Rostrevor Forest - Cloughmore Stone - Slieve Martin Walk
This walk visits Rostrevor Forest, on the edge of the Mourne Mountains. The expansive forest has miles of waymarked footpaths and a challenging red grade mountain bike trail for cyclists to try.
This route in the forest uses two of the waymarked trails to create a long circular walk through the woods. On the way you will visit two glorious local viewpoints including the peak of Slieve Martin and the huge Cloughmore Stone.
The walk starts from the car park at Kilbroney Forest Park on the western edge of the forest. From here you can pick up the Slievemartin Trail which will take you east to the Cloughmore Stone. Here you will find a huge granite boulder perched on a mountainside at a height of almost 1,000 feet (300 m). From here there are splendid views over the village of Rostrevor and Carlingford Lough below.
The trail continues east to Slieve Martin. The mountain stands at a height of 485 metres, providing fine views over the area.
The route then heads west to pick up the Slievebane Trail which takes you north on a looped path.
The Mourne Way also passes through the forest. You can follow part of the trail through the scenic valley of the Glen River on the western side of the forest. The 23 mile trail runs from coastal Newcastle to Rostrevor on Carlingford Lough. The waymarked path is a great way of further exploring the Mourne Mountains.
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Photos
Trig Point on the Summit of Slieve Martin
The Cloughmore Stone. Local legend has it that the stone was thrown from the Cooley Mountains, on the other side of Carlingford Lough, by the giant Fionn mac Cumhaill.
View upstream along the valley of the Yellow Water River
Disused cottage, Rostrevor forest
Main forest track descending parallel with the Yellow Water River
Ford on the Yellow Water
Valley of the Glen River from the Mourne Way-Ulster Way path
Altataggart Mountain. and the head of the Shankys valley The Shankys River is one of the headwaters of the River Bann. The northern edge of Rostrevor Forest can be seen in the floor of the valley and there are numerous forest trees on the hillside.