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Challenge Trail

In the Mourne Mountains

Local route3.0 km · 1.9 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Mourne Wall Challenge 2.7 mi · 4.4 kmExplore Mourne Mountains →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 12–16 °C (54–61 °F)

  1. J7°4°138
  2. F7°3°97
  3. M8°4°115
  4. A9°5°94
  5. M12°8°97
  6. J14°10°98
  7. J16°12°89
  8. A16°12°112
  9. S15°11°109
  10. O12°9°141
  11. N9°6°143
  12. D8°4°144

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 3.0 km (1.9 mi) long, Challenge Trail is a local hiking route in Newry and Mourne, United Kingdom. It is in the Mourne Mountains. It lies about 6.7 km north of Kilkeel.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
3.0 km · 1.9 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Mourne Mountains (Mourne Uplands › Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
Nearest town
6.7 km N of Kilkeel (Newry Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland) · GeoNames
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Newry and Mourne
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
NI Water
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
54.1260, -6.0059
Route start
54.1224, -6.0030
OpenStreetMap
relation 21258964
Official info
niwater.com/education-and-the-community/silent-v
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

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2.7 mi · 4.4 km · Newry and Mourne

Bluebell Walk

3.6 mi · 5.9 km · Newry and Mourne

Cock, Hen, Pigeon

4.6 mi · 7.4 km · Newry and Mourne

Coastal Path Walk, Mournes

6.1 mi · 9.8 km · Newry and Mourne

Fallows Trail

6 mi · 10 km · Newry and Mourne

Cloughmore Trail

7 mi · 12 km · Newry and Mourne

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