Castlewellan
Linear Trail · Northern Ireland
1,500
XP
a 3-day route
600 m
300 m
0 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
1176 m
Drop
1206 m
Highest
266 m
Lowest
94 m
Walking time
about 12 h 6 min
A 3-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
As mapped: Easy first 10.3 km, climbs 21% for 400 m near the end, comes down 17% for 720 m near the end.
Reversed: Climbs 17% for 720 m early on, comes down 21% for 400 m early on.
Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.
Main descent: km 49.0–50.7, from 263 m to 94 m.
How the 50.7 km splits
Flat
19.9 km
Climbing
14.2 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.7 km
Descending
14.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.3 km
Link it with other walks
Castlewellan Red Trail
Shares 13.7 km of path · meets at km 0.9, 1.1, 1.2…9.31 km
Castlewellan Blue Trail
Shares 5.1 km of path · meets at km 1.9, 4.0, 5.1…2.81 km
Castlewellan Forest Park - Moorish Tower Walk
Shares 4.9 km of path · meets at km 3.2, 5.4, 7.1…3.1 km
Castlewellan Green Trail
Shares 4.6 km of path · meets at km 3.2, 5.4, 7.1…2.42 km
Castlewellan Forest Park - Cypress Pond Walk
Shares 4.5 km of path · meets at km 3.2, 5.4, 7.1…3.08 km
Castlewellan Forest Park - Lakeside Walk
Shares 4.5 km of path · meets at km 3.2, 5.4, 7.1…2.43 km
Castlewellan Forest Park - Slievenaslat Walk
Shares 2.7 km of path · meets at km 5.4, 7.1, 8.8…2.23 km
Castlewellan Forest Park - Annesley Garden Walk
Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 5.3, 7.1, 14.1…2.38 km
Castlewellan Black - Dolly's Chute
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 21.3, 21.6, 22.1…0.88 km
Castlewellan Black - The Great Escarpe
Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 9.6, 9.9, 10.6…1.11 km