Hill & Dale Routes

Routes maps planned on Komoot are subject to change, in particular forests. Mountains are straight lines between fixed points, actual distances may be further. See our collection of race routes for 2026 below:

6 figure grid references for mandatory checkpoints for each race below:

Race Mandatory Checkpoints
Castlewellan Forest race – marked
Tollymore Start 346328

The route is a marked course in forest

Mountain section

CP1      Style 348314

CP2      Hill top 339308

CP3      Style 337313

Slieve Martin Start 185177

The route is a marked course in forest

Mountain section

CP1      Slievemartin 202176

CP2      Slievemeen 202170

CP3      Fence 196170

Binnian Start 345220

Follow Mourne Wall to summit and finish 320234

 Meelmore Start 308302

CP1      Style wall 308302

CP2      Gully 309295

CP3      Spellack Cairn 312294

CP4      Meelmore 305288

CP5      Happy Valley path end 295294

CP6      Style wall 308302

Lukes Start 306307

CP1      Style 308302

CP2      Slievenaglogh 328292

CP3      Lukes 327304

CP4      Style 308302

Millstone Start 372304

The route is a marked course in forest

Mountain section

CP1      Gate/style 380286

CP2      End of wall 376283

CP3      Millstone cairn 374285

CP4      Quarry gate/style 372293

Loughshannagh (anti-clockwise) Start 277268

CP1     Carn Style/wall 288260

CP2      Lake corner 294257

CP3      Doan 303263

CP4      Slieve Loughshannagh 295273

CP5      Style/wall 291274

CP6      Ott 284270

Hen & Cock Start 239275

CP1    Hen 245276

CP2    Cock E 253268

CP3    Hen 245276

Drinnahilly Start 372304

Forest race – marked