Day 7 - Kilbroney to Hen

Length: 14.3km, 388m ascent

Time: 4hrs 15mins


25th February 2023

Kilbroney Park to Hen Mountain

Some friends came along to join us as this was part of the Mournes Way stretch. We met at Leitrum Lodge car park and took half the cars to Kilbroney. It was a warmish, bright day even-though it was in February. The walk through Kilbroney was among trees then coming out into the Mournes. There were no real hills until the gap at Rocky Mountain. The stretch coming down from Rocky was wet and muddy. There were not many markers for the Mourne way. There is a tricky river crossing at the turn near Pigeon Mountain. We stopped at the exit at Hen Mountain. There is a car park at Hen which would've been better to use than Leitrum Lodge but it is smaller so it is best to get there early. We had to walk back along the road to Leitrum Lodge car park. Then down to Kilbroney cafe for a coffee and traybake.





Kilbroney to Hen Mountain



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