Newcastle Way – 1 – SKL's Walking Blog

Castlewellan to Dundrum – 3rd November 2025

I’m taking a short break since I’m not able to head off to the sunshine for a week or so, for many different reasons, Anyway, I thought a quick three days doing the Newcastle Way and a stay at the Slieve Donard might just be the ticket and might relieve the stress a little. Things started cloudy and overcast with loads of rain near the end of the first day. But the temperatures stayed up around 15 or so degrees making things relatively pleasant.

In Castlewellan and following these blue signs, though they were few and far between.

Down the valley towards Maghera then a right turn towards Dundrum.

My view of the Mournes is not brilliant.

I always thought Australian wines a new thing – eighties or nineties but no, here they are being pushed on the tiny village of Maghera betwen the wars.

Got wet. And will get wetter tomorrow but not a problem as long as the wind stays mild.