SLIEVE MEELBEG and SLIEVE MEELMORE.12-6-12.

Julie needed to rest her feet so i went to bag 2 more mountains on my own.Parking in one of the small car parks on the Trassey Road i followed a tributary of the Shimna River for a short way crossing the Mourne Way and then the Ulster Way and followed a faint path steeply up the northern side of Slieve Meelbeg.Although overcast it was warm and as i gained height the views started to open up all around me.

Below is Fofanny Dam below Butter Mountain.

Spelga Dam and Cock Mountain.

As i neared the summit i got my first glimpse of the impressive looking Slieve Bearnagh and the Mourne Wall.

Slieve Meelbeg's north side was grassy all the way up until the last 100 feet where it turned very stony.The wall was reached and followed up to the summit and it's marvellous views.

Below is a close up of Carlingford Lough and The Republic of Ireland.

I followed the wall east now on route to Slieve Meelmore and got a glimpse of Silent Valley and it's reservoir.

Slieve Bearnagh through a hole in the wall.

The wall was followed all the wall to the summit of Slieve Meelmore and it's watch tower.

Descending down the grassy north side of the mountain at first before going west to pick up a track which took me back to the car park as the weather was improving all the time.

5 mile walked today with 2,000 feet of ascent.

MILEAGE WALKED   264

ASCENT                      68,400

TOPS                            65.