Pocket Mountains Ltd - Guide de randonnées (en anglais) - Northern Ireland, 40 favourite walks (Irlande du nord)

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From the famous interlocking basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway, part of a 200km-long wild Atlantic coastline littered with castles, lighthouses, wildflowers and birdlife, to the rugged granite summits of the mighty Mourne Mountains which dominate the County Down skyline, Northern Ireland is packed with a magnificent variety of unforgettable walking opportunities. In this guide you will find routes along windblown clifftop paths, through oakwood forests, over old smuggling routes and across high mountain ridges. On the way you’ll discover a land steeped in hundreds of years of history and ancient legend with a remarkable range of wildlife habitats and interesting geology.

For seasoned hikers, the rugged Mourne Mountains offer a particular attraction. The peaks of Slieve Donard and Binnian loom heavy on the County Down skyline, etched by the snaking Mourne Wall – a 30.5km drystone wall which covers seven of the tallest peaks in the Mournes. Here, as in most parts of Northern Ireland, the weather can change extremely quickly, and often multiple times in a single day. Walkers must be well equipped for rain, wind and even snow into late spring. Many of the routes here are not waymarked and require forging a path through bogland or heather towards a feature in the landscape. It is, therefore, imperative to bring an OS Map and a compass, and to know how to use them in order to aid safe passage. Northern Ireland offers plenty of gentler and well-signposted trails too – which are ideal for families and less experienced walkers. For example, the vast forest trails around Gortin Park in the Sperrins and the boardwalk to Cuilcagh Mountain in the Lower Lough Erne area provide good route guidance. Maps and GPS are still recommended as a precaution.

(Source : Pocket Moutains)