Denis Rankin Round

Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland's highest mountain

The Denis Rankin Round is a long distance hill running challenge around the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland.[1] The route is a circuit of over 90 kilometres, with a total climb of over 6,500 metres.[1] The Round must be completed within 24 hours to be considered a success.[1]

The record times are 13:20 by Shane Lynch and 19:12 by Aoife Mundow.[2]

The route

Silent Valley Reservoir

Much of the route runs through the Mourne Mountains Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the highest summit in both Ulster and Northern Ireland (Slieve Donard) is included. The Round must be completed either in the order below, or in the reverse order.

Summit
Sequence 		Location
Start and Finish Line Donard car park
1 Slieve Donard
2 Chimney Rock Mountain
3 Rocky Mountain (Annalong valley)
4 Slieve Beg
5 Cove Mountain
6 Slievelamagan
7 Binnian North tor
8 Slieve Binnian
9 Wee Binnian
Silent Valley
10 Slievenaglogh
11 Doan
12 Ben Crom
13 Carn Mountain
14 Slieve Muck
Stile, Deer's Meadow
15 Pigeon Rock North Top
16 Slievemoughanmore
17 Wee Slievemoughan
18 Eagle Mountain
19 Shanlieve
20 Finlieve
21 Slievemeen
22 Slievemartin
23 Crenville
24 Slievemeel
25 Tievedockaragh
26 Pierce's Castle
27 Rocky Mountain (Leitrim Lodge)
28 Cock Mountain, NE Top
29 Slievenamiskan
Spelga Car park
30 Spaltha
31 Slievenamuck
32 Ott Mountain
33 Slieve Loughshannagh
34 Slieve Meelbeg
35 Slieve Meelmore
36 Slieve Bearnagh
37 Slievenaglogh
38 Slieve Corragh
39 Slieve Commedagh
Start and Finish Line Donard car park

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Denis Rankin Round".
  2. ^ Martin Stone, "Long Distance Round Up", The Fellrunner, Autumn 2020, 88-93.
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