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The Poets' Trail - Creggan Route

Regional route17 km · 11 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Lock-Keeper's Pad 11 mi · 18 kmExplore Newry and Mourne →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–18 °C (52–64 °F)

  1. J7°2°104
  2. F7°2°76
  3. M9°3°89
  4. A11°4°76
  5. M14°7°79
  6. J16°10°81
  7. J18°12°80
  8. A18°12°93
  9. S15°10°87
  10. O12°7°111
  11. N9°4°106
  12. D7°3°107

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

This regional hiking route in Newry and Mourne, United Kingdom, is about 17 km (11 mi) long. It lies about 1.6 km east of Crossmaglen. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
17 km · 11 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
18 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
1.6 km E of Crossmaglen (Newry Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Newry and Mourne
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
From / to
Creaggan
Shape
Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
Route centre
54.0694, -6.5285
Route start
54.0838, -6.5752
OpenStreetMap
relation 1706314
Official info
visitmournemountains.co.uk/dbimgs/The-Poets-Trai
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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