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From Castlewellan follow A25 towards Clough. Take first left onto Drumbuck Road, along the edge of Castlewellan Forest Park. Continue until reaching a T-junction. Turn left onto Clarkhill Road. Continue downhill and at the next crossroads continue straight onto Ribadoo Road. After 0.8km (0.5 miles), turn right onto Clonvaraghan Road, where you pass the Seeconnell Residential Home on your left.
After the Seeconnell Residential Home, turn left into Slievenisky Road and continue along this road until T-junction. T left onto Ballywillwill Road. Slieve Croob is visible on your left. At next T-junction, turn left onto Drumnaquoile Road, keeping Slieve Croob on your left. Continue and pass the entrance to Drumkeeragh Forest on your right. Turn right onto Drumboy Road. At the end of Drumboy Road, turn right onto Drumkeeragh Road. After 6.4km (4 miles), turn right onto Cauleys Pipe Road. Continue straight at next crossroads with Drumnaquoile Road. At next T-junction turn left onto Ballywillwill Road and then right onto Ballylough Road. Take second left onto Aughlisnafin Road.
Continue to where road joins main A25 Castlewellan - Clough Road. Turn right onto Castlewellan Road, then immediately left onto Kilmegan Road. Pass Kilmegan historic Church on your right, before turning right onto Old Road. Passing Dundrum Inner Bay on your left, the route continues to the right onto Flush Road. You may visit Murlough National Nature Reserve before continuing. On joining Flush Road, spectacular views of the Mourne Mountains open up. You pass Slidderyford Standing Stone adjacent to the road on your right. At the end of this road turn left towards Maghera. Continue through village towards Bryansford. Turn right at the next crossroads onto Dundrinne Road and back to Castlewellan where you started.
Distance: 40km (25miles)
Grade: Strenuous
Advice: Strenuous butrewarding route with a medium gradient. Steep in some places.
Points of Interest: Castlewellan, Castlewellan Foreest Park, Seeconnell, Slieve Croob, Drumkeeragh Forest, Dundrum Inner Bay & Murlough National Nature Reserve, Slidderyford Dolmen, Maghera.
