03 km

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