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    10 The Annalong Round Mountains of Mourne NORTHERN IRELAND

    Feb 17, 2023 3 minutes

    Peter Wilson explores the quiet(er) side of the Mournes

    T JUST 30 MILES from Belfast the Mournes are always busy. But the Annalong Valley and its surrounding summits (Slieve Donard excepted) see fewer walkers than the northern approaches to the hills. In part, this route follows the Mourne Wall (22 miles in length and built between 1904 and 1922 to define the catchment of the Silent Valley reservoir) but that does not detract from what is a magnificent and demanding walk

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