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Name:Slieve Bearnagh [Sliabh Bearnach]
Hill number:20071
Height:739m / 2425ft
RHB Section:43B: Mourne Mountains
County/UA:Newry, Mourne and Down
Hill area:Mourne Mountains
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Hewitt, Dillon,
Vandeleur-Lynam, Arderin
(Ma,Hu,Sim,Hew,Dil,VL,A)
Grid ref:J313280 (est)
Drop:304m
Col:435m  J322286  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 29

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 109 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
From Meelmore Lodge via Trassey Valley and Pollaphuca. Afterwards to Slieve Muck.IanHHill22/03/2022
Completed 4 Dillons on 27/01/22 starting at otto carpark and covering slieve loughshannagh, meelbeg, Bearnagh and meelmore and return to carpark via mourne wayDanny Devlin27/01/2022
Mourne Wall runpearseyb05/06/2021
Team UHCWcbarbrook06/10/2019
Rocky scramblecjo15/09/2019
Interesting route to the top of the torRuth04/05/2019
See blog entry for list of Irish Hills done in 2018, further information and gpx download: https://dai186.wixsite.com/mountainnomad/post/emerald-isle-total-touroutlawcatcher24/10/2018
Part of Mourne Wall challenge with a few detours.rhalstead04/05/2018
From Meelmore Lodge, traversed Slieve Bearnagh including tops of all the tors, from west (Pollaphuca) to east (Hare's Gap)kdbennett27/08/2016
From car park with on Trassey Road. Clear path to Mourne Wall. Contoured round to wall at the col. Climbed to summit tor on exposed rough route. Not recommended in high winds.G4OBK (Phil)09/08/2016
From Trassey car park to Slieve Bearnagh - (via Brandy pad) - Slieve Donard - Slieve Commedagh - Slieve Corragh - Slievenaglogh Climbed to the top of the tor, but not sure I reached the top of the right summit ...kdbennett07/07/2016
Combined with Slieve Meelbeg another hard day in the Mournes & SOTA activation with Geoff 2I0NON.G4OOE07/09/2015
Part of Seven Sevens British Champs race with Zoe. Did not visit top of summit tor (CP on corner of Mourne Wall)Jim T15/08/2015
10th hill on the Epic Mourne wall challenge starting from the Carrick little car park climbing Slieve Binnian East top,Slieve Binnian,Wee Binnian, Slievenaglogh, Slieve Muck, Carn Mountain, Slieve Loughshannagh, Slieve Meelbeg, Slieve Meelmore, climbing up steeply beside the wall in zigzags as thighs really hurting now. At the top i climbed the granite out crop beside the wall and three of the amazing granite tors, one of which is the true summit.This added another 20 mins to route. Proceeded N and then climbed the North tor too.Dazingdale22/07/2015
KeithByTheC20/09/2014
From Bloody Bridge campsite to Newcastle. Slieve Donard (850m), Slieve Commedagh (767m), Slieve Bearnagh (739m). Glorious weather.tobywharne24/07/2014
With Vicky & 7 others on Mournes trip (with friends from CUHWC). Ott car park - Loughshannagh - Meelbeg - Meelmore - Bearnagh - Slievenaglogh - Corragh - Commedagh - Newcastle. Another great linear walk. This one is a real scramble to get to the top!Mark Jackson02/07/2014
Mourne Wall walk. 6 Marilyns. 32km, +/-2850m, 13 hours. Full-on winter conditions over Slieve Donard. Recent heavy snow - 4 skiers seen.PGCE05/04/2013
Must have been not v well today sine i did not enjoy the steep if short ascent from south. Falling over on descent did not help. Still no view rainy and mistygigglejon22/10/2012
Mourne Seven Sevens, with Richard richardsun12/03/2010
With Damian.Dangerous Dave05/07/2009
Solo round of Mourne MountainsJohn Lee08/08/2008
run after race with carnethy runnerstom smith00/03/2007
May Daywill8905/05/2005
fine, popular hill, summit is a rocky tor seemingly less frequented (S is higher), easyish scramble, great view. circuit acw from Silent Valley entrance RHW31/05/2004
Solo 2-day backpack in the Mournesalistairpooler30/04/2003
many ascents of this hill, misty, solo, trassey cp, trassey track, quarry track, steeply up hill to slieve bearnaghs rocky summit, descended to the brandy pad, glen river track, anchor bar.rum doodle 26/09/1998
many ascents of these hills, 3 in group, misty, glen river path, mourne wall, out to the summit of slieve commedagh, back to the wall, down and then Corragh, slievenagolgh, Hares Gap and then up onto sleeve Bearnaghs twin summits, descended to next col, path back below the slabs, then on the spellack path to the trassey track and the cp.rum doodle 28/03/1998
Part of a long SE-NW walk in the MornesRhayader_wander24/10/1993
JEB HFB24/04/1987
Childhood climb with my fatherpaddyirishblank
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