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Newry And Mourne

Forest Trail in Mourne AONB – Yellow Water River loop from Yellow Water River

Mountain biking trails

Northern Ireland

Newry And Mourne

Forest Trail in Mourne AONB – Yellow Water River loop from Yellow Water River

Hard

5

riders

Forest Trail in Mourne AONB – Yellow Water River loop from Yellow Water River

01:37

15.3km

410m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

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Waypoints

A

Start point

1

4.00 km

Leitrim Lodge River Crossing

Highlight • Trail

Usually low enough to run across without getting wet feet

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2

4.06 km

Pierce's Castle Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Settle in for a long, gravel road climb. Don't be fooled by the sharp right turn that looks like the top!
It's a tough one but the views from the top on a clear day are stunning!

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3

6.90 km

Bog Road, Mourne AONB

Highlight • Trail

Can be tricky to find from the Southern end. When you do find it, you can can be reasonably sure of escaping Castle Bog before the bog monsters get you.

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4

7.32 km

Bog Road Stile

Highlight • Rest Area

It's often really foggy up here and difficult to see which way you need to go. If you're coming at this from the Pierce' Castle side and heading towards Rostrevor then this stile is most likely what you're aiming for.

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5

7.34 km

Open Mountain Descent in Mourne AONB

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Aim for the tree with the orange marking on it at the bottom and you can't go far wrong...

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6

8.20 km

Forest Trail in Mourne AONB

Highlight • Forest

Easy walk just a few hills

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9.67 km

Red Bog Lake

Lake

8

12.6 km

Yellow Water River

Highlight • Forest

You can come at this from a few different directions but any way, it's a nice point to take a break and enjoy the sound of the water flowing below

Tip by

9

12.7 km

Yellow Water Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A lovely fast, flowing single track section of the Red Trail.

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B

15.3 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

2.56 km

Surfaces

7.02 km

6.75 km

1.28 km

298 m

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Sunday 18 October

13°C

2°C

16 %

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