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Denis Rankin Round

{{short description|Long distance hill running in Down, Ireland}}

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The Denis Rankin Round is a long distance hill running challenge around the Mourne Mountains in County Down, Northern Ireland.{{cite web |url=http://www.denisrankinround.com/ |title=Denis Rankin Round}} The route is a circuit of over 90 kilometres, with a total climb of over 6,500 metres. The Round must be completed within 24 hours to be considered a success.

The record times are 13:20 by Shane Lynch and 19:12 by Aoife Mundow.Martin Stone, "Long Distance Round Up", The Fellrunner, Autumn 2020, 88-93.

The route

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Much of the route runs through the Mourne Mountains Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the highest summit in both Ulster and Northern Ireland (Slieve Donard) is included. The Round must be completed either in the order below, or in the reverse order.

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! Summit
Sequence

! Location

align="center"|Start and Finish Linealign="left"| Donard car park
align="center"|1align="left"|Slieve Donard
align="center"|2align="left"|Chimney Rock Mountain
align="center"|3align="left"|Rocky Mountain (Annalong valley)
align="center"|4align="left"|Slieve Beg
align="center"|5align="left"|Cove Mountain
align="center"|6align="left"|Slievelamagan
align="center"|7align="left"|Binnian North tor
align="center"|8align="left"|Slieve Binnian
align="center"|9align="left"|Wee Binnian
align="center"|align="left"|Silent Valley
align="center"|10align="left"|Slievenaglogh
align="center"|11align="left"|Doan
align="center"|12align="left"|Ben Crom
align="center"|13align="left"|Carn Mountain
align="center"|14align="left"|Slieve Muck
align="center"|align="left"|Stile, Deer's Meadow
align="center"|15align="left"|Pigeon Rock North Top
align="center"|16align="left"|Slievemoughanmore
align="center"|17align="left"|Wee Slievemoughan
align="center"|18align="left"|Eagle Mountain
align="center"|19align="left"|Shanlieve
align="center"|20align="left"|Finlieve
align="center"|21align="left"|Slievemeen
align="center"|22align="left"|Slievemartin
align="center"|23align="left"|Crenville
align="center"|24align="left"|Slievemeel
align="center"|25align="left"|Tievedockaragh
align="center"|26align="left"|Pierce's Castle
align="center"|27align="left"|Rocky Mountain (Leitrim Lodge)
align="center"|28align="left"|Cock Mountain, NE Top
align="center"|29align="left"|Slievenamiskan
align="center"|align="left"|Spelga Car park
align="center"|30align="left"|Spaltha
align="center"|31align="left"|Slievenamuck
align="center"|32align="left"|Ott Mountain
align="center"|33align="left"|Slieve Loughshannagh
align="center"|34align="left"|Slieve Meelbeg
align="center"|35align="left"|Slieve Meelmore
align="center"|36align="left"|Slieve Bearnagh
align="center"|37align="left"|Slievenaglogh
align="center"|38align="left"|Slieve Corragh
align="center"|39align="left"|Slieve Commedagh
align="center"|Start and Finish Linealign="left"| Donard car park

See also

References

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External links

  • Official Site: [http://www.denisrankinround.com/ Denis Rankin Round]

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