The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 2 days of about 18.3 km (11.4 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Newcastle to an unnamed point 18.3 km · 18.3 km from the start
- Day 2 An unnamed point to Rostrevor 18.3 km · 37 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Curraghard · 4.8 km from the start
- The Drinns · 5.4 km from the start
- Butter Mountain 504 m · 17.2 km from the start
- Butter Mountain 492 m · 17.8 km from the start
- Spaltha 477 m · 18.7 km from the start
- Rocky Mountain 404 m · 27 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Newcastle, County Down. 54.20946, -5.89090
Finish: near Rostrevor, County Down. 54.09763, -6.18701
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Newcastle, County Down · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Rostrevor, County Down · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.