We stayed on another municipal campsite which again was clean and well equipped. The site is between Carlingford Lough and the Mourne Mountains with the 485 metre Slievemartin peak being a couple of miles away. We drove through the infamous Warrenpoint on the way in which invoked memories of the “troubles”.

The private pitch on the Rostrevor campsite

On 12th September we ran a couple of trails parallel with Carlingford Lough.

A very steep climb up from Carlingford Lough.
No water shortages here!

On 13th September we climbed to the top of Slievemartin

The top of Slievemartin
The path initially followed a steep stream
En-route we discovered shamrock and a real, live leprechaun.
Wonderful views of the Mournes from the summit of Slievemartin.
Carlingford Lough from the summit with Warrenpoint in the distance.
Trig point at the top

On the way down we sought an advertised glacial feature – an erratic named Cloughmore.

Map of the Cloughmore Trail
Fantastic pine-needle carpet on this stretch.
The Cloughmore Stone – a glacial erratic. Local folklore is that the infamous and giant Finn McCool threw it here from Ireland (the other side of Carlingford Lough). He’s the pesky chap who formed Giants Causeway and Lough Neagh whilst fighting with a giant across the Irish Sea in Scotland.
Yobo rolling the stone down the hill.
We found a bench with quotes from C.S Lewis
And another….