A walk combining public rights of way and country roads within the Slieve Croob sector of the Mourne Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Probably a walk for the more experienced rambler as the condition of the off-road sections can be challenging at times. The walk takes in very scenic countryside.

Park at Lighthouse Road Car Park. If you are in luck you may see - looking over the valley towards the Mourne Mountains - an aerobatic display by red kites. RSPB have released breeding pairs in recent years in this area. Red Kites are distinctive because of their forked tail and striking colour - predominantly chestnut red with white patches under the wings and a pale grey head. They have a wingspan of nearly two metres (about five-and-a-half-feet), but a relatively small body weight of 2 - 3 Ibs. This means the bird is incredibly agile, and can stay in the air for many hours with hardly a beat of its wings.

Turn left out of car park and walk along Lighthouse Road for approx. 1 mile ignoring the lst footpath sign on left , continue to next footpath sign on left and turn into this lane - follow lane to where it branches off to the left (away from house) follow until you see a small wooden gate on right leading to a grass path follow this path 'Moat Pad' over the hill until you come to a farm yard (can be very muddy here).

Pass thru farm yard and continue along concrete lane to meet the Rathfriland Road. Turn left into Rathfriland Road at Turley's Pub, shop and restaurant, turn left into the Ballymackilreiny Road, continue to the end of this road to where it joins Millvale Road.

At junction take left into Millvale Road, continue along this road looking on left for a wooden footpath sign leading into Adder's Loanin'. Cross over the stile and continue along this farm lane which can be very muddy especially at its start and where it ends near a farm yard.

At the final stile cross, and continue along side of a farm shed across an open field to a stile. Climb stile and turn right into concrete farm lane, follow concrete lane to meet the Lighthouse Road, turn right at road to return starting point.

Shops and pubs at Leitrim and Dromara. Castlewellan approx. 6.5 miles.

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